Hey food lovers, there is some good news for you. The news is that Cochon 555 is opening its doors in New York. The highlight of the culinary event is that it will be featuring 5 pigs, 5 winemakers, and 5 chefs. Now all this for a very good cause and the competition is of…
Sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in chasing down the next new thing and you can forget about the oldies. Sometimes that’s a good thing because they’ve simply run their course, BUT NOT when we’re talking Yosemite’s Chefs’ Holidays. After almost twenty years, they are even bigger and badder than ever–and it’s my bad…
Diego Zhang’s eponymous new restaurant in Denver’s southern suburbs combines the tasting menu of a Spanish tapas bar with the uniquely American desire for burgers. Diego Zhang’s Burger Café (www.diegozhangs.com) offers more than a dozen mini-burgers representing flavors from around the world. The two-ounce burgers mix the flavoring in with the ground meat: chicken with…
As a SF Giants fan, I’ve always loved to watch Willie McCovey hit homers and stretch to catch throws to first base. (That’s how he earned his nickname, “Stretch.”) Long retired, he’s now a partner in McCovey’s, a restaurant named after him in Walnut Creek, which is a subway ride from the new Giants ballpark…
Those behind the development of Two Liberty Place, the impressive high-rise property in Philadelphia declared that the world famous restaurant Rae would be shifting its location to 37th floor of this building in around late 2009. Daniel Stern, the renowned celebrity chef owns Rae and this restaurant will unique for its status as the highest-placed…
Winter in Napa wine country used to be considered the slow season, but the brilliant people who masterminded the Mustard Festival sixteen years ago, have put an end to that. From January 31 through March 28, 2009 you’ll be able to find a wide array of festivities with something for everyone to enjoy: wine tasting,…
I recently opened a fortune cookie that read, “You will soon be crossing the desert sands for a fun vacation.” How true. The next day, I was driving to Las Vegas for a friend’s wedding to witness all the glitz, glamour and gastric pleasures it offers.
By no means am I a chocolate lover, but if I had my druthers I would normally choose milk chocolate over dark. I think this stems from an early childhood experience with an overdose on Bakers chocolate. Well I can thank Amano Chocolate for changing my mind. After sampling the divine handcrafted chocolate I have…
People who know me will wonder why I went to this show. Over the years I have tried several times to acquire a taste for red wine. The conclusion I have come to is that if I had to imagine what poison would taste like, it would be very much like any red wine. I…
One of my fave Silicon Valley restaurants, Parcel 104, is getting ready to host its 6th annual cheese and wine dinner, featuring local artisan cheeses from around California. You better reserve fast if you want to join renowned Bay Area chefs Chris Schloss of Cin-Cin Wine Bar in Los Gatos, Mark Dommen from One Market…
This fact blows my mind: According to the market research firm NPD Group, 61 billion restaurant meals were served across the US in 2008; 225 million of them included sushi. That figure was an 11% increase from 2007. The problem is that many fish species, such as bluefin toro, hamachi, unagi, octopus and spider rolls…
There’s a small food company in New York City called Spoon. What began as a catering company blossomed into a storefront and lunch spot called tbsp. Owner and culinary maverick Melissa Chmelar believes that fresh, local ingredients and quality recipes equal culinary success.