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I love great food, interesting books, fascinating travel, outrageous movies, and bacon, especially when it sits on top of a great cheeseburger!

I work in entertainment - and I have been lucky enough to interview some really talented Artists - that guides my posts: interesting and provocative movies, music, social media and of course, food, since I believe strongly in the maxim, "everyone eats!"

• A “Sunday Gravy” Recipe From The Sopranos! My “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge Has A Stanley Tucci Twist!

  By johnrieber on January 12, 2022 • ( 14 )

  

  Cooking With The Sopranos! It’s week two of my “52 In 22” cooking challenge. I will be making a new recipe each week from one of my cookbooks…I teased you with a look at the first ten, with this cookbook… Read More ›

• Pie One On! “Making Pies From “Waitress” – Recipes And KELLY CLARKSON Too!

  By johnrieber on January 9, 2022 • ( 2 )

  

  Let’s Bake A “I Don’t Want Earl’s Baby Pie” With “Waitress”!  Have I got a delicious “Cult Movie Monday” for you! How could you not love this tasty romantic comedy from 2007, when Keri Russell cooked up a storm to… Read More ›

• Making A Traditional Paella! Here’s My Recipe For A Spanish Delicacy From The Costa Brava!

  By johnrieber on January 8, 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  Who’s Up For A Food Adventure? These Guys Are! This plate of colorful Langoustines are waiting for me to turn them into an amazing Spanish Paella –  My Paella Adventure! I’m always looking for some new recipes, and what… Read More ›

• Fillet Of Sole – Norway Style! My “52 Recipes In 52 Weeks” Challenge Is Underway Thanks To Vincent Price!

  By johnrieber on January 6, 2022 • ( 16 )

  

  52 Weeks! 52 Recipes! One Delicious Year! I shared this photo on New Year’s Day, a stack of ten cookbooks, announcing that I have challenged myself to cook 52 recipes from 52 of my cookbooks – one per week! So,… Read More ›

• Caviar On Deviled Eggs! Caviar Tater Tots! “Bite! Eat! Repeat!” Is Back! Here Are Details On “52 Recipes” For 2022!

  By johnrieber on January 5, 2022 • ( 19 )

  

  52 Cookbooks! 52 Recipes! A Tasty 2022 Is Here! My friend, Chef Ross Melling once shared an amazing food mashup with me: a caviar-topped deviled egg. “Eggs On Eggs” is how he referred to it…originally created for Thomas Keller’s Bouchon… Read More ›

• April Fools Day 2021

  By johnrieber on April 1, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  Originally posted on By Hook Or By Book:
  Happy day to you all…be kind! By Hook Or By Book View original post

• The “Chompstack!” The “Gigantwich!” Bite Down Hard On These Massive Burgers!

  By johnrieber on June 18, 2015 • ( 4 )

  Good morning to you all. Time for more of the world’s “wildest” burgers! Behold The “Chomp Stack!” So many incredible burgers to share with you – let’s get started at The Chomp Kitchen and Drinks in Warren, Rhode Island –… Read More ›

• Caviar On Deviled Eggs! Caviar Tater Tots! Amazing Food Mashups!

  By johnrieber on June 10, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  Behold Culinary Artistry! Chef Ross Melling at Bouchon in Napa valley shared a unique food mashup with us: a caviar-topped deviled egg. “Eggs On Eggs” is how he referred to it…and it is majestic in its beauty and flavor: It’s… Read More ›

• Seattle Celebrates Burger Month! Lunchbox Lab! Dick’s Drive-In!

  By johnrieber on May 23, 2015 • ( 0 )

  Time to continue May’s monthlong celebration of national burger month – with my two favorite burgers from Seattle – we begin with my darling Granddaughter Sydney getting her hands on a Dick’s Drive-In cheeseburger for the first time! When are… Read More ›

• World’s Wildest Food! Big Mac Sushi!

  By johnrieber on May 5, 2015 • ( 1 )

  Hungry for a Big Mac? Craving Some Sushi? What a tough decision – NOT! Behold “Big Mac Sushi!” Yes, leave it to the Japanese to take your two favorite tastes and mash them up into magic! There are no words… Read More ›