Who’s Hungry? Well as you can tell, I was – but not just for this delicious hot dog from Gray’s Papaya – I was hungry all year long! I will be sharing my review of Gray’s soon, but whether I… Read More ›
food memoirs
Making The World’s Most DECADENT Mashed Potatoes! Chef Joel Robuchon’s Wild Recipe Revealed!
Check Out The World’s Most Decadent Mashed Potatoes! The late Chef Joe Robuchon was known to make the world’s most decadent mashed potatoes, and here’s why! Jöel Robuchon’s purée de pomme is known as the most famous mashed potatoes recipe… Read More ›
Here Are Two Great New Year’s Eve Recipes Thanks To Bernadette! Enjoy “The Holly And The Ivy”!
Two Great Recipes For New Year’s Eve! Bernadette once again has a terrific blog post that gives us two great way to celebrate the New Year! The drink above is called a “Holly And The Ivy”, and what better to… Read More ›
Behold A “Soft Shell Crab Po’ Boy”! A “Deep-Fried Cheeseburger”! Welcome To Chicago’s Big & Little’s!
If you don’t know what you are looking at, you soon will…and while you are at it, gaze upon this: Time to take you to Big & Little’s, a successful Chicago restaurant made famous by “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives.” You… Read More ›
Tackling A Massive “J.G. Melon” Bacon Cheeseburger! Is It New York’s Best Burger? Here’s My Review!
Do I Flip Over J.G. Melon? First, while it may sound like a New York stock firm on Wall Street, “J. G. Melon” is actually an acclaimed restaurant on the city’s upper east side that specializes in burgers! Here’s what… Read More ›
Big ‘n’ Little’s Rocks The “Big Mack Daddy”! Chicago’s Best Burger? Bite On!
Time To Honor My Favorite Chicago Burger! In a world of great cheeseburgers, I may have bitten down hard into my favorite of all time… Meet The “Big Mack Daddy!” Yes, it’s an homage to one of the world’s most… Read More ›
Cooking Provence With Patricia Wells! Our French Culinary Adventure With Recipes!
Provence At Night! There is nothing better in the world than saying goodnight in a magical place…especially when you are there to celebrate – like we did! Welcome to Vaison la Romaine, France… Welcome back to the beautiful south of… Read More ›
Robbie Tackles “Chicken With Spinach!” The “Cookbook Confidential” Series Cooks Classic Indian Cuisine!
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 And Cumin Mushrooms! The Cookbook Confidential Review Series Has “Asafetida”!
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 ›
An Invitation To Indian Cooking – A New Classic Recipe Challenge With Tomato Tamarind Chutney!
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 ›
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