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Quick Bites from the Chocolate Show in New York City

Recently, New York City’s Metropolitan Pavilion hosted the 12th annual Chocolate Show. I learned a few tasty things. First, it’s important to sit up front when you watch cooking demonstrations because samples are usually gone by the time they get to the poor saps (read: me) in the bac...

Diary of a Wannabe TV Chef Pt. 12

This is the latest installment in a continuing series that documents my personal quest to become the host of my own cooking show. Since this is a relatively new “career,” there are no vocational programs or community college courses to prepare me for it. From what I have seen, the two...

Asheville, NC: Nine Mile Restaurant

Sometimes the best discoveries require a little work. Like getting off the beaten path and slowing down to enjoy the scenery. When I switched jobs, I had the pleasure of discovering a new section of town, complete with new places to have lunch. A lunchtime walk through the historic district of Mo...

Does Counting Calories Count?

If you live in New York City or one of the major metro areas that have legislation requiring fast-food and chain restaurants to post calorie counts on their menu, then you might have experienced sticker shock when ordering your favorite morning bagel or a seemingly healthy salad. There goes a say...

Michel Cluizel’s 99% 85% Ganaches

Blue Monday

I have a big passion for retro/classic candies. I think the biggest reason, aside from the fact that they’re usually delicious, is that they’re a marriage between two of some of my favorite things: food and history. So when I heard about the very retro/regional bar, Blue Monday,...