When Directing a Culinary Event for 3,000, Try This
With walkie-talkie in hand, I entered the raw space that took up an entire city block, as ready as I could ever be. The task at hand: to set-up a three-day culinary event for 3,000 people. Set up...
View ArticleFinding Ramen in Tokyo
The guidebook weighed heavily in my hand as I attempted to navigate Tokyo streets. I couldn’t read a single sign, but thanks in part to my gumption but mostly to the overwhelming generosity of the...
View ArticleVoilà: Vegan Steak Frites
I often cook for people with dietary restrictions. These restrictions have ranged from no dairy, soy, nuts, to the stricter, no gluten, sugar, or refined carbohydrates. I look at these restrictions as...
View ArticleTips for Staying Healthy on a Budget – recipe for fish tacos too!
Eating healthy on a dime, let alone 50 dimes, is not so easy these days. With a few simple tips, you can save money while at the same time main a healthy diet. Here are some simple ways to stay healthy...
View ArticleGet Spicy This New Year: a greens recipe
Some believe that the more greens one eats, the larger one’s fortune will be for next year! Lord knows we can all use some more greens in the form of dollar bills. After all the sweets and meats I ate...
View ArticleA Dinner Out at: Take Root
A bitter cold night greeted us as my date and I stepped out of the subway and made our way to Take Root, a tiny Brooklyn restaurant somewhere between Caroll Gardens and Red Hook. We eagerly entered the...
View ArticleEat Your Heart Out: a Valentines Day Menu
Did you know that garlic is an aphrodisiac? Yep, it gets your blood pumping. Its flavor can be too sharp sometimes, so I like to mellow it out with some slow roasting. Here, in this full menu, I’m...
View ArticleFour Unique Ways to Prepare Fish
1) Open a can! We all know how to make a tuna fish sandwich but there are other options in the canned fish department. Try a smoked fish like trout. Give the fish a quick sauté in a pan with olive oil,...
View ArticleSuperfood Never Tasted So Good: Cherry Chocolate Chia Pudding
Have you heard of chia seeds yet? They might ring a bell if you remember the popular: “Cha-cha-cha-chia Pet” from the 1980’s where the chia seeds sprouted and grew into cute pet-plants. Now chia seeds...
View ArticleGluten-Free Gleefully: Tips for How to Host a Gluten-Free Thanksgiving
Hosting Thanksgiving dinner can be a complicated dance with dietary restrictions. A gluten allergy is a new food red flag to pop up around many dinner tables. In this post, we’ll figure out how best to...
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