by Scott Kendall | Aug 7, 2017 | Food, Food blog
To take part in the preparation of traditional Italian dishes with a master of the culinary arts is every cook’s dream. When my wife, a fantastic cook, and I (a so-so cook) had the opportunity to attend a Tuscan cooking class under the tutelage of...
by Lucy Gordan | Jul 18, 2017 | Food, Food blog
I always begin my chef interviews with the question: Our tastes in food are closely connected to our childhood; what are your first memories of food? I completely agree with that. As I think back – we lived in a forest and the nearest store was something like...
by Susanna Gaertner | Jul 17, 2017 | Food, Food blog, Recipes
This six-ingredient dish will joosh up your carrots and is equally delicious hot or cold. Plus, you can use those carrots that have begun to lose their crispness, so this one is an all-around winner! Perfect as a warm side dish, equally delicious as a cold picnic...
by Lucy Gordan | Jun 16, 2017 | Food, Food blog
Amsterdam is known as “Venice of the North” because of its canals and Riga is known as “Paris of the North” because of its post-Communist culinary Renaissance. The pioneer of this Renaissance is Mārtīņš Rītiņš, who through his show on national...
by Lucy Gordan | Jun 12, 2017 | Food, Food blog
Riga, the capital of Latvia, and the surrounding Riga-Gauja Region are the European Capital of Gastronomy for the year 2017. From April 20-23 “Live Riga”, the city’s Tourist Board, invited me and five Finnish journalists for a full-immersion tour of the cultural and...
by Connie Pearson | May 24, 2017 | Food, Food blog
Executive Chef and General Manager Rob McDaniel and the decision-makers of Russell Lands on Lake Martin combined to design a restaurant that is luring diners off the beaten path who come for a visual as well as a culinary feast. Located at 12 Benson Mill Road in...
by Susanna Gaertner | May 14, 2017 | Food, Food blog
Flavor enhancement with spices rather than salt: these recipe hacks should allow you and your family to drastically reduce sodium intake while pleasing the taste buds with newer, sharper, spicier delights. Important thing—I know I’ve said this before—is to use...
by Lucy Gordan | May 13, 2017 | Food, Food blog
The 2017 red Michelin guide for Italy includes 74 restaurants in Rome. The top one, as mentioned in my last month’s article is Heinz Beck’s “La Pergola” with 3 stars; another is Anthony Genovese’s “Il Pagliacco” with 2 stars at Via dei Banchi Vecchi 129a, just across...
by Susanna Gaertner | May 7, 2017 | Food, Food blog, Recipes
We’re always on the prowl for variations on the classic pasta primavera, that culinary catch-all for vegetables in sauces that marry well with pasta. I’ve developed this one for its speed of prep while presenting a complex flavor profile…it’s...
by Lucy Gordan | Apr 25, 2017 | Food, Food blog
Most cities around the world count numerous skyscrapers and many of these hugely tall buildings house restaurants with panoramic views on their top floors. Rome, because of its underground rivers, has no skyscrapers, but nonetheless counts numerous rooftop...
by Aimee Pellet | Mar 27, 2017 | Food, Food blog
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, has an entire culture built around fabulous dining. The problem, however, can be hunting down unique dining establishments without being directed to crowded, touristy restaurants. Online reviews can be helpful, but of course those are...
by Susanna Gaertner | Mar 5, 2017 | Food, Food blog, Recipes
As the child of frugal German immigrants, I ate a lot of meatloaf as a child, only we called it falscher Hase, literally, fake rabbit. After WWII, when meat rations were still in effect, German housewives would mix up whatever meaty scraps they had, add lots of...
