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 ›
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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 ›
My Night With Prince Albert of Monaco! More Cannes Cannes Memories!
Welcome to Cannes! Time now for more stories and pictures of my trips to Cannes, France for the International Festival du Film… This is the French Riviera, one of the most beautiful places in the world – and say hello… Read More ›
Big Stars! Bright Lights! Cannes! Cannes! Cannes! The Film Festival Up Close!
Welcome to Cannes! Welcome to the French Riviera, one of the most beautiful places in the world, a sleepy, happy retirement community where the locals play boules for hours in the town square… Beautiful, classic hotels like the Splendid overlook… Read More ›
BLT Potato Chips, Spiral Hot Dogs + Bacon On A Stick! Super Seoul Beer! More Crazy Food!
Who needs some bacon-wrapped hot dogs on a stick? I sure do! Some crazy new food items are “breaking news” today, and a trip down memory lane – a G4 trip to Seoul with the world’s largest beer! More breaking… 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 ›
Cannibal Sex! Beach Escapes! Provence Forever! Travel The World!
Ever have the need to get away from it all? A bit of wanderlust? Have you ever imagined changing your life SO COMPLETELY that you could write a book about it? Well, these people did just that – here is… 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 ›
Sara Underwood’s Bacon Bikini! LET BACON BE BACON! With Recipes!
Who wouldn’t watch THIS TV show? I’ll explain more later as we discuss the latest on bacon being bacon! BEHOLD THE MIGHTY BACON! What a misunderstood meat! Please check out the terrific website: Baconrecipes.net. Here is their definition of this… Read More ›
Ninja Warriors! Mt. Midoriama! Cosplay! Tokyo Lights! Tokyo Nightlife!
Welcome To Tokyo! I love Tokyo. It is a city full of the nicest people, the brightest lights, the freshest fish, and the coolest Ninjas! Yes, I love Ninjas – I’ve had the opportunity to travel to Tokyo four times… Read More ›