Standard Podcast: DownloadChef Mark, Chef Moni (a.k.a. the Pastry Princess) and I explore the NASFT Fancy Food Show at the Javits Center in New York, and discover some interesting alternatives for snacking.
Food Philosophy Videocast #5: CheddarVision The gents from CheddarVision join us for a discussion about flavor shapes (yes, flavor shapes), the concept of CheddarVision, and how their site has welcomed nearly 1.5 million visitors since its launch. Who knew so many people loved to watch cheese as it quietly ages. http://www.farmhousecheesemakers.com/http://www.cheddarvision.tv/ Sponsor: Go Daddy (www.godaddy.com)Use [...]
Standard Podcast: DownloadThese innovative Brits not only produce some fantastic cheese, but they’ve also created the world’s first live-streaming video of cheddar…aging. Consider it the gourmet version of watching paint dry.
I have finished it. I began at 1:30 AM, but succumbed to a power nap from 5:00 AM to 9:00 AM as the words began to quiver on the page — and due to no magical spell. Resuming at 9:00, I finished at 1:30 PM. Now I am just sitting, absorbing. My best wishes to [...]
:::Potter Log, 5:00 PM, July 20th, 2007::: Midnight approaches. As the clock ticks softly, I assemble the pieces of my Severus Snape costume. I have not forgotten the wand. Two miniature Harry Potters prepare themselves to appear at my side. One refuses to wear the lightning scar. The other has broken his glasses. They must [...]
Yes, the time is nigh. Less than 3 days remain until we learn the fate of someone who, for many of us, has been a decade-long companion. I’m speaking, of course, of my dear Harry Potter (or, in the words of my favorite black-haired, sneering professor, “Poh-TAH!”). After summers of endless speculation, re-reading and discussion, [...]
Food Philosophy Videocast #4: Chef Rick Bayless Chef Mark and I caught up with Chef Rick Bayless at the Fancy Food Show in NYC, where he was promoting his line of Frontera Foods gourmet products. The foremost expert on Mexican cuisine this side of the border, Chef Bayless shared his passion for revealing the country’s [...]
Since today mark’s the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, you might want to let your inner francophile come forth for some of the celebrations in NYC today. You might even run into Chef Mark and the CPN video camera! Les Halles is culminating their yearly Liberty Festival (which goes from Independence Day to [...]
Standard Podcast: DownloadI recently caught up with Chef Josh DeCellis at the Vino in Villa Prosecco tasting in New York, and had an opportunity to delve into his sensual approach to food (my favorite).
I love it when technology functions as a tool to help those who might, at first glance, live a life far removed from the cyberexistence that pervades the rest of us (I, for one, seem to be chained to this laptop). Last weekend I wrote an article about farmers markets for our Hudson Valley newspaper, [...]
