Breaking Bread With Dominque Crenn! She’s the first Female Chef to be awarded 3 stars from the Michelin Guide – and she’s breaking bread with everyone, in order to raise money for Ukrainian relief! My friend and acclaimed Chef Ming… Read More ›
Chef memoirs
My “Chocolate Salted Caramel Buttercream” Birthday Cake Surprise For Alex! This “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge Was A Stacking Disaster!
My “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge Has A Birthday To Celebrate! As those who are following this year-long series know, my wife Alex suggested I pick a new cookbook each week to make a recipe from , every week for… Read More ›
Biting Into Classic Hollywood! My “52 In 22” Challenge Has Three Classic Musso & Frank Dishes From Tinseltown’s Delicious Past!
First, Let Me Fix You A Drink… It’s the best Martini in Hollywood, and it’s served at the legendary Musso & Frank restaurant on Hollywood Boulevard! This photo is from their Cookbook / Memoir, and I will be cooking from… Read More ›
An Easter Feast! Gigot D’Agneau! Ratatouille! Potato Cake! All The Recipes Here!
Time To Share An Amazing Holiday Feast! If you are looking to bite into something different this Easter weekend – time to go provencal! This is “Gigot D’Agneau” – and it’s my favorite holiday meal, thanks to the incredible Chef… Read More ›
Here’s Remy The Rat’s Animated “Ratatouille” Recipe! Chef Thomas Keller’s Famous “Confit Byaldi!”
Biting Down On Greatness! I get hungry every time I watch a movie with food in it. Thanks to Alex’s great idea, we decided to share this easy way to enjoy a “dinner AND a movie!” Make these terrific dishes… Read More ›
Happy National Sloppy Joe Day! Here Are Recipes From Tanooki Homemade Cafe!
Happy National Sloppy Joe Day! Tanooki’s Homemade Cafe shares some great recipes and memories of this national treasure! Enjoy! I think I’d make some readers here nostalgic to your childhood memory today! So Sloppy Joe and I don’t have… Read More ›
The Tale Of Two “Potato Chip Egg” Recipes! Chef Ferran Adria’s Wild “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge! Why Did I Make It Twice?
Celebrating Chef Ferran Adria’s Wild Molecular Cooking! My “52 In 22” cooking challenge goes “molecular” for week #11’s recipe, thanks to the world’s greatest Chef! Here is the stack of cookbooks #11-20 for my “52 In 22” cooking challenge, and… Read More ›
Stanley Tucci’s Chicken Cacciatore Recipe! My “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge Takes On Tucci!
Cooking With Tucci! I have posted many stories about various Stanley Tucci films, TV shows, and of course, his passion for food – so Stanley takes center stage on week #10 of my yearlong cooking challenge! My latest “52 In… Read More ›
My THREE DAY “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge! I Sous Vide TFL’s Lobster Dish With Thomas Keller!
Behold The Legendary Sous Vide Lobster From The French Laundry! The photo above is Chef Thomas Keller’s recipe called: “Butter -poached Maine Lobster tail, hen-of-the-woods mushrooms, bone marrow, sweet carrots and pearl onions”! And I am going to make it!… Read More ›
Classic Rao’s Restaurant Meatballs And Marinara! My “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge Tries To Duplicate Anna And Vincent Rao’s Sauce!
Meet The Rao’s! There is a restaurant in East Harlem that has been open since 1896 – run by multi-generations of the Rao family. This legendary restaurant has only ten tables – and it is impossible to get in to…but… Read More ›