Click here if you missed Part 1. Claiming a restaurant to be the Favorite in the World is a big leap! What I have found is that a restaurant experience is much more than just the food - it's also about time, place, people and experience. While the food at Rao's is absolutely fabulous, yes, I've eaten in restaurants that…
There are many, many "Best of" lists that come out every year. Lists of cookbooks are no exception. My friends at "Eat Your Books" put together this "Best of 2014" list by taking 312 lists and combining them. There were a total of 2,922 books mentioned by these lists. Interestingly, there were 844 different books mentioned with 434 getting only…
It's that time of year again and the menu for Christmas Dinner is always one I struggle over. Should I go with the expected or do something different? Christmas is on Thursday this year and we don't have a lot of time ahead of the holiday to do much prep work. Since I always teach a class around Christmas featuring…
Isn’t it amazing how much food contributes to memories of different experiences. We each have moments that are etched into our memories for one reason or another. Lori and I have had some awesome opportunities to travel and experience sights, sounds and tastes in different parts of the world. I used to travel globally on business, so I’ve seen and…