Congratulations to chef friend and author Trevis Gleason for winning the Prestige Award by the International Jury at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards! Held in China last month, this is the world’s only international culinary publishing awards ceremony. Trevis’ award winning book Chef Interrupted shares stories about living with multiple sclerosis, some of his favorite recipes, and his travel adventures in moving to Ireland. Yay Trevis!
A nice thing about pastas is that they can be quick and easy to make — especially in the summer, when fresh ripe tomatoes and fragrant basil are abundant in the garden. But there's a whole other realm of other pasta options, my favorite being the hearty, slow-simmered...
If you want a good laugh check out Meat Water's site - it's "dinner in a bottle". Flavors such as Peking Duck, Dirty Hot Dog, and Beef Jerky have hysterical descriptions and will give you a good chuckle -- or make you queasy ......you decide.
Earlier this year I was approached by Whole Foods to be a guest chef on their video blog "The Secret Ingredient". Each week chefs from around the country are given a "secret ingredient" and asked to come up with a dish highlighting that ingredient. Click here to watch...
