Chef Encounters: Chefs Jacques Pepín, Ferran Adrià, and René Redzepi

Me, My Girl Posse, and Chef Pepín Over the last few weeks I've had the great fortune of meeting some pretty legendary Chefs ...

Like Me

So,  I finally forced myself to create a  Facebook Page for this site. On the one hand, it feels weirdly self-promotional, but on the other...

Culinary School Confidential: Level 4 - Family Meal

Chicken and Lentils So I'm half way through this little adventure now folks. Time seems to be flying by quicker everyday. As...

Napa School

I had one other really awesome volunteer experience this week, and this one involved quite a bit of wine. Wine just makes everything ...

A Taste of Oregon

I have been a very busy gal volunteering at different events around town lately, but in the midst of all of my running around, my taste bu...

Culinary School Confidential: Amuse Bouche & More

Over the last few posts I've described a lot of the more stressful aspects of Level 3; however, there was a lot that was really fun ...

Culinary School Confidential: Level 3 Throwdown Part 3 - The Midterm

Saucier Dish - Pork Chop with Green Peppercorn Sauce. This was the first time I made it and the sauce was a little thin. The Pot ...

Culinary School Confidential: Level 3 Throwdown Part 2 - Me vs. the Pot au Feu

Pot au Feu with Sauce Raifort - aka. Horseradish Sauce The Clock caused me a lot of anxiety throughout the month. On the plus side, a...

Culinary School Confidential: Level 3 Throwdown Part 1

Poissonier Dish - Fish Américaine with Mussels and Shrimp Level 3 went by in a flash. However, it was a dramatic flash with a lot of ...

More Fried Chicken!

The chickens are following me!!!   After two recent posts on fried chicken, writing about Fried all of yesterday afternoon, not to ...

"Fried" at the Food Network's NYC Wine and Food Festival

If you thought you knew fried chicken, think again. At the   NYCW&FF Fried event on Saturday night at Hill Country BBQ , gues...

Rock'n and Bowl'n with Food Network's Chef Anne Burrell

   This past weekend a last minute opportunity dropped in my lap to photograph two events at the Food Network New York Wine and Food F...

FCI Demos: Chopping it up with Food Network Executive Chef Robert Bleifer

I sometimes like to play little game in our kitchen. We’ll call it Kitchen Roulette. I allow the groceries to dwindle from time to tim...