by Brian | Mar 23, 2015 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
There’s a good reason to leave your house on this first Monday of Spring: you can take a peek at Curtis Stone’s lively new Good Food, Good Life. Suzen and I happily indulge ourselves in all of Curtis’s books and this brand new one is right on par...
by Brian | Mar 22, 2015 | Recipes
I am writing this on March 20, 2015 at 6:40PM. In eight minutes, it will officially be spring. The equinox will have occurred. I always think of spring and daffodils. Those first brave crocus, of course, followed by fields of tulips. Warm afternoons with yellow...
by Brian | Mar 21, 2015 | Recipes
“Is this going to fit?” Suzen waved her hand at me, a hand encased in a rubber glove coated with round meat. Lots and lots of ground meat. I held up the 9X5 inch loaf pan she had prepared, moved it over the bowl, and shook my head. “If you try to put...
by Brian | Mar 20, 2015 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Pat LaFreida may be the most famous butcher in America. His book cover actually calls him the “most celebrated.” Famous or celebrated, Pat is without doubt mightily accomplished. He has led the transformation of his family business and now, with...
by Brian | Mar 20, 2015 | Recipes
Suzen’s cooking school in New York City is Cooking by the Book. For almost 30 years we have been doing events for corporations and private parties. People come together here, cook together, and eat the feast they have prepared. Thirty years is a long time and...
