A friend of mine gave me his recipe for the delicious and hearty lentil soup he made me when I was in New York. So on Saturday with the inevitable feeling of a cold coming on I made the soup, tweaking it a bit by adding chorizo instead of Italian sausage, and a [...]
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The one thing I do miss whenever I visit New York, is the one thing most people in California take advantage of. Not the warmth of the sun on a winter day. Not fresh avocados to make guacamole for your Super Bowl party. Not the availability of 90 pt wine for $20 [...]
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Jim is a gadget lover. As Seen on TV is a store he’s stepped foot in on more than one occasion. He’s enthralled by cooking demonstrations at conventions. A quick trip to Bed, Bath & Beyond could turn into a two hour shopping excursion. I am amazed at his kitchen gadget collection [...]
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The most amazing thing happened to me while in NYC. though it didn’t involve food directly. No words can really describe the true emotions and feelings behind a serendipitous event such as the one Jim and I experienced last night, so let me just say it involved a newly released CD, a seemingly impromptu [...]
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I don’t know how many people I’ve steered towards Lombardi’s but of all of those folks, it’s been the West Coasters who have poo poo’d my idea of New York’s best pizza pie. I’m not exactly sure why. “The pizza at <insert hometown pizzeria here> is much better.” “The pepperoni at <insert [...]
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One almost 25 year old nephew + one great friend of 25 years+ five pints of Anchor Steam + two large plates of the crispiest steak fries anywhere + two plates of the greatest pastrami sandwich ever (Katz’s) = heaven in New York City.
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I woke up this morning craving a nice warm cup o’ joe. In its stead, I brewed myself a cup of PG Tips, which I think, as far as I could tell, satiated 87.7% of my java hunger.
Monkey, the PG Tips spokeschimp, used to be a live animal (think Lancelot Link), but the company [...]
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The reason why I like Trader Joe’s is because I could walk in, buy a pack of frozen lemongrass and chicken taquitos and a bottle of Two Buck Chuck chardonnay and later that day, stick the frozen rolls in the oven for 12 minutes, pop open the wine and viola! I can now [...]
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Gung Hay Fat Choi. Haven’t gotten any Red Envelopes yet. But then again, I’m not Chinese. I do, however, annually celebrate the holiday by having lunch at the closest Chinese restaurant to where ever I am. This year’s Chinese New Year’s lunch is at Henry’s, or just plain “Hunan” as most people call it. I’m [...]
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Tonight I had a fantastic dining experience. But it wasn’t about the Niman Ranch burger (as good as it was) or the crispy steak fries (just the way I like it) or the micro-brewed dark Belgian pint. I had dinner with my ex-assistant, Glenn, whom I hadn’t seen in a few [...]
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