Catching Up With Mr. Sharp Tongue Himself
Posted on March 27, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I miss Anthony Burdain and his sardonic-sarcastic wit, so when I recently read a blog post about how he’s moving to Vietnam (don’t know if it’s accurate), I found out what he’s up to and also discovered he has [...]
Read More..>>Paula Deen Showcases Her Favorite Kitchen Gadgets
Posted on March 23, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
Watch the clip below to see Paula Deen on the Today show as she discusses her favorite kitchen gadgets from the International Home and Housewares Show in Chicago:
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Read More..>>Marco Pierre White: Freddy Kruger Becomes Solomon
Posted on March 20, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
My initial reaction to The Chopping Block was to label chef/host Marco Pierre White as Freddy Kruger masquerading as Solomon. Come episode two and his true intent and purposes began to shine through for me, and I gained a greater appreciation for him. In fact, I can see why Mario Batali (whose food I’m still [...]
Read More..>>Cat Cora to Open Disney World Restaurant
Posted on March 18, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
Cat Cora, the Iron Chef whom we recently learned is expecting a child, is also opening a Disney World restaurant named Kouzzina, which is Greek for kitchen, where she’ll feature Mediterranean healthy dishes.
Cora, executive chef at Bon Appetit magazine, has been working with Disney since 2008 in creating a series of videos on healthful cooking.
"I’m thrilled [...]
Charlie Palmer Remains True to His Heritage
Posted on March 17, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
That is if the Palmer of his last name is Irish, which it could well be. His Charlie Palmer restaurant in Costa Mesa, Calif., probably served the only relaxed and sedate rendition of Irish grub and Guinness Stout of any place within a few hundred miles. When I arrived at about 2:30 p.m., there were [...]
Read More..>>Navigating One’s Way Around Restaurant Charlie Palmer
Posted on March 16, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
I reveled at a 65-inch Bang and Olafson plasma and a 60-inch Pioneer Elite plasma television, both magnificent but basically out-of-reach. costly electronic marvels, but mainly I journeyed to Bloomindale’s at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Calif., to sample the fare at the relatively new Restaurant Charlie Palmer. My wife and I had dined a [...]
Read More..>>What Do Stallions Have to Do With Fine Dining?
Posted on March 14, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
To answer my own question, nothing really except some stallions lured me out Ontario, Calif., way, where I was able to dine at one of my favorite places, Panda Inn, which does Chinese food the American palate way.
I actually work near the Ontario Panda Inn and go there for lunch sometimes, but dinner is a [...]
Who Writes These Reality TV Cooking Shows?
Posted on March 12, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
The writers for these so-called reality TV cooking competition shows are getting a little burnt out, evidently, and are copy-catting each other. Okay, folks, let’s get over the illusion that these shows just happen. There may be some true competitive elements, but the damn things are all scripted. And my question is, "Why do the [...]
Read More..>>The Man Who Made Gordon Ramsay Cry Debuts
Posted on March 11, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
Chef Marco Pierre White, who, as I mentioned in an earlier post, once made Hell’s Kitchen tough guy Gordon Ramsay (who does his restaurants right!) cry, debuts in his new NBC cooking show, The Chopping Block, tonight at 8 p.m. (7 p.m. CDT).
Block pits couples against one another, and here’s a preview clip of Michael [...]
Iron Chef Cat Cora and Wife Expecting
Posted on March 10, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
I usually don’t pay much attention to the private lifes of celebrities, whether chefs or otherwise, but now that I’ve been thrust back into the workplace after my investments tanked, I don’t have as much time or money to do what I most enjoy–traveling and sampling food–so I have to fill these pages one way or [...]
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