The Bordeaux Wine Council (CIVB) is sharing recipes inspired by tradition of food & wine pairings to diversify at-home cooking during long summer days & months. Read More
Global cocktail enthusiasts come to New Orleans for the 10th annual Tales of the Cocktail, a premier festival dedicated to the advancement of craft cocktail Read More
Whenever I think of pure, unadulterated flavor, I think of Organic Stone Ground Chocolate. It has that smooth, clean flavor that lingers in your mouth and those bits of ground cacao that explode with pungency after each chew. If you have yet to experience beware of an impending addiction. Your taste buds will be so... Read More
One of the great things about being a chef in the summer is the availability of Nature’s Bounty. From succulent, plump fruit, to the endless varieties of fresh greens and lettuces, the choices are endless and always provide a new and exciting combination. For this reason, my go-to meals quite often include a salad with... Read More
An easy to prepare recipe for Corn and Crab Salad Recipe From Maven San Francisco. Find the ingredients and preparations to take to enjoy this delicious dish. Read More
I like ice cream, and I love a good adventure. So when Carrie Brown and I scheduled a day to hang out, and I had already been pondering what an ‘ultimate Seattle ice cream sundae’ would consist of, I decided to put two and two together. The day before, I dropped by KuKuRuZa, where they... Read More
I had the good fortune to meet Alice Medrich when she was at Book Larder promoting Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts, and I’m just as excited to test the book. The original title for this book was “The Cook’s Dessert“, and it shows – this is not as much a dessert cookbook as it is inspiration.... Read More
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams is currently the talk of Twitter, with her cookbook, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home from Artisan Books, not far behind. As I’m not normally one for shipping ice cream, I was more than ready to give the book a shot. This book is gorgeous – each recipe includes a picture... Read More
Mandarine Napoléon, the 19th century liqueur made with mandarins and aged cognac, announces its official participation in this year’s Tales of the Cocktail, the 10th anniversary of the world’s premier cocktail festival. The historic spirit is calling forth all TOTC attendees to partake in the following conquests during this year’s festival: Witness a piece... Read More
One of my favorite things about cooking is experimenting with new ingredients. Sometimes the results are fantastic, and other times I’m left scratching my head and doing research. Here are two success stories using micro-vegetables (aka microgreens) from Koppert Cress. On Mother’s Day, my mom made a simple but delicious tomato salad that, after tasting... Read More
