Archive for April, 2007

AOL published eight foods that can make you live longer as part of a healthy lifestyle.
I don’t believe (or agree) with everything I read but I find this list interesting so I’ll comment.  
The first on the list is blueberries. Blueberries has made every list on this subject for the past five years so I agree [more...]

Celebrate your mom! If you live in the Los Angeles/South Bay part of L.A. consider taking your mom to a very special Mother’s Day cooking class at the South Bay School of Cooking.
This special class is called, Cooking French with Saveur magazine for Mother’s Day.
South Bay School of Cooking has been invited to partner with Saveur [more...]

Fattoush

Originally uploaded by benjaminsiegel.

The sound of the word “fattoush” makes me think of a descriptive part of my anatomy and it isn’t pretty.
That aside, I’ve enjoyed two Fattoush salads and now that I know its joys, will order again.
The most recent Fattoush salad was [more...]

Lately, it seems that whenever I get together with my fellow food writers the issue of good service/hospitality comes up. We’ve pretty much decided that when it comes to the question, “Which comes first — good food or good service?”, good service wins every time.
Well, I’ll admit that I dine out more than most people [more...]

It’s Friday! And to celebrate the weekend, I have given you an easy chicken recipe paired with wines. There’s only a few ingredients, but this dish is bursting with flavor. So go ahead — show off your skills.
Your recipe this week is for Balsamic Chicken. This tastes best using the dark meat with the skin on (hence, [more...]