As a College student living in residence, I had to stretch my cash many a month and it got hard to afford real food near the end. We’ve all had times in our life when we’ve had to get creative and an relate to this one. How did we do it? I stumbled on a blog post recently that shared folks’ ‘Struggle Meals’…Read More →
It used to be that we’d hear about the discovery of a new, even-hotter Hot Pepper once in a decade. Then, one every couple of years. Now, it seems a new contender for The World’s Hottest Pepper surfaces every few months. My question is: Why do we need man-made, ever-hotter Peppers?Read More →
I tried something last night. Something I was sure would fail. But I had no choice, if I wanted Pizza. Sure I could have ordered in, but I wanted MY Pizza, the way I make it. Nothing else would slake my craving. But there was one hitch: I didn’t have a drop of Marinara Sauce in the house…Read More →
What a week! The major players are still pumping out new menu item announcements like there’s no tomorrow and, apparently, they expect us all to line up and try all of them. And we ask: Who would open a restaurant in a location where the parking is owned and controlled by someone else?Read More →
The Fairmont San Francisco Hotel has compiled what it calls the ultimate cooking techniques infographic. We’re not sure if it was intended to educate diners about its menu item descriptions or to clarify things for its kitchen staff. But it’s a huge chart and it’s actually quite interesting… Read More →
Here’s a pretty thing for a Sunday morning… A new type pf chocolate has been launched onto the market by – who else? – the Swiss. It’s no shade of brown or white but a lovely, rich pink colour which producer Barry Callebaut predicts will be the next big thing in Confectionery. And Valentine’s Day…Read More →