by Brian | Mar 4, 2012 | News
The first Oreo cookie was created in New York City one hundred years ago [actually on March 6]. That old Nabisco building now houses the Chelsea Market, a marvelous floor of food stores that many tourists visit. The Oreo gem now is offered in over 150 countries. And...
by Brian | Mar 3, 2012 | Cooking Classes, Cooking Events, News
Our whole universe depends on the values of some important numbers, and the most important of those is π — you know 3.14159… It is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. But the number π appears everywhere in the science that drives our lives....
by Brian | Mar 2, 2012 | News
I was just leaving Michele’s Pies in Norwalk, Ct, when Suzen called to check on me. “How was it?” “Great. She’s fascinating.” “How much pie did you eat?” “Not a piece. I was doing an interview,” I protested. “How many pies did you buy?” “Not a one.” “That’s very hard...
by Brian | Mar 1, 2012 | Recipes
Do you have a surplus of potatoes, critters that won’t make it for another month in your refrigerator? Do you have craving for steak that is pokable red on the outside but crispy black on top? Then you have the plan for a perfect meal, one that is easily...
