Ethnic food :

Just Golden.

53 1
Last weekend, a bunch of friends went up to Big Bear Lake for a mini getaway. Because of work schedules and the volume of food we were bringing, we ended up taking separate cars to mountains. My pal, Richard and I, made a pit stop[...]

oy vey, ole!

53 1
I don?t want to admit this, but since Molly Wizenberg of Orangette can spill the beans, so can I. There are recipes that fail miserably, be it oversight on my part or a poorly written recipe. For a foodie, it?s disheartening and often the[...]

Grand Opening.

53 1
There are moments you will always remember fondly and then there are moments you will never forget. Tonight has to be one of those nights, it will go down in my foodie history[...]

Chana Punjabi.

53 1
Scatterbrained. That's where I am today, but over the weekend I made this lovely Indian vegetarian dish called Chana Punjabi. After reading the blog post from The Wednesday Chef , I just had to make this dish. By clicking on the link[...]

dim sum anyone?

53 1
When you crave something, they say you should give it to yourself, otherwise you won't be happy. I dig this philosophy and fully embraced it over the weekend. I've been craving dim sum. Luckily back in Los Angeles, I had the pleasure of[...]

Etzai (Mint Tea)

53 1
As yet another stop on our world wide tour for World Cup Cuisine we stop momentarily in Algeria today to bring to you a favorite drink of Algerians, the mint tea named Etzai. Beverages such as mint tea are a favorite among all North African[...]

cuban black beans

53 1
There’s something to be said about a good pot of black beans. Delicious, healthy and cheap, a good pot of beans can go a long way. I understand if you think beans are boring and, trust me, I’ve been there. I like exciting food[...]

Around the World?

53 1
Recently in class we read an excerpt from Lucy Long?s Culinary Tourism . The concept is simple really?people intentionally go to restaurants to experience another culture, another way of life, with food as the medium. It seems so obvious, yes?[...]

chicken tikka masala

53 1
Can you believe that up until last night I had never made chicken tikka masala before?! I’ve been so stuck on channa masala that I never even thought to expand my horizons. Chickpeas are cheap and every time I made it, I felt like[...]

Escargot Bourgignonne

53 1
Cruises are a wonderful thing. In the last 19 years I’ve been on 14, so far. Most of them on Carnival Cruise Lines. John and I take cruise vacations over all others for the most part. Sure we go up to my family’s summer place in Maine[...]