Throughout my life, I’ve been interested in the spiritual world, and how its energies and vibrations resonate in our daily lives. Of course, life took over and for a long period of time, I didn’t realize I had detached myself from the serenity of connecting to the universe. The pandemic has brought this opportunity back […]
BOOK: Seven Days in the Valle
If you’ve ever been curious about Baja’s wine country, then this is a good book for you to check out. Seven Days in the Valle: Baja California’s Wine Country Cuisine features seven different Baja chefs in Valle de Guadalupe with beautiful photography and stories to boot. Author and photographer W. Scott Koenig is […]
Book: The Sirtfood Diet + giveaway
What are Sirtfoods? It is a newly discovered group of wonder foods particularly rich in special nutrients that, when consumed, are able to activate the same “skinny genes” in our bodies that caloric restriction does. These genes are known as sirtuins. “The SIRT1 gene is essentially the body’s ‘spring cleaning’ gene. When it gets activated […]
Book: Grilled Cheese & Beer + giveaway
Who doesn’t love a grilled cheese sandwich? There’s even an annual grilled cheese competition here in Orange County, comprising chefs who come out to show off their grilled cheese selections. Grilled Cheese & Beer is a cookbook collaboration between two masterful individuals. Authors Kevin VanBlarcum and Eddie Davis have combined their extensive knowledge of beer […]
Miss Ella — a culinary icon of New Orleans and beyond
In the 1990s, I was a food writer/critic living in Hong Kong, wide eyed and soaking in every bit of information I picked up from every chef local and international, that happened to cross my path. My first experience with Commander’s Palace was when a guest chef stopped by the Sheraton Hotel in Tsim Sha […]
