Videos

Ratatouille Cooking Scene & Preview

May 17, 2011

Ratatouille and Despicable Me, my favorite movies of all time, and only because of the food I give Ratatouille first place! I can watch this cooking scene over and over again and somehow it always gets me right back into the kitchen. I swear last time I watched it I could actually smell the omelette [...]

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Deruta Italian Ceramic Plate Giveaway

February 25, 2011

This Giveaway Is Closed ! Deruta, a small medieval looking town on a hillside in Umbria Italy, where some of the most beautiful ceramics ( ceramiche majolica ) come from. Made by talented artisans in over 200 workshops and sold all over the world, your kitchen is simply not complete without one of these pieces. [...]

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Bistecca Alla Fiorentina or Florentina Steak

February 15, 2011

Ok, I wasn’t the one who invented Florentina Steak, they were cooking it way before I was born but we happen to share the same name so I thought: hey, why not talk a little bit about the family…?! Bistecca Fiorentina or Tuscan style steak, is a thick porterhouse steak that includes the fillet and [...]

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L-O-V-E NAT KING COLE

February 14, 2011

Happy Valentine’s Day !

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Chocolate Covered Strawberries Video

February 13, 2011
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Chocolate Covered Strawberries – because it is Valentine’s Day, it is a romantic treat and you can make them better than any grocery store could. This is a simple guide and video I put together today, you may of course add your own touch by also dipping the strawberries in some sprinkles, shredded coconut or [...]

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Debi Mazar & Gabriele Corcos in ” Extra Virgin “

January 12, 2011
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There’s good news in the foodie world kids! In exactly one week from today, on January 19th 2011 the ” Extra Virgin ” cooking show will premiere on the Cooking Channel. It is not your typical scripted blah blah how to boil water kind of show, but one driven by passion and the real life [...]

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Cooking with Actor Christopher Walken

October 15, 2010
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photo credit: John Harrison You have got to love this Academy Award-winning actor that appeared in over 100 movies but has more to say about food than acting. His father had a bakery in Queens NY, where Walken and his brothers used to work as kids. He was the guy delivering cakes and responsible to [...]

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