Many Charms of Canada, Including Poutine, Beckon
Posted on May 29, 2008 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!"Oh, Canada"–how I long to return. Your cities–Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary–are magnificent, topped by the charms, hospitality and beauty of Quebec City.
But what really got me thinking of a Canadian trek again was a segment on Fine Living Network’s [...]
Order the Wine, They Choose Your Food
Posted on May 26, 2008 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
A new eponymous restaurant in Paris called il Vino d’Enrico Bernardo lists only wine on the menu; the kitchen picks what to serve you based on your wine choices
Read More..>>Taste of the Heights Doesn’t Reach Very High
Posted on May 24, 2008 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
For the past five years, I’d driven by a sign announcing an event called "Taste of the Heights," but I always forgot to attend to check it out. This year I finally made it.
Background: Taste of the Heights is a community event centered on food sampling that is sponsored by the Los Angeles County Department [...]
Antonia Proves Prescient as Top Chef Axes Dale
Posted on May 23, 2008 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
For some reason, my DVR has quit recording Top Chef on Wednesday nights even though the show is listed on the queue, so I haven’t been able to keep up with the proceedings very well. However, the last full segment I watched had Antonia quipping that Dale prepares only Asian dishes and predicting it would [...]
Read More..>>Move Over, Col. Sanders: Here Comes KFC!
Posted on May 21, 2008 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
The fried chicken at KyoChon is an interesting variation on traditional American fried chicken, but to me it’s too tough and sticky to be enjoyable
Read More..>>Saga Concludes: Liang Defeats Chen
Posted on May 20, 2008 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
Hats off to Fine Living Network for airing the run-off between Iron Chef Chen Kenichi and challenger Liang Shuqing last night.
In Battle Konnyaku (a weird jelly-like substance made from the konnyaku potato), Liang trounced Chen fairly handily, but to the end I was expecting some kind of weird twist to hand it to the Iron [...]
The First Hot Dog of Summer
Posted on May 19, 2008 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes had a rare 10:35 a.m. start time, so I was able to enjoy a hot dog and beer before the sun reached over the yardarm
Read More..>>Iron Chef: The Run-Offs Are Never Shown
Posted on May 18, 2008 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
In case of ties on Iron Chef Japan, there’s a half-hour run-off, but it’s never shown on TV–who won between Chen Kenichi and Liang Shuqing?
Read More..>>Robert Mondavi: Salute to a Visionary
Posted on May 17, 2008 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
Robert Mondavi was a giant in the American wine-making industry, but Chile and Argentina have easily eclipsed California as the public’s best source of great quality, great value wines
Read More..>>Restaurants Turn to Tricks Amid Rising Food Prices
Posted on May 16, 2008 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
As food and transportation costs soar, restaurants are turning to little-revealed tricks of the restaurant trade to cheat the customer
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