Sometimes you want to root for the home girl.
Last weekend, we went to the Phoenix farmers market (the one downtown). I’d heard that Chef John Sharpe from La Posada in Winslow, AZ (yes, same town the Eagles crooned something about standing on a corner) was going to be at the market with his new cookbook.
Dang, [...]
Entries from February 2009
February 25, 2009
Don’t eat this at home…
February 24, 2009
Cute Overload…
What can you do with the darling little clementines known as Cuties? They’re so easy to peel that eating them out of hand is the simplest way to go.
They’re loaded with Vitamin C, potassium, folate and other B vitamins (and I just read a story this morning that scientists believe B vitamins can help vision [...]
February 22, 2009
How’d You Get That Job?
My mouth is wide open, I’m flat on my back and two pairs of hands are inside my mouth. One of those hands is holding a drill. “So,” my dentist asks nonchalantly, “How’d you get that job?”
He’s referring to the food critic part of my multi-pronged culinary career. Unlike him, I need multiple streams of [...]
February 20, 2009
‘Appetite Stimulus Menu’ – Sushi Roku
Now that’s a creative way to entice diners, don’t you think?
Cleverness aside, the Sunday through Thursday dinner only special menu is a smoking deal at one of the hippest restaurants in Scottsdale.
It’s a three course menu for only 30 bucks (excluding tax/tip/drinks, of course.)
Choose either a land or sea starter, a sushi entree and finish [...]
February 18, 2009
Too much comfort…
Enough with the comfort food, already, don’t you think? Have you noticed that every single magazine related to food or lifestyle is peppering us with comfort food?
“You need comfort food in this economy” they say. Yet, if you keep your old magazines from years past, you’ll see that January through March, comfort food [...]
February 11, 2009
Go Green with Spirit…
We may never surpass the Russians in vodka consumption but apparently we’re giving it our best shot, based on the expanded shelf space dedicated to the popular white spirit and the sheer number of new vodka-based drinks.
Now there’s an American “green” choice, giving double meaning to the “drink responsibly” mantra.
Distilled in Missouri, the 360 Vodka [...]
February 10, 2009
Fire Roasted Tomatoes…
Grilling tomatoes for salsa brings a whole other flavor layer to the mix, a deeper, richer flavor. Unless you grill the tomatoes over a wood grill, you won’t get a big smoky flavor, but the charred skins will add depth.
Grill the chiles, too (jalapeno, serrano or other green chiles, like New Mexican green or poblano) [...]
February 6, 2009
The Perfect Answer…
Finally, I had the perfect answer to a question I get on a daily basis. As a restaurant critic, people want me to recommend “the perfect” restaurant for them. Problem is, restaurants are a lot like clothes. One size or one particular style usually doesn’t fit all, and I rarely know enough about the stranger [...]
February 2, 2009
Soak it up…
She sits in the window, chin raised, eyes closed, bathing in the warm afternoon sun. Dogs love catching a few rays, but their masters physically need sunshine. Our bodies, the skin in particular, convert ultraviolet rays from the sun into Vitamin D.
Some nutritionists argue that we can’t get all the Vitamin D we need from [...]
