Many years ago, I worked in cable television to support my culinary habit of wanting tasting menus at fine restaurants. Thank you Charlie Trotter for helping me part with many hard earned dollars. In my business, we had a group of customers we referred to as “truck chasers.” These delicious … Read More
We’re always looking for ways to make real food feel special for kids, and frankly I will take any ideas you all have for getting your kids to eat the good stuff when they’d rather have fast food. We tried this approach.
You know how every fast food chain celebrates a … Read More
Act 2. Because we grilledan extra pork tenderloin the night before, we get to, or should I say the family gets to make a meal that falls somewhere between a chinese hot pot and a Japanese ramen noodle dish. Wait until you see how our cup ‘o vegetables put cup … Read More
The effort:payoff ratio with pork tenderloin simply doesn’t compute. Pork tenderloin, grilled for ten minutes, will get raves of deliciousness even from a kid who isn’t a protein lover. Then kick it up with some herbs and spice that crust up on the fire and, well, it just isn’t fair … Read More
Do you have your very own holiday tradition? Something uniquely yours – perhaps it’s a themed meal or a religious ceremony or just a bouquet of annual depression – something you do each year to commemorate the season. My mother once started a tradition of serving ham hocks on Christmas … Read More