I was asked to participate as a judge for this year’s “Tasty Awards” and I thought what a fun way to peek behind the curtain and check out what all the fuss was about with the celebrity chefs. Being a food lover means I indulge in watching Food TV, read any and all food...
Fish sauce are ubiquitous even though we may not always be aware of where they pop up – take Worcestershire sauce for example, or the Italian Colatura di Alici. In Asia, these sauces are considered core components in cooking and the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam all have their own versions of this wonderful condiment....
You know the place, where, this guy shows up to work (this is an Obama doll I found on a Japanese website (shh – he also fights Darth Vader, but I digress): Someone just sent me this link, and I had to share! A Catholic priest, Rev. Leo Patalinghug, in Washington, DC has cooking classes...
With the election, all this talk of DC got me thinking of some of what I missed about that place. Specifically, I had a fondness for a column in the Washington Post called “Crummy but Good” The writer, Donovan Kelly, reviewed restaurants based on two qualifications: 1. How crummy did the restaurant look? – not dirty, or gross,...
Having lived in the DC Metro area before moving to San Francisco, I imagine preparation for the inauguration is reaching fever pitch. Foodies are buzzing on a variety of earth-shattering issues - I’ll admit it is nice to ponder something other than the economy or world politics for a change. Who will be the White House Chef? Will Obama venture out...
