Julie & Julia: A Hollywood Moment For YOU!
July 5, 2009 – 2:56 pm | 13 Comments

I’m not able to make it to Los Angeles for an exclusive screening of Julie and Julia Movie, but would love to choose one of you to be my correspondent, travel paid for! If you’re …

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Dr. BBQ’s Famous Baby Back Ribs +cookbook giveaway
June 13, 2009 – 6:56 pm | 220 Comments
Dr. BBQ’s Famous Baby Back Ribs +cookbook giveaway

Lots of photos above in the slideshow - we’ll show you how to fold the tin foil to encase the ribs so that the apple juice/honey doesn’t spill out.
You think that a food enthusiast …

Grilled Whole Fish with Chili Soy Dipping Sauce
May 28, 2009 – 7:33 am | 27 Comments
Grilled Whole Fish with Chili Soy Dipping Sauce

Slideshow shows step by step: how to grill whole fish:
I have yet to go fishing in the local waters here, well okay maybe I need to count the time I friend Judy took me and …

Nobu’s Lobster Carpaccio
May 24, 2009 – 7:05 pm | 27 Comments
Nobu’s Lobster Carpaccio

Below is a slideshow of how I got my “money shot” for the Nobu’s Lobster Carpaccio dish. The first shot is the money shot - are you interested on all the other shots that led …

Crock Pot Pho (Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup)
May 4, 2009 – 8:00 am | 74 Comments
Crock Pot Pho (Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup)

It’s no secret that good Pho broth requires a gazillion hours of simmering time. Time that I just don’t have. Tony, a boyfriend from a lifetime ago, told me his Dad used to simmer giant …

Japanese Mushroom Lovefest
April 21, 2009 – 11:28 am | 42 Comments
Japanese Mushroom Lovefest

I’ve been playing around with Japanese mushrooms lately, having received a big box of them from Hokto Kinoko (read LA Times article on them) Look at these babies! From left to right, these are White …

Sushi Superhero: I lovehatelove him
March 21, 2009 – 10:09 am | 42 Comments
Sushi Superhero: I lovehatelove him

There are 4 photos in the above photoset! All photos courtesy of Casson Trenor from his book, Sustainable Sushi
I’m deeply, truly, utterly and fantastically in love with sushi. Well, let me be more specific. I …

Fish so ugly only a grill could love
March 15, 2009 – 10:07 am | 26 Comments
Fish so ugly only a grill could love

I was prepping for my regular segment on Tampabay’s CBS 10, and decided to feature seafood, just so I could show off this brag photo! I went to Cox Seafood, a local fishmonger in Tampa, …

Stephanie Izard’s Steamed Mussel and Fennel Escabeche
March 9, 2009 – 11:01 pm | 24 Comments
Stephanie Izard’s Steamed Mussel and Fennel Escabeche

Top Chef winner Stephanie Izard

I am SO guilty of slacking on my recipe posting duties.
Forgive me.
I’ve come up with several really good excuses:
1) I’m still editing my cookbook. Working on my intro chapter (why is …

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