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 ›
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 ›
The Origin Of My “Dinner And A Movie” Series… Over the weekend, probably due to the Oscars airing on TV, I got a number of questions about my “dinner and a movie” series: where I watch a classic film and… Read More ›
Time To “Boil In A Bag” For Dinner! It was a simpler time, right? I mean, these retro ads for “cookin’ bag” foods are something! After all, who doesn’t want a freshly boiled turkey sandwich? Well, those were the days,… Read More ›
Nothing Says Merry Christmas Like a Hot Dog Holiday Tree! I love the internet, for this holiday season it has bestowed the hallowed “hot dog holiday tree”! And that’s not all, how about a Christmas tree fashioned out of TUNA FISH!?!?!?… Read More ›
Bernadette’s Hosting A Holiday Cookie Exchange! Once again, Bernadette has terrific recipes on her “New Classic Recipe” website…like these: I’d never seen a “Pignoli Nut Cookie” before, and certainly not one as charming as this! It’s all part of her… Read More ›
Who’s Ready To Bite Into A “Toad In The Hole?” I found this picture online, and it shows what the dish called “toad in the hole” looks like when ready to serve. My blogging friend Robbie Cheadle inspired me to… Read More ›
I took part in Bernadette’s latest “Cookbook Confidential” effort – to cook a recipe from the legendary Indian Chef and Cookbook Author Madhur Jaffrey: One of my favorite bloggers and Authors, Robbie Cheadle, who because of availability chose a different… Read More ›
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 ›
It’s time for another “Cookbook Confidential” series to begin – this time focused on the Indian cooking of Madder Jaffrey…starting with this tomato tamarind chutney recipe! It’s from Jaffrey’s legendary cookbook that introduced much of the world to the flavors… Read More ›
Bite! Eat! Repeat! 