RIP Chef Michael Chiarello… Brilliant Chef Michael Chiarello died at the age of 61 on Friday night – shocking news that stunned the culinary world. My wife Alex and I first met Chef in 2012 when we were invited to a… Read More ›
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Do The “Monster Mash” With Vincent Price! “Shocktober 2023” Rocks Out With This Horror Icon!
Vincent Price Performs “The Monster Mash”! I love Vincent Price. He was a legendary Actor, an avid Art collector and Art expert, and also a great Chef who wrote cookbooks – and he sang too! Yes, “Shocktober 2023” has the… Read More ›
A “Swordfish With Sauce Piperade” Recipe – My “Bistro Cooking” Review!
“Bistro Cooking” with Patricia Wells – Swordfish with Piperade Review First, thanks to Bernadette for her terrific “Cookbook confidential” review series, which this month is focus on “Bistro Cooking.” I have many cookbooks from Writer / Chef Patricia Wells. Her focus… Read More ›
Harlem’s Legendary Home Of Chopped Cheese! Here Is My Taste Test!
I LOVE FOOD. You probably figured that out…and when I get obsessed with something I read about I just have to try it – which is why I recently walked seven miles roundtrip to head to Harlem for one of… Read More ›
A “Chop Suey Saga!” The Man Behind Frozen Meals! Great Food Books Are Here!
Ready For A “Chop Suey Saga?” Well, who isn’t? My friend Brenton shared a great book about the history of the world through five beverages and it made me want to share some of my favorite books about food, like… Read More ›
Have You Had A “Smash Burger” Taco? Here’s The Recipe For Deliciousness!
The Signs Were All Pointing To Me Cooking Today… Most of you don’t follow my food blog “Bite! Eat! Repeat!” so I wanted to share this as I loved the recipe and it had a fun origin story as well…… Read More ›
It’s International Bacon Day! Enjoy!
Happy “International Bacon Day!” Yes, it’s a thing – in fact, if you click on my story at “Bite! Eat! Repeat!” you can find out the origin of it and ways to celebrate: If you don’t care about eating bacon,… Read More ›
Biting Down On Some “Retro” Voltaggi-O’s! An Homage To Spaghetti-O’s! Viva Las Vegas And Hollywood “Retro” Food!
Welcome To “Retro” Las Vegas! This is the view of the Las Vegas Strip from my room at the Cosmopolitan Hotel – and whenever I go to Las Vegas I feel like I’m hanging out with The Rat Pack! Our… Read More ›
Rao’s – The World’s Greatest Supermarket Pasta Sauce Sold – To Campbells Soup!
Wow! A Classic Pasta Sauce Is Sold To A Canned Soup Company! Well, this is food news that stunned the culinary world – the famous Rao’s pasta sauces, sold in grocery stores, has been sold to Campbell Soup! The incredibly… Read More ›
“Dinner And A Movie” With The “Big Kahuna Burger” Recipe From “Pulp Fiction!”
Bite Into The “Big Kahuna” Burger! Yes, this is the “Big Kahuna” Burger I made – inspired by the film “Pulp Fiction” of course – remember? Samuel L. Jackson takes a big bite of someone else’s “Big Kahuna” before…well, no… Read More ›
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