Welcome To Little Italy! This neighborhood on New York’s lower east side is a great place for Italian food all year long, but it’s the annual “Feast Of San Gennaro” that allows everyone to celebrate faith and food! The 2023… Read More ›
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RIP Chef Michael Chiarello….Paying Tribute To This Great Chef And His “Live Fire” Cooking…
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 ›
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 ›
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