An interview with Scott Winegard – sweetheart, rockstar, culinary talent. Q: What made you want to start these dinners, (Nasturium)? A: I guess there are alot of reasons, mainly I wanted to get a chance to cook food the way I like to. To get some friends together and try out some recipes that I [...]

Do you wish he was your quirky relative who showed up every year at Thanksgiving with some crazy sodas?

Good grief! There now exists a cupcake car.  Invented this year at Burning Man and now sold online for $25k at Neiman Marcus!

Gourmet Magazine just announced it will be closing. Wild.

Mother’s is one of those hole-in-the-walls that every great city has.  We have Katz’s, LA has Phillipe’s. New Orleans has Mother’s.  Check out this queue! Classic. And take a look at the menu. T and I decided to split a combo platter that came with crawfish etouffée, jambalaya, collards, red beans, potato salad and rice.  [...]

I’ve been hearing about Cafe Du Monde since I was 12 years old. It always had that aura around it – of something special and untouchable.  Somehow, it seemed more likely that I’d go to Madagascar than Cafe Du Monde.  Well I finally made it! The beignets and café au lait are perfection. It was [...]

I stopped by Louie G‘s tonight – the new one that opened a few doors down from Ralph‘s on Graham Ave to inquire why they’d opened so close.  I figured it must be personal beef.  Turns out – I am right! But who is really being wronged here?  According to Louie G, the ice cream [...]

The restaurant at the corner of our block is called Frost Restaurant.  It’s a very old, very neighborhood Italian spot.  They are busiest between 5-7pm.  Check out the crowd! With new restaurants popping up all over this neighborhood (Beco, Sel de Mer, the Mexican place, Motorino), it’s important to balance out the nights with the [...]

Many know that I was working on a line of popsicles a while back. Well, I have to admit, I cannot top these. “Super smooth and license to chill.” Where do you go from there?

Ruth Reichl has long been a favorite food critic and writer of mine. Mostly because of her sense of humor.  Here she is in full form.