Welcome To Vespertine – LA’s Wildest Dining Experience! That’s Alex standing outside a very unique restaurant; Vespertine! Recently, the terrific food website “The Infatuation” went to a tasting, and here are the opening lines of their story: “Vespertine is a… Read More ›
Fine Dining
Do You Want “Chocolate For Breakfast?” Here Are Baked Eggs And Chocolate Taco Recipes!
A Strawberry-Stuffed Chocolate Taco! Well, let’s just say it: this is a match made in culinary heaven! a delicious recipe from the heart of Napa Valley wine country, thanks to my good friend Barbara Passino! Barbara Passino owned one of… Read More ›
One-Pan Lemon Pepper Roasted Salmon with Leeks — A Terrific Recipe By Carolina Gelen!
Here’s A Delicious One – Pan Lemon Pepper Salmon & Leeks Recipe! Well, I have found another “go to” dish to make for my wife – thanks to a talented young Chef named Carolina Gelen! Here she is showing off… Read More ›
A Culinary Volcanic Eruption! Dessert At Budapest’s Onyx Restaurant! Here’s Our Unique Hungarian Menu!
Welcome To Budapest Hungary! Alex and I had a terrific visit to this unique city, as you can see here as we overlook the Danube River from the “Buda” side of the city – that’s “Pest” on the other side…and… Read More ›
Have You Done A “Dry Brine?” Here Is Zuni Cafe’s Legendary Roast Chicken And Bread Salad Recipe!
Celebrating An Iconic Roast Chicken Recipe! In 2022, I did a year long “52 In 22” cooking challenge – where every week I made a different dish from a different cookbook I owned – and one week I headed to… Read More ›
Making A Legendary “Plaice” Recipe With Vincent Price – Foodie!
Did You Know That Vincent Price Was A Foodie? If you didn’t know that Horror legend Vincent Price was a Chef and a huge food lover, that’s OK – you see, more than cooking, he just LOVED eating at the greatest restaurants… Read More ›
A World Class Restaurant Went Vegan – How Did It Go? Inside The “EMP” Experience!
Welcome To Eleven Madison Park! It’s one of New York’s most acclaimed restaurants, located on the edge of Madison Park, and in 2017, it was named the best restaurant in the world! As Eater reported at the time: Daniel Humm… Read More ›
Chez L’Ami Jean! Classic Paris Bistro! Eating Chef Stephane Jego’s Legendary Rice Pudding!
Meet Chef Stéphane Jego – And His Legendary Rice Pudding! One of the best bistros in Paris is called Chez L’Ami Jean – home to an acclaimed Chef who delivers traditional french food with a creative eye – and has… Read More ›
Have You Made A Lancashire Hotpot? Here’s The Recipe For this Traditional English Meal!
Time To Dig Into A Lancashire Hotpot! First, this is NOT a picture of my dish – I went online to find some gorgeous photos of a traditional “Lancashire Hotpot” to show you what it should be – before I tried to… Read More ›
An Incredible Wine Dinner At The Millbrook Inn! Hudson Valley’s Idyllic Getaway Has More To Come!
The Sun Sets Over A Slice Of Heaven… That’s how my wife Alex and I felt as we watched nightfall approach in New York’s idyllic Hudson Valley….less than two hours north of the city by train, we were there to… Read More ›