Chef Mark and I attended a Rums of Puerto Rico tasting at Country restaurant in NYC, and we were introduced to a whole new world.

Food Philosophy Videocast #2: The Chefs of Piemonte I captured some video footage during my Piemonte luncheon at the United Nations, so you can see chefs in action in the kitchen and lotsa pasta — and one particular chef toward whom the camera just seemed to gravitate. Hear the full audio with interviews on Food [...]

I recently attended a luncheon in the Delegates Dining Room at the United Nations in New York featuring a festival of tastes from Italy’s Piemonte region.

Food Philosophy Videocast #1: The Stinking Rose Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we have gone to video. Check out our adventures (that would be me and the Chef called Mark) at The Stinking Rose Restaurant in San Francisco, including the sampling of some deeelicious garlic ice cream! Music: Beau Hall (www.beaurocks.com) The Food Philosophy Videocast is [...]

Chef Mark and I headed out to San Francisco for a bit of work and play last week, and we were delighted to share a meal at the world-famous Stinking Rose restaurant. With a menu entirely devoted to garlic, there is no avoiding the delicious fragrance wafting from the restaurant as you pass by; [...]

Well, we’re now in wine country, so it’s off for a day of touring with Chef Mark and Rosina Tinari Wilson, our intrepid wine podcasting correspondent. I’ve easily morphed into a casual, lazy Saturday mode to prepare myself for sipping, so it should be a lovely day. The morning sun in California is unrivaled, and [...]

Chef Mark and I are running amok in San Francisco for meetings with PodShow and other friends of ours, so in the midst of all that we’ve had the pleasure of sampling various beers, sausages (wild boar…mmmm), and best of all, a dinner at The Stinking Rose (we reviewed the cookbook last year on the [...]