Bechamel Sauce
A simple white Bechamel Sauce is one of the five “mother sauces” of french cuisine and a basic building block for other sauces.
Super Bowl Nacho Bites
Super Bowl Nacho Bites are perfect for game day. Each bite is perfect, with plenty of fixin’s on every chip, just the way you like it.
Cotton Candy
Cotton Candy is a beautiful pink nectar made with blueberries. oranges and kiwi. It’s the first cocktail using my new Porthole from Crucial Design.
Steakhouse Mushrooms
Watch out Smith and Wollensky, Cattlemen’s and Del Frisco’s, homemade steakhouse mushrooms for that beef is here!
Cuban Black Bean Soup
Cuban Black Bean Soup and I go way back, so far back that Marty McFly would have to drive me there to taste that particular recipe again.
Le Pigeon – Portland
Le Pigeon is helmed by Gabriel Rucker, a two time James Beard award winning chef. He presents contemporary French inspired cuisine in a cozy space with a laid-back atmosphere.
Carne Asada Street Tacos
Carne asada street tacos are just one of my favorite culinary gifts from Mexico. We have several local restaurants and tacquerias here that I label authentic based upon my trip to Mexico City last summer. I call myself lucky.
Vieux Carre’
As cocktails go, the Vieux Carre’ is a relative youngster compared to many of the classics. Pronounced voo-ka-RAE, the name literally translates as “old square”, which we know today as the French Quarter.
Lavender Bubbles
Lavender bubbles are perfect for a New Year celebration. A glass of bubbly is de rigueur because it’s both traditional and elegant
Argentinian Flan
Argentinian flan differs from others in several ways, with use of sweetened condensed milk and dulce de leche topping instead of caramel.
Beef Cheeks
Beef Cheeks are tough as nails, with good reason until you cook it low and slow, then it’s fork tender and delicious.
The Monkey Bar – NYC
The Monkey Bar is one of those places that I must visit while in New York. It is still the quintessential piano bar with beautiful artwork and fine cocktails.