Would You Eat This? This story begins and ends with the restaurant dish shown above, called “Chef’s Kiss.” Look at it again – this is a REAL dish served at a restaurant: This was served at Bros restaurant in Lecce,… Read More ›
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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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Barcelona’s Best Tapas! Restaurant Cal Pep!
Time To Bite Down Hard In Barcelona! Welcome to Barcelona’s legendary Boqueria, with their iconic hanging hams! It’s just one of the amazing aspects of Spain’s food scene…another is, of course, tapas! Cal Pep Rules! For food lovers, Barcelona offers… Read More ›
Celebrating Pig’s Trotter In Paris!
Time To Celebrate The Pig! Next time in Paris, be sure to stop by the classic restaurant “Au Pied Du Cochon” and have their pig’s trotter…read all about this amazing dish by clicking HERE! http://johnrieber.com/2013/04/18/pigs-trotter-cochon-pork-spread-celebrating-swine-in-paris/