Still looking for the perfect gift for that home cook in your life? There is a new cookbook out there for you! West Coast Prime Meats, a distribution resource for the West Coast has published this incredibly cool cookbook featuring recipes from chefs across Southern California, Nevada, Arizona and Hawaii. Included are recipes from Michael Mina (Bourbon Steak), […]
Book: The Tea Book
I’m a tea drinker. I will usually choose tea over coffee probably because it is something I grew up drinking. In The Tea Book: All Things Tea, authors Louise Cheadle and Nick Kilby, co-owners of teapigs, an ethically minded tea company in the UK which sells high quality tea. This extensive book is divided into […]
Book: Food Whore
On my flight over to Hong Kong, I started reading Food Whore by Jessica Tom, a novel which looks at the intricacies of the New York dining scene from the eyes of a newbie. This work of fiction is so easy to read and I found it really difficult to put down. The story follows Tia […]
Gelato Paradiso + giveaway
At Gelato Paradiso, the artisanal gelato is hand-made in small batches every morning, right in the shop where you go to eat it. Each flavor is rendered using old world recipes and traditions that have been passed down and improved upon through generations of master artisans. I recently joined a group of bloggers at a “behind-the-scenes” look […]
Book: Parties & Celebrations by Porter Brooks
I know a lot of my readers like to entertain, so here’s a “how-to” book by my friend, the very handsome and charming host and creator of the hit food, wine, travel and style TV show, Entertaining People — Porter Brooks. Porter and I judged the Sabor de Baja event in Rosarito several months ago, an especially […]
