As a follow-up to the last post I wanted to mention some of the big highlights from my recent trip to New York City.  After an Italian wine tasting from the Tormaresca Winery at Eataly which had a really great ready to drink Chardonnay and red wine made from a grape varietal from Puglia called [...]

So everyone goes to NYC with a restaurant plan and at this point for my 5 day excursion I think I have the hit list, a hit list that envelops our reasons for going, beautiful wedding at St. Patrick’s then the Mandarin Oriental reception.  Yet outside of wedding festivities I have a plan and if anyone has [...]

I am from Texas and in this area tacos are king. They are king because of price, convenience, speed, but mostly because of taste.  Also because you can eat them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in this part of the world.  Maybe it is the smaller portion or the $2.00 price point, but people feel [...]

Sometimes all I can manage for dinner is a simple fruit and cheese plate, it is quick, flavorful, and I most importantly it is easy.  And for all my talk about cooking dinner, I know that a lot of people feel the same way I do after an exhausting Monday or any other day of [...]

People always ask me why food taste better when you eat out.  And outside of the idea that you did not have to make it yourself there is one main difference… Restaurants use more butter and more salt and pepper than you do when you cook at home. There are two lessons that still ring [...]

I grew up not eating meat, because my parents were vegetarian, which was fine with me, I didn’t know anything else, and in the end I now have an infinity for a few things that were staples in my house growing up.  One of those favorites being grilled cheese.  So much so, I recently played [...]

I really love photography and dabble in food photography specifically when I have a free moment here and there.  With this in mind I started a side project to expand my culinary writing as well as allowing me an outlet for some photography.  If you are interested in what I have been working on please [...]

Compound butter is a great thing to keep on hand to spice up your everyday cooking.  It can be substituted in numerous recipes like a baked chicken, grilled sirloin, sautéed vegetables, or a myriad of sauces.  Below are a few examples of compound butters that you might find tasty Ginger Lemon Butter Garlic Herb Butter [...]

With Valentines Day being this coming Sunday I thought I would do a quick blog about one of my favorite wines.  Francis Coppola Sofia Rose, now I have been lucky enough to go out to Napa and visit the Coppola Vineyard and Winery, which is where I had Sofia Rose for the first time, and [...]

Let me first preface this post with a simple statement, I am a big fan of cheese, so much so I believe it should be its own food group or at least should be considered as meal in and of itself.  The idea this week was fairly simple, I wanted to explore the wonderful world [...]