One of my absolute fave LA people, Rissa, called me the other night with the news that she was about the encounter the one and only Comfort Truck. See what happened when she met the one and only Chef Brian Hill on her quest for some comfort food. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks to Twitter, I have developed a mild fascination with gourmet food trucks in Los Angeles. On any given day, trucks can be found from the Valley to the South {Read More}
B[u]y The Book: Nigella Christmas and a Tried & True Recipe for Bourbon Glazed Ribs…
December 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Before you remind me of exactly what date it is and how I should have reviewed this BEFORE the holidays, hold up. I have to say Nigella Christmas: Food Family Friends Festivities by Nigella Lawson has recipes that are not just for the holidays. I have to confess that I was hesitant to pick this up because I thought “Lys, why the heck do you need a cookbook just for Christmas?!?!?” as my cookbook shelf began to scream in horror {Read More}
B[u]y The Book: Martha Stewart’s Dinner At Home…
December 2, 2009 By 1 Comment
Last month, I was able to attend the Martha Stewart event at the King of Prussia Williams-Sonoma. First of all, can I say there were over 300 people waiting in line to meet the one and only Martha Stewart to get their cookbook signed. It was craziness to say the least. Creative Catering replicated some of the dishes for the eager crowd and, in my opinion, they did a phenomenal job. Plus, Cupcakes Gourmet replicated the Coconut Cupcakes for everyone {Read More}
Julie & Julia – A Movie Must See…
August 9, 2009 By 3 Comments
I had a chance to catch an advance screening of Columbia Picture’s new film, Julie & Julia and, quite frankly, I’m speechless. It’s a movie that just resonated with this gal, that being one person finding their voice through cooking. I remember that often I would catch Julia Child’s show on PBS growing up and would watch fascinated as she would take ordinary ingredients and bring them to life in something absolutely divine. Julia Child was often paradied but there was no {Read More}
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