Fix this devilish flatbread recipe for a quick appetizer, lunch or dinner! Built with juicy, jumbo Gulf shrimp pieces on an Italian pizza crust imported straight from Italy!
Food and wine lovers are gonna love this event! With five of Texas’ best chefs competing, a three-course tasting menu and fifteen wine and food pairings…how can you go wrong?
It was an interesting afternoon spent just outside of Waco at a community farm…a farm that’s becoming known for artisanally produced products like stone ground corn and creamy, flavorful cheeses…products that are showing up on more and more chef’s tables around Texas.
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“Joe” is legendary…everyone knows the feisty owner of San Antonio’s most popular Italian restaurant for the last 40 years…Paesanos.
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Saturday, I’ll have the arduous task of judging dishes prepared by some of the top chefs in our area – tough job, right! Okay, so my part is pure fun, but the chefs competing will no doubt be stressing behind the scenes. They’re each given a ‘basket of food items’ with instructions to prepare a […]
Turns out the delightful, lithe Princess Diana had a little secret: When entertaining friends, her chef would prepare their food with all the good stuff—heavy cream, real sugar, eggs—but he would prepare her version of the same dish with skim milk, sugar substitutes, and the like. That’s just one of the fun stories her personal […]
When Lidia’s recipe for this dish arrived in my inbox, my first thought was ‘chocolate and bread what?’…how could that be good!
Olives are produced in just about every region in Italy and consequently, many Italian dishes use olives as an ingredient. Lidia Bastianich prefers to use olives that aren’t pitted. Hear why.
Lidia Bastianich’s family produces some wonderful wines. I fell in love with the Vespa Bianco…a Sauvignon Blanc/Chardonnay blend.
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Twenty different regions in Italy produce olive oil and no two are the same. The best olive oil for salads is made in northern Italy.
Yes, Italian gourmand and TV personality Lidia Bastianich will be cooking with me in MY kitchen Sunday! We’ll shoot a segment for my website that will be aired in the near future…. I just got off the phone with her publicist. We are still working on what recipes she’ll prepare. I’ll keep you posted.
Wow! Watermark Grill hits the jackpot. Executive Chef Scott Cohen delivers again. From the delicious salmon pastrami appetizers to the succulent, giant king crab legs, Watermark Grill will excite seafood lovers. The restaurant is in a beautiful venue at Stone Oak and 1604 – the old Reggiano’s space – an architect’s dream that has been […]
What a delightful way to spend a Saturday morning! My dear friend Blanca Aldaco invited me to attend a Chef’s Table at the Pearl Farmers Market hosted by Johnny Henandez, chef of the soon to be new restaurant Mesalegre. It was fun! The family style presentation is on the beautiful upper banks of the newly […]
The infamous swine flu scare caused the cancellation of the Today Show’s SA visit earlier, but word is the gig’s back on! Matt and Meredith won’t be making the trip to the Riverwalk but Hoda Koppe and Kathi Lee will for the July 29th broadcast. Should be a fun pairing. I’ve met both of these […]
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