Burger King Unveils Sleek New Look
Posted on May 29, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
I love the BK Whopper with its charcoal-y flavor, and I also enjoy the special sauce on the Big Mac, but I must admit that Burger King is usually a day late and a dollar short when it comes to keeping up with the Joneses, commonly known as McDonald’s.
(Yesterday on Mad Money, Jim Cramer nixed a [...]
Charlie Palmer a No-Show, But Chef Aram Santana Delivers
Posted on May 26, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
The Restaurant Charlie Palmer cooking class on poaching, held this past Saturday, May 23, was originally scheduled to have the owner of the eponymous restaurant do the demoing. Instead, Executive Chef Aram Santana (of said eponymous restaurant in Costa Mesa, Calif.) did the duties, ably and well–and engagingly (if you find this, chef, I apologize [...]
Read More..>>Pinkberry: Leg Up on Frozen Yogurt, But Web Site Sucks
Posted on May 20, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
I’d been wanting to sample the frozen yogurt of the outfit named Pinkberry, started by a couple of Koreans in 2005, from the first time I read about the place. It was a long drive to West Los Angeles, so I never got around to making the journey. Then when Pinkberry became a blossoming cultural [...]
Read More..>>Restaurant.com Rocks, Julia Child a Pain in the…?
Posted on May 20, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
My tome on Pinkberry, promised on Sunday, will have to wait a bit longer while I recuperate from…
peeling potatoes?
More on that in a moment, but first I need to highly recommend the site Restaurant.com, where one can buy discounted dining coupons for some of the nation’s coolest dining establishments (but no, not the likes of [...]
No Alibi for This Success Story–Or Is There?
Posted on May 18, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
The Alibi (room, bar, restaurant?) in Culver City, Calif., used to be a hangout for middle-aged men seeking refuge in the bottle. When the wife, girlfriend, boss or bill collector would call looking for you, the barkeep would give you cover. "Ain’t here." "Haven’t seen him today." "Never heard of him." "Joe Phillips, you here? [...]
Read More..>>‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Winner 2009: Lesser Chef, Better Strategist
Posted on May 15, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
So, it came down to halibut versus steak, and the bottom-dwelling critter that is invariably tough and dry when prepared in just about any manner except crudo or sashimi turned up a cropper.
Poor Paul Dasilva. Throughout this season of Hell’s Kitchen, she was the superior chef and personality on the show, but her judgment was [...]
Puck & Me: Not Exactly ‘Julie & Julia’ or Even ‘Roger & Me’
Posted on May 10, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
Not that I’d want to be Julie Powell, author of Julie and Julia (soon to be a motion picture in which Meryl Streep captures the personality and mannerisms of Julia Child perfectly), or Michael Moore, liberal blowhard and videographer of Roger and Me. I’ll settle for having journeyed to South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, [...]
Read More..>>The Perfect Mojito Recipe, So the Site Says
Posted on May 7, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
I haven’t tried this recipe for a Mojito yet, which I found doing a curiosity search while bored at work. It comes from Taste of Cuba dot com (hit hot link), and is reportedly the recipe of the Mojito du jour of Ernest Hemingway when he visited La Bodeguita del Medio in Havana, Cuba, birthplace [...]
Read More..>>Cinco de Mayo: Little Understood, Much Partied
Posted on May 6, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
The day after is turning out to be as cursed as the day itself. I just finished my epic tome on Cinco de Mayo a minute ago, but when I went to publish it, WordPress told me, "Your attempt failed. Please try again." Fine, but when I hit the return button, the only thing remaining [...]
Read More..>>Charlie Palmer Wins the Slider Battle So Far
Posted on May 3, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
The last time I journeyed to Charlie Palmer (the eponymous restaurant of said Charlie Palmer) for Saturday Happy Hour, there were literally three other people in the place besides me. This past Saturday, making good on my vow to return for his sliders, I was lucky to even belly up to the bar. There was literally [...]
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