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I was at a supermarket yesterday and one of our expert cheese stockers told me “Your metabolism & immune system changes every 7 years”. He chimed in after the expert behind the cheese counter confidentially told me that “your taste buds change every 3 months”. Does being an expert in cheese make you an expert in Metabolism, … Read more
There are so many opportunities to take what you already have in your pantry and play. Spice Blog 2014 today is just about that: What to mix, rub and blend together to get the flavor you can savor. Yesterday’s blog was vegan, so let’s start with our beef eaters today. How about taking some grass … Read more
It’s Pumpkin Time again! And before I start giving you recipes and tuning you into vegan recipes from a friend of mine Tracy Childs and her blog Veg-Appeal, I would like to remind you to buy organic. You can draw on it, put stickers on it and still be able to eat it after Halloween. … Read more
I have really come to enjoy my weekly Hot Topic Sizzle and this week features a New Sugar. As someone in the food/food & wine industry, with a great blog and several companies to my name I have people emailing me for attention to their products. And there are some products that are upcoming worth … Read more
Remember the story from The Green Grocer, who posted a sign about Kashi (a company whose PR makes them sound safe and sane)? NO CHEF! Yes! If you missed it, here’s what it said: “You might be wondering where your favorite Kashi cereals have gone. It has recently come to our attention that 100% of … Read more
As someone in the food industry, I am forever receiving emails from people asking me to use their product. And one of the most difficult things to do is pick the best olive oil. I’ve tried oils from Spain, oils from Napa and oils from right here in San Diego. And I just keep … Read more
Have we gotten to that? Really? That Cricket Bars will start showing up on planes? That’s the word from NewHope360. They claim that “JetBlue recently announced a partnership with AccelFoods, an incubator for startup natural food companies, to provide snack boxes for hungry travelers on select flights. Included in the boxes will be …. EXO—makers … Read more
Here’s an opportunity to support Paint Encinitas and the Encinitas Community Garden. If you’ve ever wanted to be part of a community garden and have your own plot, now is the time to contact The Community Garden in Encinitas. Artist Taylor Gallegos is the second artist chosen by Paint Encinitas to share his artwork. This … Read more
I see things through different eyes than most people, especially when it comes to Cooking Shows and Movies. In the last couple of years, as Chefs have become the craze…. and locally people consider me to be a ‘Celebrity Chef’, I have come to realize my lot in life is to guide people into a … Read more
One of the things I have heard from others is that they don’t know what spices to mix. RIGHT CHEF! And I do have to say, that even though I have read book after book about spices, and article after article and recipe after recipe? YES CHEF? It’s really about the combinations your own particular … Read more