Is This Hot Dog Worth $29? Well, that’s what it sells for – at a new restaurant in New York’s midtown area called Mischa – and I ate it! “Mischa” opened to great fanfare in May – and my wife… Read More ›
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Have You Tried A “Baked Caprese” Salad? Bernadette Has The Recipe!
First of all, thanks to Bernadette for sharing this delicious and refreshing recipe for a very hot summer! If you click on the link above, you will be taken to her entire recipe, which I plan to make now that… Read More ›
A Vegan Baked Bean Recipe For The “Cooking Confidential” Review Series!
I will be sharing all of the recipes for this month’s reviews – and I am taking part as well, so look for that. As for simple, satisfying dishes: I mad this very easy, traditional “Pan Bagnat” sandwich from Patricia… Read More ›
Check Out This “Bread Sandwich” – Bite Into The “Simit-Pogacha” From Gastro Obscura’s Terrific Book!
Behold This “Bread Sandwich!” OK, let’s get the obvious question out of the way: “Is there REALLY such a thing as a ‘bread sandwich’?” Well, there is and it’s called a “Simit-Pogacha”! Bite Into A Carb-Lover’s Dream! Yes, it’s a… Read More ›
Happy 100th Birthday To Tucson’s El Charro Cafe! The Oldest Family-Owned Mexican Restaurant In The US! Here’s Their Original “Beef Taco” Recipe!
Happy 100th Birthday To El Charro! Talk about tradition! the El Charro Cafe in Tucson, Arizona has been making family-style mexican food since 1922 – the oldest family-owned Mexican restaurant in the US! The best part? I ate there –… Read More ›
Making “Crusty Chicken” With Jacques Pepin! My “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge Honors This Master Chef’s Obsession With The Bird!
Making A Legendary Chef’s “Crusty Chicken!” We are in the last weeks of my “52 In 22” cooking challenge, so I am honoring some of the most legendary Chefs of all time! Well, it wasn’t really a battle – Jacques… Read More ›
Look At This Dungeness Crab! Wu’s Wonton King Is “Crab-tacular”! — johnrieber
Welcome To New York City’s Chinatown! It’s an area that spans many blocks in lower Manhattan, and houses countless restaurants serving up tradition Asian cuisine, along with shops selling all sorts of other merchandise as well… I saw people on… Read More ›
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 ›
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