Billy Goat’s Redemption! Last week I wrote up my experience eating at the Billy Goat’s Tavern underneath Michigan Avenue in Chicago. I have included some of that original writeup, particularly the history of the tavern, the curse of the Chicago… Read More ›
Travel Memoir
Robot Chefs! Robot Waiters! China’s Robot Restaurant!
A restaurant in China is staffed by robots who cook and serve your food! I love how technology is making great strides to bring me noodles on command! Congratulations to The Daily Mail UK for this terrific article! Here are… Read More ›
Supersize My Pork! Mondo Bacon! Burgers On Steroids! Go Big Or Go Home!
You like BIG burgers? I mean – STUPIDLY BIG BURGERS? BREAKING BURGER NEWS – PORK EDITION! There was a major record set recently that combines the worlds of burgers and pork! 2012 World Pork Expo sets biggest pork burger record!… Read More ›
Michael Ruhlman’s New Salumi Cookbook, Charcuterie And More Cooking Under Fire!
Who wants Salumi? And who wants to make it themselves? Then let’s go with a terrific new cookbook that will help you do just that! Here is how Amazon describes this great new cookbook: “The craft of Italian salumi, now… Read More ›
Cheeseburger Vending Machines! Vending Machine Disguises! And More! Stick A Quarter In THAT!
I love vending machines. They give you nutrition, quench your thirst, and offer a wide array of interesting products – like Cheeseburgers! The vending machine industry holds an annual convention to showcase advances in technology, improvements in vending machine security,… Read More ›
Tasting Provence! Cooking With Patricia Wells! Food and Travel Unite!
Welcome to Gigondas – this is a look back at our fall 2009 trip to France – here we are posing from this beautiful village in the Chateauneuf-du-Pape region of France… And of course Paris – Alex and I love… Read More ›
Yak Dumplings, Flesh-Eating Monkeys + Safari’s Gone Wild! Offbeat Food Travels Galore!
Yikes! Yak! He looks like he’s in a BAD mood…here’s why: In the mood for yak dumplings? Neither is he! Ok then, how about this? Want to hang out with some flesh-eating Monkeys? NO? Ok then… Want to hang out… Read More ›
Packing “Heat” With Mario Batali! Loving Cannes, Cooking in Ship Galleys!
Welcome To The Cote d’Azur! Here is a shot of the South of France – one of the most beautiful places in the world…the French Riviera has terrific food that captures the best of the Mediterranean: fresh local produce, garlic,… Read More ›
Bacon Turtles! Bacon Wasabi Sliders! Super Sumo Burgers! And Poutine Too!
I love burgers! YOU LOVE BURGERS! So let’s all love a few right now! I’ve got a world full of new bacon surprises, like bacon pie, bacon turtles, and Bacon Poutine, so let’s go! Behold The Sumo Burger! If you… Read More ›
$295 – The World’s Most Expensive Burger Unveiled!
For your weekend eating pleasure, this breaking burger news! This is the most expensive hamburger in the world, says the Guinness Book of World Records. SERENDIPITY 3 DELIVERS! This is sold at New York’s Serendipity 3 Restaurant for $295, and… Read More ›