Stuff about books or articles I’ve read, shows or movies I’ve watched – usually food or wine related, but not always.
The new issue of Marie Claire (May 2014) is out with an article on supperclubs and while we don’t play a big part in it, we are included with a photo (bowl of soba noodles and scallops) and a paragraph about us. We are also, apparently, located a significant distance from Hong Kong…(actual distance is… Read More We Take Off for Space
Fería de las Comunidades Latinoamericanas en La Plata, Argentina
Easily the most bizarre book in the gastronomy world I’ve ever read. I’m of two minds (at least) about Observations from the Kitchen by Richard Neat. Let’s start with the style. It’s written in a weird third-person with all the personae titled rather than named, “The Cook”, “The Banker”, etc. It’s strange enough when someone… Read More Neat Observations
One of my favorite dinner party scenes. It’s worth the 18 minutes to watch the whole clip from this 1935 classic, Alice Adams, starring Katherine Hepburn and Fred MacMurray. You have to set aside the inherent racism and stereotyping that was simply part of life 80 years ago – that could be an entire subject… Read More So You Want to Hold a Dinner Party
Working my way through my reading “pile” (what do we call it these days when it’s electronic?) with a bunch of chef-authored tomes. First up, To the Bone from Paul Liebrandt. I’ve met Paul numerous times though don’t know him well at all. When I worked at AZ he used to come hang out in… Read More Chef Selfies
I was having a discussion the other night with some of the guests at dinner and one of the questions that came up from someone who’s been reading the blog was, more or less, “do you really eat at all those places?” It was specifically in reference to the various mini-reviews that made up the… Read More What Does it Take?
We’re down to five contestants now after the last elimination. And away we go…. It’s kind of a cool start. Each of them has a tray with a cloche over it and head judge Chicote tells them that they’ve got a very, very special task for their trial by fire. They lift the cloches and… Read More Spain’s Top Chef – Episode 8
Jumping back into Top Chef España we pick up at episode seven. We’re down to six contestants…. After last episode’s meltdown I’m wondering just what this one has in store for us! Right off the bat the contestants are told that today is the day they take to the streets. Specifically the streets of the… Read More Spain’s Top Chef – Episode 7