Sheltering At Home With “Dinner And A Movie” – With Julia Child! As we are all “sheltering at home” due to this horrific pandemic, many of you are sharing recipes for dishes you now have the time to make –… Read More ›
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Michael Ruhlman Takes Us “Grocery” Shopping! Eggs! Charcuterie! This Tasty “Wednesday Bookmobile” Bites Down “From Scratch” On Ruhlman’s Tastiest Books!
Michael Ruhlman Takes You “Grocery” Shopping! My friend and terrific Writer Michael Ruhlman writes about food – all kinds in all ways, and for this “Wednesday Bookmobile”, let’s dive into some of his best food books! His investigative work “Grocery”… Read More ›
Chez L’Ami Jean! Classic Paris Bistro! Eating Chef Stephane Jego’s Legendary Rice Pudding!
Meet Chef Stéphane Jego – And His Legendary Rice Pudding! One of the best bistros in Paris is called Chez L’Ami Jean – home to an acclaimed Chef who delivers traditional french food with a creative eye – and has… Read More ›
Cat Cora “Cat” Fight! Alinea Restaurant Bites Back Against Chef Cora’s Claim Of Poor Treatment!
A Cat Cora “Catfight!” My wife Alex and I have been to Alinea, a Michelin 3-star restaurant in Chicago that is the greatest dining experience we’ve ever had. More on that in a moment, but first, the restaurant’s co-owner felt… Read More ›
Weekly Wednesday Bookmobile! The World’s FIRST Celebrity Chef! Antonin Careme’s 100+ Course Feasts!
Meet The World’s First Celebrity Chef! Time for the latest edition of my “Weekly Wednesday Bookmobile” series – sharing books that I find interesting – like this one, the story of the world’s FIRST Celebrity Chef! “Cooking For Kings –… Read More ›
Does The Michelin Guide Have A Female Chef Problem? Only FIVE Female 3-Star Michelin Chefs In The World!
Michelin’s Lack Of Stars For Female Chefs… First, bravo to Chef Dominique Crenn for receiving her third Michelin Star last fall, for her incredible cooking at her restaurant Atelier Crenn in San Francisco…more on that in a moment. While my… Read More ›
A Magical “Dinner And A Movie”! Feast On Babette’s Quail In Puff Pastry!
“Dinner And A Movie” Goes For The Gold! My latest installment of “dinner and a movie” heads overseas for a classic preparation: Quail in puff pastry – a delicious recipe from a Oscar winning film: Babette’s Feast! This classic 1987… Read More ›
The Dark Side Of Michelin Stars! One Chef Rejects Them! A Famous Chef’s Suicide! The Pressure To Cook Three Star Food!
The Magic Of Food! When you see an incredibly inventive dish, created by a world renowned Chef, it makes your mouth water. However, imagine the pressure for these Chefs to turn out incredible food day after day after day… For… Read More ›
Boeuf Bourguignon Recipe! “Dinner And A Movie” With Julia Child! “Julie & Julia!”
Time For Another “Dinner And A Movie” – With Julia Child! Here’s one of my favorite installments in the “dinner and a movie” series – because I got to make Julia Child’s legendary beef bourguignon recipe – and see Meryl… Read More ›
“Vespertine”! LA’s Best Restaurant! Food As Art! Food As Theater! The Mad Creativity Of Wizard Chef Jordan Kahn!
First, look at the dish above. This is NOT a winterscape – IT IS A PLATE OF FOOD. So is this: Now, here is the “statement of purpose” from the restaurant that serves them: “Vespertine is a gastronomical experiment seeking… Read More ›
