Updated July 2024. For me, this is the time of year for a good gin & tonic, and judging by the shortage of tonic waters at the local grocery stores right now, I'm not the only one who thinks so. I thought it would be a good time to update the recipe in this article from July 2014. Don't want to make your own? I have our ratings of commercial tonic waters, which you can read … [Read more...] about Making Tonic Water from Scratch – My Descent into Madness
Making Tonic Water from Scratch – My Descent into Madness
Book Review: The Way We Ate: 100 Chefs Celebrate a Century at the American Table
My first subscription to a food magazine (1972) wasn't Gourmet, but of a publication called 'Sphere' which went on to be Cuisine. I didn't know it was a Betty Crocker magazine at the time, I only knew that it offered great recipes, taking me to countries I could only dream of at the time. Reading this cookbook was a lovely reminder of the many recipes shared, dinner with … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Way We Ate: 100 Chefs Celebrate a Century at the American Table
Interview: John Gorham – Firing on All Cylinders
This is the second in a series of interviews which first appeared in About Face Magazine by Chris Angelus of the terrific Portland Food Adventures.Maybe it’s an ego thing, but I take this whole Portland thing seriously. So, as it so often does, when the query comes from people who have a couple of days to grab some Portland and run, I am always proud to make people aware … [Read more...] about Interview: John Gorham – Firing on All Cylinders
Halloween Spoof of Alinea in Chicago
From the Huffington Post - Now that restaurants are getting into the dress-up game for Halloween, Real Kitchen in Chicago decided it would go as one of the world's most lauded eateries -- and the results are truly terrifying.The 32-year-old chef said he dreamed up the Alinea-esque menu by sitting down brainstorming "the most ridiculous thing I could." A former saucier at … [Read more...] about Halloween Spoof of Alinea in Chicago
The One Where the Oregonian Reviewed Ahi Sushi + Tapas
I don't normally mention reviews here, but occasionally one comes along that is so jaw dropping, I make an exception. Case in point, a dual review on OregonLive.com of Daruma Sushi and Ahi Sushi + Tapas.I should mention that I was a victim of the latter restaurant over the weekend, so it seems my experience which echos Mr. Russell's was not a fluke. You should read the two … [Read more...] about The One Where the Oregonian Reviewed Ahi Sushi + Tapas