Yes! There is a National Pizza Month and this is it! Take a moment – or, heck, a week – to celebrate the dish that millions turn to every day when they want a portable bite, need to slake a comfort food craving or just don’t want to cook. Who among us doesn’t love Italy’s national treat?Read More →
It’s all over the place this fall… Pumpkin Pie Spice is taking over baked goods, beverages and even the air freshener sector. What’s the attraction? Nothing less than a unique, sweet/savoury/nutty combination of flavours that says, “More!” in every language known to the culinary world…Read More →
We’ve been warned about Chocolate. They point to all that Fat and Sugar and then wag a scolding finger. Bur new research shows that certain components of Cocoa have a significant positive effect on cardiovascular ‘biomarker improvements’. That means that Cocoa, at least, is good for you!Read More →
Are you taking in Oozefest, the mega-celebration of Cheese in Santa Ana, CA, this weekend? Have you tried the the Buffalo and Mac n’ Cheese Fried Chicken Sandwich? If you answered ‘no’ to either of the foregoing questions, allow me to introduce you to another amazing exercise in excess…Read More →
As I said, back on October 6 of this year, it’s officially Menu Madness Season, again. Our fourth nominee (in a mere two weeks!) for maddest of the year is a new Cali creation dubbed the Queso Fundido Chorizo Brioche Donut. It’s bucking for star status at this weekend’s OozeFest…Read More →
Paula Deen, one time Queen of Southern Cuisine, is going to be appearing on mainstream TV again soon. She was banished from the limelight a few years back when a former employee ignited an ‘N’-word controversy and promptly lost Paula her Food Network slot and most of her sponsors…Read More →
A new study by Boston University researchers reveals that almost a hundred health organizations accepted money from two of the world’s largest soft drink / soda makers over a five year period earlier this decade. If that’s not at least a perceived conflict of interest, in don’t know what is!Read More →
With every Thanksgiving – heck, with every family feast day – comes the spectre of lumpy, odd-tasting or just really awful Gravy. In answer to several inquiries I received in the past 48 hours, I feel it is my duty to share my Chef Secrets for Perfect Gravy. It’s just the right thing to do…Read More →