The ONE day I don’t check the Today Show schedule and set my DVR is the day that the Barefoot Contessa visits the set and showcases some great ideas for Holiday Entertaining. Thank god for the Today Show website where you can find not only this morning’s fabulous video, but also her recipes for Chipotle & Rosemary Roasted Nuts, Lemon Chicken Breasts with Couscous With Toasted Pine Nuts and Easy Cranberry & Apple Cake. Now – how easy is that? {Read More}
Nigella Lawson To Visit Philadelphia, New York and More
October 28, 2010 By 3 Comments
What a year it has been for book-signings in the Philadelphia area – Giada de Laurentiis, Daisy Martinez, Tyler Florence, Bobby Flay, Barefoot Contessa and NOW one of my absolute favorites – Nigella Lawson. I never really told you the story of how I started to understand that I really could cook, did I. The long and the short of it is that I can credit Nigella as one of my first culinary inspirations along side of Colin Cowie. When {Read More}
10 Commandments To Remember When Attending NYC Wine and Food Festival
October 12, 2010 By 2 Comments
As this was my first New York City Wine & Food Festival, I went into this sorta green. I have attended SOBE before but this was in the Big Apple, home of all things Food Network. Now that I’m slowly marinating on all that took place, here are a few helpful hints for those planning on attending NYCWFF next year… 1. Forget the cute stiletto-esque boots and be reasonable – wear flats. See, I wore these 4″ fab military boots that I wear {Read More}
Bobby Flay To Visit Philadelphia
September 30, 2010 By 2 Comments
The holidays are fast approaching and, with that, are the celebrity chefs that will be on tour promoting their new cookbooks. I heard from a little bird that Food Network’s Bobby Flay will be visiting the Philadelphia area for a book signing of his new cookbook, Bobby Flay’s Throwdown!: More Than 100 Recipes from Food Network’s Ultimate Cooking Challenge. On Bobby’s tour schedule: two Williams-Sonoma locations – King of Prussia and The Bellevue in Center City. I was told that this will {Read More}
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