Aug 13
Secret Ingredients ... Lightning fast prep work ... Judging hijinks ... (from left: Josh Gibson, me, and Oren Molovinsky) Anyone who has ever fantasized about trading places with Padma Lakshmi (guilty) or Tom Colicchio will understand how (read full article)
chilies, food competition, iron chef, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Aug 08
Before I visited Vienna, the last thing I would have associated with the schnitzel-loving city was, of all things, excellent vegetable soups. But in restaurant after restaurant, I had some of the best cream soups of my life, from ka (read full article)
Austria, Vienna, Zucchini Cream Soup, Zucchinicremesuppe
Aug 04
The Queen Bee Cocktail: Belvedere vodka, yuzu, elderflower syrup, and honey water .. mmmm It's been a month since my weekly Web zine for the Urbanite launched, so I thought I'd do a little wrap up and show you why I have been so frazzled lately! I (read full article)
cocktails, frybread, macarons, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Urbanite magazine
Jul 25
Are sour cherries even in season anymore? I made this so long ago, I have no idea. Things have been so hectic lately that I have fallen behind with blogging, cooking, and life in general, I'm afraid. If you can find sour cherries, I h (read full article)
cherrues, compote, summer, sweets, Vegetarian
Jul 18
I have never been to Los Angeles (*gasp*) but if I ever do find myself there, I know the very first thing I want to eat. Hmmm ... will I race to Mr. Chow's? Run to Mario Batali's Mozza? Skip to Matsuhisa? No, no and no: What I really and trul (read full article)
International Incident Party, Korean, mexican, taco truck, tacos, Vegetarian