There is nothing better than a great looking cheeseburger – so when I cruise the web and come across wild new ways to enjoy one, I just have to share it with you…here goes: THE ICE CREAM CHEESEBURGER!!!! I found… Read More ›
Cookbooks
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 ›
Hungry Lions, Cannibal Sex, and A Beachfront Restaurant Dream Come True! Wanderlust Continues!
Here’s something you don’t want to see: a hungry Lion licking his lips and looking at you… Here is a much more idyllic image of what an African safari should be…but, the odds are you will see some of this… 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 ›
Momofuku! Pork Belly Bliss! Inventing Liquid Olives with el Bulli! Mind-Altering Food From Visionary Chefs!
This might be the best-tasting thing you will ever put in your mouth. It’s a delicious concoction from one of the greatest Chefs working today: David Chang – from his Momofuku empire. And what you see above this is food,… Read More ›
Congrats, Per Se! Named One Of The Best Restaurants In The World – The French Laundry, Too! Plus Ad Hoc Fried Chicken!
This is a celebration of the world’s best food, created by the world’s best Chefs! This week, S. Pellegrino released their fairly well-regarded annual list of the “World’s 50 Best Restaurants,” and for the third year in a row, René… Read More ›
Heat! Meat! Sex! Death! Oysters! Best Books About Food!
NOTHING BETTER THAN FRESHLY SHUCKED OYSTERS! I love fresh oysters! Yes, and I love Italian food, too! Like this gorgeous bowl of Linguine with Clams – oh, and burgers, too! And meat! I love it all! So what am I… Read More ›
The French Laundry! Michael Ruhlman! Best Books About Food!
Food. We all have to eat it. There’s no getting around that fact. So…if you begin by acknowledging that fact, then why not take the next logical step and try to enjoy it? FRIED OYSTERS! Growing up in the Pacific… Read More ›
Julia Child! Michael Ruhlman! Patricia Wells! The Best Books About Food! Pt. 1
Behold the professional kitchen. Skilled Chefs use their culinary skills to create masterpieces, meant to nourish as well as entertain us. In that spirit, I wanted to share what I consider to be my favorite books about food. When you… Read More ›
Best Movie Recipes! “Goodfellas” Garlic, Belushi Food Fights + Big Nights!
I want to watch a movie. AND I am hungry. Just like Bluto, eyeing the food right above us. What to do? Easy. Dinner IN A MOVIE. I have posted about this before, but I wanted to update, expand, and… Read More ›