My Delicious Paella Adventure! I’m always looking for some new recipes, and of course putting a bit of my own spin on them – sometimes offending purists like this! This Is The Tale Of Two Paellas! I have made Paella… Read More ›
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Have You Made Bistecca alla Fiorentina – At Home? Here’s Chef Mimi’s Incredible Recipe + A Trip To Florence!
What An Incredible Feast To Make At Home! I love food and I love travel, so when Chef Miimi shared this recipe I had to share it and add some favorite memories as well! Mimi has made the iconic “Bistecca… Read More ›
The “Fiery” Food Of Sardinia! Here’s A Taste Of This Magical Island…
Welcome To Sardinia! My wife Alex and I once went on a trip that took us to 6 different locations in 23 days: Paris, Burgundy, Bordeaux, Sicily, Rome and Sardinia – our first time to this magical island! Sardinia is the… Read More ›
Sharing A Unique Julia Child Recipe – For “Paella Americaine”! Here’s The “Taking Up Room” Story!
Cooking Paella With Julia! Everyone knows Julia Child for introducing French cooking to US audiences, with a massively successful cookbook and PBS cooking show. Well, the great website “Taking Up Room” took up one of Julia’s most unique offerings that… Read More ›
Chorizo Paella With Olives And Prosciutto – What Could Go Wrong? I Break All The Paella Rules!
Hey Hey Paella! You are looking at one of my favorite foods in the world: Paella. Here is the definition I found online: “A Spanish dish of rice, saffron, chicken, seafood, etc., cooked and served in a large shallow pan.”… Read More ›
America’s First 3-Michelin Star Female Chef! Chef Dominique Crenn’s Atelier Crenn – A Poem To Gastronomy!
Finally! America Has A Female Three Michelin Star Chef! It was long overdue, but the US FINALLY had a 3-Michelin Star Restaurant with a Female Chef! Bravo to Chef Dominique Crenn for receiving this honor in 2018! The above photo by Daniel… Read More ›
My Homemade Paella! Here’s The Recipe For Langoustine / Chorizo / Seafood Rice!
My Paella Adventure! I’m always looking for some new recipes, and what better way to find one than looking in a cookbook I had sitting right on my shelf! I was inspired by this great cookbook we bought after our… Read More ›
Do You Like “Fluffy Tea?” Time To Sip Some “Cheese Tea!” Yes, CHEESE TEA!
Have You Had “Cheese Tea?” aka “Fluffy Tea?” This delicious confection from Asia is growing in popularity in the US – it goes by two different names but this shows you clearly what it looks like: Here’s how it is… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
Bite! Eat! Repeat! 