When I say this was a long time, and talk, coming. I am not kidding. I was in Santa Barbera for my great friends’ wedding. The night I arrived in town I needed some tasty. I was with my work wife Jen, who most of you know. We walked the main drag in SB looking for the right spot. As we passed...
Hell it’s the holiday season so I don’t think we should be ashamed one bit to have some fun with our food. Actually, come to think of it….I have this policy in effect all year round. Getting back on track. I was honored to be part of the 5th annual gingerbread house making party at...
Sometimes the quick, mid-week meals turn out to taste the best and look even better. Those who know me well might miss the days of my grand presentations. I used to design the plate with as much intensity as I would cook the dish. A drizzle of sauce around the rim of the plate, a quick sprinkle of...
The other night I created one last dish with the deep fried chicken I made a week ago. After a myriad of newly developed recipes from these two deep fried birds, chicken sandwich and roasted brussels sprouts with chicken, I was finally down to the final bit. I jumped right in. First, I stripped some...
In Texas, they say everything is BIGGER and that includes personalities and food risks. Interesting enough all the guys here are from California. But, we were in Austin so, when in Rome, right? (Well, when in Austin actually. Ahh, forget it). Brian and Flo are friends and colleagues from the buzz...
A couple weeks ago I was in Austin. You may have heard. In between my BBQ adventures and a trip out to a crepe trailer I had the pleasure of dining on some lamb parts with a crew of true gents. An impromptu “boys night” that well deserves its own post. This post, however, will focus on...
In keeping with the lean and mean program I hunted down some fresh, local grown brussel sprouts this evening to augment the left over chicken in my refrigerator. I picked up a yellow onion along with the mini cabbages for a total of $1.43. Back at home, 2 chopped chipotle peppers and a 1/4 cup of...
I need to get a couple things off my chest. I realized that neither Ant or I have posted something we cooked in over a month. Totally unacceptable in my book, especially considering that part of the reason this blog exists is because we grew up cooking, love to cook and love home cooked food. Now,...
Yesterday I went to my Uncle Tom and Aunt Lorraine’s house for T-Day. The table totalled 23 people and it was covered with food not once but twice. The amount of food is staggering, as usual. Above is one of teh more unique items that hit the table. Keri and Chris turned the normal mac and...
Can you beat a home cooked vegetarian (almost) business lunch? Rhetorical, please hold your breath for a moment. I was in Hastings, New York with Amit to meet with Seth and Ishita around a few projects in the percolator. Only days before Thanksgiving I certainly have food on the brain and this...
It had been a long two months leading up to this meal. Mike and Mark were instrumental in helping me pull off the yodel studio project. They were even more valuable on the ground with me in Mumbai. We had finally just finished the whole project and caught our breath and it was time to celebrate. For...
When I first met Shaa’ir I was stuffed in the back of a van in India, cars were wizzing by on my right and a gaggle of kids were grouping up on the right. She poked her head in the passenger door to say a quick hello before we headed out to our next video shoot location. Shaa’ir(Monica)...
A half a pound of meat sits uneasy in my stomach as Mo winds up one last time to throw his, hopefully, last strike. The fans are going crazy, chanting, stomping and clapping. The ball is released, my stomach jumps again. The Lobel steak sandwich juices, blue moon beer and double hot chocolate all...
Ayazed was my driver today. He quickly turned into my tour guide and then my lunch partner. He is 39 and dyes his hair black. Normally it would be grey. An early confession from Ayazed. As we traveled from the flower market to the Thief market and then onto Crawford market our chat continued to...
I met Santosh and Shital at Cafe Madras in Mumbai. Madras is a very old restaurant and the protocol is that you sit where there is an empty seat. They sat across from me and we got to talking. Turns out they just returned from Goa and I was heading there in a few days. After a little small talk we...
Vik and Bryan are my documentary crew in India. They are in India, with me, to film Behind the Scenes footage for a documentary we are doing on the October project (Yahoo! Yodel Studio). As part of the documentary, each city has profiled a local, up-and-coming artist. Shaa’ir and Func are our...
