Foodie events :

Foodie Spring Break at the 2010 South Beach Wine & Food Festival

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Ever wonder what it would be like to immerse yourself in a tropical location with your favorite celebrity chefs for the weekend to eat, drink, and explore some of the best the food world has to offer?  I hate to brag, but I can now say that I do![...]

Gyro Greek Sandwich

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Gyro (yee-roh) is a Greek sandwich specialty. It is typically made of pork meat rolled into a large piece of flatbread or pita. Other versions made with beef, lamb, chicken, and sometimes turkey, are adaptations of the Turkish "Döner[...]

Corona Farmers' Market

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As you know, the Fuji family lives in Southern California. Specifically, we live in the City of Corona--a city located approximately 45 miles southeast of Los Angeles in western Riverside County. The city is situated at the base of the Cleveland[...]

Fall Harvest Buffet at FCI

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Break out the elastic pants! Thanksgiving gets a gourmet makeover as my fellow FCI classmates and I put on a fall harvest buffet with an endless array of autumnal goodies. Continue reading →

The Great Breadmaker Bakeoff

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What happens when two different breadmakers made by two different companies go head to head in a bakeoff? Yesterday 8 brave adult taste testers and 6 kids came over to the Fuji house to find out. The specifics? 3 different recipes made in each[...]

Celebrating with Julia Child

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I have always loved food. My mother tells me that I have always eaten everything, unlike my siblings who tended to be pickier at times (with the exception of an 18-year period where I didn't eat yams because they made me sick ). My love for food[...]

Top Chef Korean Food Challenge

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We recently participated in a taping of Top Chef Korean Food Challenge produced by Cathlyn Choi, Host and Producer of Cathlyn’s Korean Kitchen cooking show. It was quite a surprise that we were[...]

Review: Orlando Food & Wine Fest

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The 2nd annual Orlando Food and Wine Fest was billed to be two days of great food, fun and jazz, and it certainly did not disappoint.  Themed “a treat for all senses”, there was no shortage of delicious food, smooth wines, and if[...]

Foodbuzz 24×24 ? Dim Sum 101

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What a delight it was to be chosen again to participate in this month’s Foodbuzz 24×24 event! We wanted to think of something we haven’t touched upon on our food blog and thought about providing a dim sum[...]

Pulling Sugar with Jacques Torres

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One of the many perks of being a student at FCI is the opportunity to attend demo’s by some of the world’s greatest Chef’s. This week Mr. Chocolate himself, Chef Jacques Torres, Dean of the Pastry Program at FCI, stopped by to[...]