Two very different takes on springtime in Japan. When the new Sakuramochi Pie went on sale at McDonald’s in Japan on 23 March, we knew they’d be popular. However, we didn’t realise just how popular they would be until we… Read More ›
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A Provencal “Pan Bagnat!” My “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge Has The Recipe!
Who Wants A Sandwich? More precisely, who wants a “Pan Bagnat?” It’s a sandwich so culturally important that one city has rules on how you are allowed to make it! Patricia Wells Knows How To Cook! This pile of cookbooks… Read More ›
My “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge Is A “Crispy Mollet Egg With Asparagus!” Michael Ruhlman’s Egg Cookbook Almost Cracked Me!
Behold Michael Ruhlman’s Crispy Mollet Egg! Yes, this is the actual photo of Ruhlman’s beautiful “Crispy Morlet Egg With Asparagus” dish, as shared in his terrific cookbook that celebrates anything and everything “EGG!” My “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge Cracks Up!… Read More ›
April Fools Day 2021
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The “Chompstack!” The “Gigantwich!” Bite Down Hard On These Massive Burgers!
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!
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!
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!
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 ›
Barcelona’s Molecular Magic! Michelin-Starred Comerc24 Restaurant!
Time To Eat Some Of The World’s Most Creative Food! Time to share a culinary adventure we had at one of Barcelona’s best restaurants: the molecular palace known as Comerc 24! Barcelona is an amazing city with amazing things to… Read More ›
Zeppelin Burger! Shrimp Stack! YOU Can Pick Lotteria’s Wildest Burgers!
Japan Needs Your Help With Burgers! Japan’s wackiest burger restaurant, Lotteria, LOVES to offer up wild and crazy burgers like this one: Yes, they had a “bacon cube” burger! And they LOVE to stack their burgers a mile or so… Read More ›
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