Used to be, it was the Brentwood and Malibu parties that everyone looked to as the closest thing to a high level social scene in California. Not anymore, or at least they’re getting competition from the parties up north. Silicon Valley is driving business, social and often political influence these days. Entertaining is now part of its portfolio. And if…
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Food App Review of the Week: Rick Bayless: Mexican Essentials
Rick Bayless: Mexican Essentials Developer: Chronicle Books Cost: $2.99 (regularly $4.99) Runs on: iPhone Website: www.chroniclebooks.com Version: 1.0 Growing up in Southern California puts you in an environment where Mexican food is a household and neighborhood staple, which may shock some of the uninitiated, who assume it’s just tacos and burritos. Even if you’re not hip to the variety that…
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Chefs Phillips and Vedat Make Music in James Beard’s Kitchen
(Banner photo © Ted Axelrod 2012) What do you get when you combine Executive Chefs Charles Phillips of Nashville’s 1808 Grille with Hus Vedat of London’s Caxton Grill in America’s most distinguished kitchen, at the legendary James Beard House in Greenwich Village? You get five courses of the freshest, most flavorful elements of New American and European cuisine. And you…
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Food App Review of the Week: FOOD & WINE Cocktails
FOOD & WINE Cocktails Developer: American Express Publishing Cost: Free Runs on: iPhone Website: http://www.foodandwine.com/mobile-apps Version: 1.01 This is the fourth FOOD & WINE magazine app, but the first we’ve reviewed. Other apps from them include Best New Chefs for the iPhone and Wine for Android devices. The Cocktails app is iPhone-exclusive and is sponsored by Belvedere. This is the…
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French Cuisine on the Wane in U.S.
If Pittsburgh PA is any indication for the rest of the country, fewer diners are choosing French cuisine for their night out. According to an article in the May 13 Post Gazette, the city has seen five of its French restaurants close in less than a decade. Reasons for the demise include both a look at France’s intractable emphasis on…
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The Best Things Mom Taught Me About Food
Times have changed in the kitchen. New ways of cooking, better appliances, more gender mixing (female chefs, male home cooks) are all signs of progress. But most of us still have our strongest associations of food and cooking with our moms. Sunday is the big day where Mom theoretically gets a break from the kitchen but today we’re going to…
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