Villa Capri hits a home run! Review from Chef Marian!

How many people know about Villa Capri? Have you eaten there? Do you know who the owners are, their background, the flavors they create? NO CHEF! I didn’t think so. It’s a restaurant for ‘locals’. And if you don’t live in ‘the hood’? You probably think it’s just some cheap Italian ‘style’ restaurant… the one’s … Read more

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Hot Topic Sizzle: Paper, Plastic or Nothing?

Here’s your latest Hot Topic Sizzle. Are you using Paper, Plastic or Nothing at the Market? PAPER CHEF! Really? I’ll bet there are some people also using plastic because they can line their small garbages and recycle that bag, am I right? YES CHEF! YOU’RE PROBABLY RIGHT! So, the Hot Topic Sizzle is set by … Read more

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Jazz up the meal with… Low cost heart healthy Vegetable Stuffing

Vegetable Stuffing. Healthy Stuffing. Sounds like an oxymoron. And I mean with more good stuff on!  I mean stuffing is bread, right? RIGHT CHEF! But it doesn’t have to be. Just like when I cook a pasta dish and no longer use as much pasta, purposefully the bread can be the ‘vehicle’ that binds and makes … Read more

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The Trip to a Plant Based Lifestyle sounds easier than it is!

Straight out of the vegan mainstream google+ group comes this link to Kaiser’s recommendations to head yourself to a Plant Based Lifestyle. (See below for link after you’ve read this). But the Trip to a Plan Based Lifestyle sounds easier than it is! I would say it’s ‘well done’! Beautiful pictures, professionally captured. If nothing … Read more

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Top 3 Trends in Food Summer 2014 from Chef Marian

The Specialty Food Association is a company created for anyone in the food biz. So you’ve got a food store? Or you’re just someone who likes to eat? I thought you might be interest in hearing about what is ‘trending’ and later I will give you more specifics about the Top 3 Trends in Food. “New … Read more

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Finch’s Bistro & Wine Bar in La Jolla Review from Chef Marian!

Last night, about a dozen of us met up at Finch’s Bistro & Wine Bar in La Jolla to hear Sacha Boutros sing. Sacha is a song bird. The way I would describe her is: She’s the real deal. You watch her sing, you hear her sing, you listen to her entertain, and it’s totally … Read more

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Surprising information from new documentary: Cowspiracy. A ‘must see’ from Chef Marian!

There is one single industry destroying the planet more than any other. But no one wants to talk about it. Cowspiracy. A new documentary. Good lead in?  YES CHEF! Glad you like it because it’s all true. Just like ‘Forks over Knives’ changed my life, so did this new documentary, “Cowspiracy”. New info without actually … Read more

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