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Eleven Madison Park: A Beautiful Cookbook for Your Eyes and Tastebuds

Eleven Madison Park: A Beautiful Cookbook for Your Eyes and Tastebuds
I have a bit of an addiction to cookbooks. Yes, it’s true, and I would imagine...

Five Healthy Salads for Your New Years’ Resolution

Five Healthy Salads for Your New Years' Resolution
Admit it, we all do it. Come January 1, we all resolve to be healthier. It’s...

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Becky’s Bacon-Wrapped Chestnuts With Peychaud’s Bitter-Sweet Glaze Recipe

Becky’s Bacon-Wrapped Chestnuts With Peychaud’s Bitter-Sweet Glaze Recipe
Talk about holiday party overload! I love the holiday season more than just about anything else...

Molecular Gastronomy: Are You Ready for It?

Molecular Gastronomy: Are You Ready for It?
Tell me because I honestly want to hear people’s opinion. How interested are you in the...

Baking Like It’s 1970: It’s a Bundt Cake!

Baking Like It's 1970: It's a Bundt!
I don’t know if it’s the nostalgic quality of the cake or simply its simplicity in...

A Foodie Vacation in Little Tokyo

A Foodie Vacation in Little Tokyo
When it comes to various “neighborhoods” of Los Angeles, I tend to drift toward the Asian...

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Thanksgiving Planning. Phase III: The Final Days Before Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Planning. Phase III: The Final Days Before Thanksgiving
Okay, friends. You’ve done it, you’ve gotten this far, it’s the home stretch, and there’s no...

Thanksgiving Planning. Phase II: We’re Getting Closer

Thanksgiving Planning. Phase II: We're Getting Closer
It’s less than one week away from the big turkey day! How’s your prep going? Have...

Thanksgiving Planning. Phase I: It’s Not Too Soon!

Thanksgiving Planning. Phase I: It's Not Too Soon!
Believe it or not, it’s November already. That means one thing: the holidays are right around...

Cooking Date Night

Cooking Date Night
How does the old adage go? “The fastest way to a man’s heart is through his...

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The Great Chocolate Chip Cookie Debate

The Great Chocolate Chip Cookie Debate
People love chocolate chip cookies. This is fact. People love the same kind of chocolate chip...

Gourmet Sandwiches Made Easy

Gourmet Sandwiches Made Easy
America loves sandwiches. I can attest to this to the nth degree. What’s not to love?...

Cook Like a Chef, Not a Recipe Transcriber

Cook Like a Chef, Not a Recipe Transcriber
Some will tell you that the mark of a true chef is being intuitive in the...

The Art of the Party

The Art of the Party
You can only eat hummus and celery sticks so many times before you crack and jump...

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I Go Gaga for Gadgets: Immersion Blender

I Go Gaga for Gadgets: Immersion Blender
The techies have their smartphones, the gamers have their flashy controllers, and us foodies have our...

Cooking as Therapeutic. What?

Cooking as Therapy. What?
For many, the idea of coming home from a long day of work only to face...

Sushi for Dummies, or Just Me

Sushi for Dummies, or Just Me
You ever wonder why sushi chefs at really nice Japanese restaurants are usually pretty old? Because...

Old-Fashioned Chocolate Frosting

Old-Fashioned Chocolate Frosting
For a party I recently catered, the host requested chocolate cupcakes. “Nothing fancy,” he specified. “Just...

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Brunch Is Your Answer to Entertaining Out-of-Towners

Brunch Is Your Answer to Entertaining Out-of-Towners
Brunch offers the best of all worlds. You get to eat eggs or sandwiches, booze or...

What Does Heirloom Actually Mean?

What Does Heirloom Actually Mean?
We see a lot of strange terminology on today’s menus across Los Angeles and across the...