I know I haven't posted a recipe in some time now, but I'll be back soon, I promise. I've been busy doing life things and obviously time is speeding up as a month now feels like a week. Enough excuses though, I plan to post at least one new recipe per week from now on. I also plan to start a newsletter, become more active on social media, and generally make … [Read more...] about List of Chef Quotes on Food and Life
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Fancy Junk Food Plated for the Classy Crowd
For those who haven't seen this guy on Instagram yet, here's some of his junk food art. Chef Jacques La Merde uses snack foods, fast food, frozen dinner foods, processed food, chocolate bars, and other cheap and trashy delights to create plates that wouldn't look out of place in a Michelin star restaurant charging more for a meal than a large family spends on groceries each … [Read more...] about Fancy Junk Food Plated for the Classy Crowd
The Art of Setting the Table Auction
Continuing on with things I can't afford in the kitchen, I was just browsing through an upcoming auction online at Sotheby's auctionhouse in Paris. It covers a wide range of items but they're all based around the art of the table, so it's mostly kitchenware, tableware, cutlery, and food related things. Sotheby's says "This sale will be a magical and gourmet event in the build … [Read more...] about The Art of Setting the Table Auction
Largest White Truffle to be Sold
The world's largest white truffle will be auctioned off by Sotheby's auction house in New York this weekend. Nicknamed 'Big Boy' and weighing in at 4.16 pounds or 1.89 kilos, the giant fungus is almost twice as large as the previous record. A member of the Balestra Family of Sabatino Truffles in Italy found the giant white monster a week ago in the Umbrian region of the … [Read more...] about Largest White Truffle to be Sold
My New Camera Nikon D90
It has been months since I have had a digital SLR camera, so I'm pretty excited about my new toy. It's a Nikon D90, 12.3 megapixel D-SLR with two lenses and a bunch of accessories. I really wanted a Canon camera but this Nikon came up at a good price, so I bought it (second hand). Beggars can't be choosers! So, I now have no excuses to not post more recipes. For a while there I … [Read more...] about My New Camera Nikon D90