Cooking With Benjamin Franklin! How many of us can say that? Well, I had the chance to cook with one of America’s “founding fathers” because he was also a “founding foodie!” Remember that I shared these two recipes on July… Read More ›
Memoirs
Do The “Monster Mash” With Vincent Price For “Shocktober 2022” – Here’s The Hilarious Video!
Vincent Price Performs “The Monster Mash”! I love Vincent Price. He was a legendary Actor, an avid Art collector and an Art expert, and also a great Chef who wrote cookbooks – and he sang too! Yes, “Shocktober 2022” has… Read More ›
Here’s The Greek Theater In Taormina Sicily! Built In 301 AD! Home Of The “Bam Bar” Too!
Welcome To Taormina Sicily! It is one of the most picturesque towns in Sicily, and home to a classic Greek ruin too! Here’s a special panorama from the town square, with Alex doing a double shot! The town of Taormina… Read More ›
Two Days To Celebrate Coffee! Health Benefits And My Weasel Coffee Too!
Celebrating Coffee Two Times! It was “National Coffee Day 2022″ on Thursday, and it’s International Coffee Day today – so drink up! Yes, these are my favorite days of celebration – because who doesn’t love coffee? It’s not only the… Read More ›
Look At This Dungeness Crab! Wu’s Wonton King Is “Crab-tacular”!
Welcome To New York City’s Chinatown! It’s an area that spans many blocks in lower Manhattan, and houses countless restaurants serving up tradition Asian cuisine, along with shops selling all sorts of other merchandise as well… I saw people on… Read More ›
The Classic 80’s Comedy “Fast Times At Ridgmont High” Was REAL? The Book Behind The Film!
“Hey, Bud, let’s party!” One of cinema’s greatest one-liners captured perfectly an age when growing up meant hanging out in a suburban shopping mall, trying desperately to impress a girl – or at least get high and cruise through life:… Read More ›
Could You Live “Faraway?” Lucy Irvine’s South Seas Adventures As A “Castaway!”
“The sun is spread, hot and arched, above the reef like a woman in abandon, sky shimmering like glistening skin…” Yes, it is paradise: this picture of a resort in the Solomon Islands…a gorgeous escape, the adventure of a lifetime…but… Read More ›
Lava Wine And Cassatedde! A Sicilian Ricotta Pastry Recipe! My “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge Has Sicilian Flavors!
Eyeing A Lava Recipe! Yes, it’s true: my “52 In 22” cooking challenge is working with volcanic ash and lava! There’s much to share, so let’s begin with this: a few weeks ago I shared this photo showing the cookbooks… Read More ›
Remembering September 11, 2001. My Experience In New York That Week, From Howard Stern’s Studio To Meeting Bill Clinton…
Twenty-one Years On… I was in New York on September 11, 2001 – until now I’ve never posted about that day…but, twenty+ years later, I shared what I experienced and gave credit to some of the people who were there… Read More ›
Have You Taken The “Godfather” Tour Of Corleone Sicily? We Did And Here Is Video!
I’ve Got An “Offer You Can’t Refuse!” I know. #SOOBVIOUS But, when my wife Alex and I were in Sicily we got to go on a tour of locations used in the cinematic masterpiece “The Godfather!” The film was a… Read More ›
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