All I Wanted Was: Beer and Chocolate Chili I recently queried Facebook pals for a chili recipe that had meat, beer and chocolate. So many ideas came my way but I ended up tooling around the Internet until I settled on this one below. I had originally planned to put it all in the crock…
At a friend’s house for dinner, I was wowed by the wine, the main dish, and a really nice/light possibly Italian salad dressing. Here is my old friend Timmy’s recipe: Ingredients 2 tbl plain yogurt – I use Greek style 1 tbl white wine vinegar or champagne vinegar 1 tbl lemon juice 2 tsp Dijon…
Be Gourmet! http://begourmet.home.att.net no longer exists. It was a home-chef that I hooked Eddie up with for classes back in 2004. This recipe has been dormant ever since as we never could find boneless beef ribs. We make it with top sirloin here. Other than that, we only changed it to add more beef broth. …
Piero Selvaggio Revisits the Past and Looks to the Future with a Classic $40 Menu Plus 40 wines for $40 on Mondays As Valentino in Santa Monica gears up for a momentous fortieth anniversary next December 2012, owner Piero Selvaggio has already begun his plans for celebrating the staying power of his ground-breaking fine dining…
Ingredients 1/2 cup butter 1 cup packed brown sugar 2 tbsps light corn syrup 6 slices French, crusts removed 5 eggs 1 1/2 cups half and half (I used fat free) 1 tsp vanilla 1 tsp Grand Marnier 1/4 tsp salt Directions Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Mix in the brown…
Eric Cioffi is a nice guy. And passionate about what he does. You can tell that as soon as you meet him. But, I am getting ahead of myself. One of the food purveyors providing samples at the Paso Garagiste Festival was Mortar & Pestle. Mortar & Pestle is Eric Cioffi. Per his website (http://farmcookeat.com),…
Clear-Media brings you Appetites’ Easy As Pie, a new pie-making adventure starring Evan Kleiman, host of Good Food, on Los Angeles NPR affiliate, KCRW (89.9 FM). Just in time for the holidays, Appetites and Evan teach you in this exciting new step-by-step video app, showcasing 20 original pie recipes including detailed instruction on making the…
I love BLUE drinks! And here is one from my pal Katie Mahanes for the holidays: Silent Night Martini 1/4 c. Malibu rum 1/4 c. pineapple juice 1/8 c. blue curacao 1/8 c. white creme de cocao dash or two of whipping cream or half and half Rim a martini glass with sparkly sugar. Add…
After receiving an invitation to attend Chef Josiah Citrin’s book signing party at his Santa Monica restaurant, Melisse, I quickly sent back my rsvp and anxiously ticked off the days before I could not only get my own signed copy of In Pursuit of Excellence but also sample some of his signature dishes. Below is…