Welcome To The Legendary Hollywood Haunt Chasen’s! Time to celebrate an iconic Hollywood restaurant – and one of the town’s most legendary stars! Yes, Chasen’s was a classic “Hollywood haunt” – and a favorite dining spot for some of entertainment’s… Read More ›
Time To Dig Into A Lancashire Hotpot! First, this is NOT a picture of my dish – I went online to find some gorgeous photos of a traditional “Lancashire Hotpot” to show you what it should be – before I tried to… Read More ›
One reason I love social media is that I’ve been able to meet many others who share a passion for food – and it’s even better when they are as talented at it as Chef Mimi is! Case in point:… Read More ›
The Sun Sets Over A Slice Of Heaven… That’s how my wife Alex and I felt as we watched nightfall approach in New York’s idyllic Hudson Valley….less than two hours north of the city by train, we were there to… Read More ›
“No Soup For You!” Yes, that was the sharp rebuke from the character known as “The Soup Nazi” on the iconic TV series “Seinfeld.” It is one of the most famous episodes of all, and it made me want to… Read More ›
Hot, Charred Cherry Tomatoes with Cold Yogurt! This edition of the “Cookbook Confidential” review series continues with Dorothy Grover Read, who delivers a terrific review from Chef Yotam Ottolenghi’s “Simple” cookbook. She begins her review this way – a perfect… Read More ›
Keeping It “Simple!” Chef Bernadette, from the terrific website “New Classic Recipe”, has another installment of the Kitchen Confidential Cookbook Club! As she writes: It is my great pleasure to bring you another set of great cookbook reviews this week…. Read More ›
Behold the Mighty “Zoodle!” Yes, I am a “Zoodleholic”…it all began when my wife Alex didn’t want pasta one night – but we had a lot of Zucchini, so she bought this nifty “Zoodler” and away we went! It’s fast… Read More ›
Chef Mimi Cooks A Traditional Italian Octopus Stew! I’m sharing a great new recipe from Chef Mimi, who posted on her blog the inspiration for the dish! Mimi posts that the recipe she found is from the blog Vincenzo’s Plate, but… Read More ›
Look Delicious? I’m sure it was, but I didn’t make it! Last week I shared this terrific “Chicken With Morels” photo, and vowed to make it myself – but in the week since I have been unable to find Morels,… Read More ›
Bite! Eat! Repeat! 