Chocolate & CD: The Groove Collection, Vosges Haut-Chocolat
The owner of Vosges Haut-Chocolat says music is her muse when writing, cooking and creating. So it’s not just a coincidence that Katrina Markoff combined chocolates and music to create…
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What’s Canada’s Best New Restaurant? Nu
Thirty-seven of Canada’s most respected foodies had a tough task: coming up with Canada’s Best New Restaurants 2006. But at the end of the meal(s), Vancouver, BC’s Nu ended up…
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Upscale Cocktails, Private Club: Bungalow 8, New York
On a recent TV program, I jealously watched a man who rented an entire Parisienne restaurant for his girlfriend, then proposed to her while they ogled at the Eiffle Tower…
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It’s Hip To Be a (Chocolate) Lounge Lizard: Ethel’s Chocolate Lounge
A recent survey has shown that 9 out of 10 people like chocolate. (Most likely, the 10th lied.) I suspect that “likeâ€? is putting it mildly; I’m willing to bet…
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The Ultimate Foodie Experience: The French Laundry, Yountville, CA
How lucky can a girl get? Not only have I been to The French Laundry in Yountville, in the Napa Valley twice, I was treated on both occasions by my…
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Eat Your Way Through Italy: Ten Days in Tuscany With Chef Tom Herndon
Ten days. Five cities. Three hands-on cooking classes. That’s what my friend, personal chef and marketing guru Tom Herndon is offering next May for a ten-day trip to Florence, Vinci,…
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Get A Loan, Invest In A Pizza: Pizza Royale 007
Even if your name isn’t “Bond… James Bond,” and you don’t have American Express Gold Card, you might be interested in this gold-topped pizza. Created by award-winning chef and famous…
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The Little Country Store & More: Oakville Grocery, Northern California
It’s not every day that a company celebrates its 125th anniversary, as well as its first. But that’s exactly what just happened at Oakville Grocery, Napa Valley’s best-known culinary emporium…
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The Chocolate Lovers’ Chocolate: Recchiuti Confections, San Francisco
“Making chocolate is a wonderful alchemy of temperature, ingredients, patience and sometimes Luck, says Michael Recchiuti, founder of Recchiuti Confections. “It’s about inspiration and practice, practice, practice. “I love chocolate,”…
