by Lucy Gordan | Sep 2, 2016 | Food, Food blog
During my three-day stay in Baden-Baden I was a guest of the super-elegant, long-family-run (1872-1969), luxurious Brenners-Park Hotel & Spa. “For almost 150 years it has been pampering the world’s VIPs be they European royalty, business brains: John Jacob Astor...
by Lucy Gordan | Aug 27, 2016 | Food, Food blog
August 24, 2016 3:36 AM: Aglioni, Borgo of Capitignano (L’Aquila): I felt a heavy dull thud. Then I heard my husband Luciano calling me: “Lucy, hurry, wake up, this is an earthquake. Quick.” When I opened my eyes I saw that he was nervously pulling up his blue jeans,...
by Penny Zibula | Aug 4, 2016 | Food, Food blog
The wholesome, heart-healthy benefits of the Mediterranean diet have been touted and exploited for decades. This may account for the ever-growing popularity of Greek restaurant food in North America. Whether you believe this to be true or not, a perfect location to do...
by Lisa Richardson | Jun 11, 2016 | Food, Food blog
For over a decade, we’ve had the pleasure of dining at Sassi (in Scottsdale, Arizona) alone and with friends and family, celebrating an event or simply the day. The mostly southern Italian-inspired menu with many imported products and housemade pastas tastes sublime...
by Lucy Gordan | May 27, 2016 | Food, Food blog
On May 26th the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), headquartered in Rome, Italy, named Carlo (better known as “Carlin”) Petrini, one of the founders of Slow Food and today its President, FAO Special Ambassador Zero Hunger for Europe. With over...
by Susanna Gaertner | Apr 19, 2016 | 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 Bill Marsano | Apr 15, 2016 | Food, Food blog
Ever been to a trade show? If so, you know they’re oppressive: they reek of relentless deal-making; of order forms, checkbooks, credit cards and PayPal, with Apple Pay soon to join. Buyers and sellers seem to have few interests beyond prices and delivery dates,...
by Connie Pearson | Apr 15, 2016 | Food, Food blog
Kevin Kelly loves dragonflies. When he first toured the property as a prospective buyer, a dragonfly landed on his shoulder. For him, it was an omen. This was where he needed to make his home. From the time he purchased the plantation in Darrow, Louisiana, Mr. Kelly...
by Connie Pearson | Apr 15, 2016 | Food, Food blog
Executive Chef Michael Loupe, who studied and cooked in France and all across Louisiana, came to The Mansion Restaurant at Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, LA in the fall of 2014. His menu features classic Louisiana cuisine, but it changes seasonally, even...
by Susanna Gaertner | Apr 12, 2016 | Food, Food blog, Recipes
This delicious cookie is just unusual enough to pique interest but not weird enough to offend traditional cookie lovers. Fennel, with its hint of anise and licorice flavors, brings a zesty flavor profile to an otherwise ordinary sugar cookie. It’s also a...
by Connie Pearson | Mar 31, 2016 | Food, Food blog
It is very easy to see why faculty and students from LSU would be drawn to Restaurant IPO, not to mention the movers and shakers in and around Louisiana’s State Capitol. But, I have it on good authority that a couple of Baby Boomers from Alabama recently found...
by Connie Pearson | Mar 29, 2016 | Food, Food blog
Hailed by 225 Magazine as the “Best French Dining in Baton Rouge,” Galatoire’s Bistro presents an appearance of taste and elegance that matches the incredible food it serves. Guests enter under a black canopy surrounded by white brick walls, green...
