Dal Soup, Anyone? This image of Dal Soup is courtesy of Jeen and Michiel, who have made two dishes as part of the latest Cookbook Confidential Challenge! Mushrooms with Cumin and Asafetida! Do you know that “asafetida” is a gum… Read More ›
Fine Dining
Here’s My “Bistecca” Adventure in Italy! A Florentine Steak Served RARE!
Digging Into A “Florentine Steak!” It’s a signature steak that is served just one way in Florence: RARE. That means we headed to Florence Italy for an amazing meal! Florence Italy is an incredible city in the Tuscany region of Italy… Read More ›
Cooking With A Bottle Of NOMA! “Smoked Mushroom Garum” Becomes Saffron Mushroom Risotto!
Cooking NOMA At Home! The world’s greatest restaurant, NOMA in Copenhagen, has begun to sell products that you can buy at home, and I bought this bottle of “smoked mushroom garum” – which the restaurant provides dozens of recipes to… Read More ›
Who Makes The World’s Best “Fried Bologna” Sandwich? A “Homemade Bacon” Cheeseburger Rocks Too!
Behold The Greatest Bologna Sandwich In The World! Well, my world at least! When my wife Alex and I lived in Chicago, we explored all of the great flavors of this city – including this fried bologna sandwich, and this… Read More ›
My “Flaming Fagioli” Meal! A Fiery Tuscan Feast – In Chicago!
Time To Bite Into Chicago! This is the Chicago River, which is unique in that it flows OUT of Lake Michigan and into the river, a nifty engineering trick! Speaking of Lake Michigan: That’s my wife Alex and I standing… Read More ›
Eating Bone Marrow And “Black Label” Burgers! My Minetta Tavern Review!
What’s Under That Bun? Good question! I’ve been exploring some of the iconic restaurants New York City – and one of the most iconic of them all is the legendary Minetta Tavern! When I looked up a list of the… Read More ›
A Halloween “Dinner And A Movie” Recipe To Die For – Cornish Game Hens With Vincent Price!
Cooking Up A Halloween “Dinner And A Movie” With Vincent Price! Yes, that’s a heavily disquised Diana Rigg helping Vince Price serve up a lot of bloody fun for Halloween – it’s time for a ghoulish “Dinner And A Movie!”… Read More ›
Cooking For The Camera…Here Are Some Recipes Caught On Tape!
Say “Cheese!” “Cheesy” may be more like it – but for those who have read my food blog as well as my main one, Johnrieber.com, you know that I have a “bacon-and-egg” iPhone cover, and I like to shoot videos… Read More ›
RIP Chef Michael Chiarello….Paying Tribute To This Great Chef And His “Live Fire” Cooking…
RIP Chef Michael Chiarello…. Such sad news for foodies like me…the brilliant Chef Michael Chiarello died suddenly last Friday…Chiarello’s family released this statement: “As we navigate this profound loss, we hold dear the moments we cherished with him, both in… Read More ›
Check Out When A Foreigner Eats U.S. B-B-Q For The First Time!
Yes, SoraNews24 does it again! Click above when their Reporter eats at Virgil’s BBQ in New York – his first ever experience with this uniquely US food! I love the stories I find every single day at SoraNews24.com – they… Read More ›
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