If you’ve ever eaten at my house, you have to forgive me. Being in this profession, I’m always in search of the next best…(fill in the blank). It could be the next best beef tenderloin. Or the next best way to braise something. But in order to achieve the next best anything, you need to […]
Category Archives: Food
There was a time when my family thoroughly enjoyed my feasts made from recipes of famous chefs. My feasts (aka DesignerDinners) are made from recipes of some of the best including none other than the likes of Eric Ripert, Jean Georges Vongerichten, Gordon Ramsey, Rick Tramonto, and my all-time favorite: the famed Thomas Keller. Back […]
I need to clarify something about my love for food. I know previous entries were about fancy dining and all. But in reality, it’s really not about fancy food; it’s about GOOD food. It has always been; it will always be. I would rather eat great food on paper plates (or wax paper, for this story) rather […]
As I sit writing this blog, I still remember those days in the soup kitchen. I still remember the salvaged ingredients and I still remember that slightly built man. I remember the shame I felt for taking what I had for granted. But in the end, I’ve become a better person from it. I’m a […]
When I was younger, I was a wild child. I loved adventure and was afraid of nothing and no one. At the age of 18, I decided that it was time I experienced a more “adult way of life.” I knew someone who had access to her sister’s birth certificate and it was with this […]
Awhile back, I made a fantastic chicken dish that I really enjoyed. If you’ve been following my blogs for a while, you understand my complete distaste for chicken. Well, let’s be fair. Not all chicken is bad, mind you. It’s the dry, nasty (and did I say dry…and nasty) chicken breast that I don’t like. […]
When I crave food, it’s not the typical food that most people would crave. It’s not chocolate or warm bread fresh out of the oven with butter slathered on top (although that doesn’t sound half bad). No, when I crave something, it’s usually something like mussels in saffron broth or pappardelle with black truffles. Recently, […]
Now that summer is over, my kids are back in school. Our three year-old is in preschool and our five year-old just started kindergarten. There’s a sad unspoken feeling that parents experience when their kids grow up and leave the nest. I know, I know. Going to preschool and kindergarten is not exactly “leaving the […]