Restaurants have really come a long way in Scottsdale. I had an opportunity to revisit one of my favorite, Cowboy Ciao yesterday. It again surprised me with a variety of flavors. Well known food blogger, Noshtopia joined me in the fun. Started with the Johnny Apple – green apples, pecans, pickled onions over arugula. Entrée Braised Pork Rib … Read More
What’s Your Last Supper?
Let’s just imagine you know you’re going die and you could have any meal in the world what would that be? This was the most interesting dinner conversation I’ve had in a long time. I was at the Publican. John started it when I asked him what his favorite daily eats is. He replied that would be impossible to answer … Read More
Merry Christmas, Happy 2010
It was a wonderful Christmas at the Spataro home in Gilbert, AZ. My brother selected the recipes for Christmas Eve dinner. We had baked salmon, halibut mediterranean, baked stuff shrimp, lobster bisque, lobster pot pie with green bean salad. My brother make home made chocolate candies. The truffled dark chocolates on the lollipop stick was amazing. Joanne brought baby Tillman … Read More
Holiday Candy
My brother, Tom gave Anita Chu’s “A Field Guide to Candy” a try. For Thanksgiving, Tom made the Chocolate Peanut Butter candies. Tom’s candies have a familiar taste almost similar to a childhood favorite: Reese’s peanut butter cup. But there is a freshness to Tom’s candies and choices that can be made with chocolate and peanut butter. I could image … Read More
Books for Sweet Lovers and Wine Novices
Wine and Candy, two great tasting foods, that are delicious and mysterious. To the average person deciding on a wine to purchase can be a mind boggling. Wine Secrets, Advice from Winemakers, Sommeliers, and Connoisseurs, by Marnie Old, provides a user’s guide to taking the overwhelming complexities out of the grape. Marnie Old takes the novice wine drinker from wine … Read More
Schwa – Chicago
Amuse is Amused or better yet a symphony for the tongue presented by master chief, Michael Carlson. Every experience at Schwa is probably unique to the patron. For me Schwa is a legendary adventure, where taste makes taste. You have to have an incredible palette to understand the complexities of this type of cuisine. I have never experienced combinations that are art … Read More
Where do you hulu?
Yeah that’s right I hulu too. I hulu while I’m cooking, but I’m not watching cooking shows I usually watch sci-fi. According to some researchers women don’t usually watching sci-fi…yeah right. Here’s a list of my favorite sci-fi on hulu:Firefly – why did they ever cancel the series when it was on tv?Battlestar Galactica – finally! A sci-fi show with … Read More
Let Her Eat Chocolate Cake!
I went to Market Café for the first time. I read about the quality of food from this Hell’s Kitchen eatery. I also heard about the service. Despite the pros and cons I wanted to experience this for myself, this is my neighborhood after all. First Market Café is all about the food and the food is awesome. I had … Read More
Spring on Park
Surprise and delight at the detail of all things spring. This is a restaurant that not only believes in sensory experience but provides a seasonal twist. This is a smart fresh concept and I love it. From the awning at the entrance to the hallway bar nook your senses are engrossed in all things spring. The menu is the season. … Read More
Park Avenue Bistro Hosts Food Blogger’s Dinner
It was a lovely evening with hosts Tim Brown, owner and eventeur of Park Avenue Bistro and Nancy Swiezy, personal relations and 1st generation internet entrepreneur. Executive Chef, Gonzalo Compos cooked up a delicious feast for New York’s most famous food bloggers. The evening started with puff pastry with caramelized onions and sardines with fresh basil, mini taco of tuna … Read More
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