by Brian | May 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
It's the glasses you first notice. How could you not? And the smile. Graham Elliot is a food maven with tv shows, restaurants [2 stars!], and now this lovely book. My full review is here at Huffington. The picture below is his signature Caesar salad. The...
by Brian | May 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
There is a new book out called The Magic of Broths. You can see my review here of this interesting volume. Magic has 60 recipes both for making rich broths themselves [beef, pork, chicken, duck, fish and veggie] but also some very beautiful and surely satisfying...
by Brian | May 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
This week British author Diana Henry earned a James Beard award for her fantastic A Bird in the Hand. You can read my review here. It’s a book you want to possess. Actually, you want all of her book and certainly this one, Crazy Water Pickled Lemons, from...
by Brian | Apr 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
There are cuisines that, like the country itself, remain hidden to many of us. We’ve all heard about Korea, but truthfully we might be challenged to quickly find it on the map. And while Japanese and Chinese and Thai restaurants abound, few of us have eaten...
by Brian | Apr 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
Hi, I probably won't be posting a recipe or cookbook review today. Suzi and I are exploring the byways of Paris. We'll report back when we get back. Which is supposed to be tomorrow, but maybe we'll be lucky and there will be a strike by Air...
by Brian | Apr 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Suzi and I are traveling more. We have family and extended family in Seattle, Austin, Knoxville, Paris, and Cary, North Carolina. We were in Cary last week and followed our new routine. After brushing my teeth, I open Google maps on my iPad and I type in...
