SO MUCH SOUP LEARNING TO SHARE! Bear with me as I take you down some interesting culinary paths, beginning with the photo you see above. What that is – and how I got here is all because of my friend… Read More ›
food memoirs
Here’s A Gorgeous “Olive-Oil Poached Halibut With Piperade” Recipe!
I Try A New Sauce And Cooking Method In The Same Dish! I made this recipe during my “52 In 22 Cooking Challenge”, and I wanted to tackle it again, because it was a new cooking method AND a new… Read More ›
50,000 Clay Pipes + Mutton Too? The “Oldest Food In New York” Heads To Keens Steakhouse!
New York’s Most Unique Ceiling! How often do you go to a restaurant where 50,000 clay pipes hang above you? For this edition of “the oldest food in New York”, we are dining in the year 1885, when Keen’s restaurant… Read More ›
Celebrating National Soup Month With Avgolemono! Alex’s Favorite Egg – Lemon White Bean Soup!
This Is A Bean Story That Became So Much More… Here’s how this culinary journey began. My wife Alex came across a recipe for soup – but not just any soup. She found one with a very unique aspect to… Read More ›
Need Some Good Luck In 2026? Here’s Your Happy New Year’s “Hoppin’ John!”
Dig Into This “Good Luck” Stew For 2026! Do you know what “Hoppin’ John” is? Well I didn’t for years, but thanks to my wife Alex, I learned that it’s a longtime tradition: you are supposed to make it on New… Read More ›
Sipping A Bellini At Harry’s Bar In Venice! Cooking Their “Food With A View” At Home Too!
Welcome To Harry’s Bar In Venice! Yes, it may seem nondescript outside, but inside is one of the most legendary bars in the world – Harry’s Bar in Venice Italy opened in 1931 – and the 94 year-old institution is… Read More ›
A Hot Mid-Winter French Onion Soup Recipe For A Cold Snowy Day!
“Baby It’s Cold Outside!“ That classic holiday song sums up New York City recently, with lows in the teens – and some snow – and snow men! I love how mini-snowmen pop up everywhere, like the one I found overlooking… Read More ›
Have You Eaten “Al’s Italian Beef?” Chicago’s Legendary Sandwich Up Close! Deep Dish Pizza + Chicago Dogs Too!
Have You Eaten Chicago’s Legendary “Italian Beef?” Well, this is it, thanks’s to Al’s #1 Italian Beef! Here’s their fascinating story! The History of the Italian Beef Sandwich The sandwich’s story starts around the end of World War I with… Read More ›
I Got “Smashed!” Their “Big Schmacc” Homage To The “Big Mac” Delivers The Goods!
This is a classic smashburger. Two smashed patties, cheese, lots of pickles and sauce. And this is a classic McDonald’s “Big Mac”: You know the recipe – we all know the recipe: “Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles,… Read More ›
Do You Know The “White Lasagna Soup” Phenomenon? Well, I Made This Recipe To See For Myself!
Have You Heard Of “Lasagna Soup?” The photo above is exactly that – I never heard of it, but apparently it was a TikTok sensation in 2023! This unique take on Lasagna first went viral primarily through content creator Danny… Read More ›
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