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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Stratford Court Cafe Review from Chef Marian

Talk about your favorite Garden Cafe? It’s called Stratford Court Cafe in the center of Del Mar (west side of the street, within site from Camino Del Mar). And here’s the Stratford Court Cafe Review… just to give you a ‘heads up’. I went to their ‘about’ page, hoping to learn more about the family … Read more

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Frozen Food is on the decline – Give me an AMEN! From Chef Marian!

According to The Specialty Food News, which does articles for people in the food industry, Frozen Food is on the decline!  “Frozen meal sales dropped 3 percent to $8.92 billion from 2009 through 2013, according to data from Euromonitor International”. I personally think there are 3 factors: We have become a ‘foodie’ nation, and it’s now … Read more

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Notes from my On Stage Cooking Class at The Del Mar Fairgrounds – Foods That Fight Cancer

Sorry it’s taken a couple of days, but there were other blogs in me that needed to be said. As promised, here are the Foods That Fight Cancer notes. Isn’t that cool? When you come to one of my Cooking Classes you never have to scramble to write notes cause here they are? YES CHEF! … Read more

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Something is going around – so here are Soups from Celebrities and Chef Marian – easy and flavorful!

Congratulations to Mark Bittman and the article about his soups written in the New York Times. Here…. take a look at the pix: So I recently needed to cook soup for a client without salt. Whoooot? Yes. But you know there are other things like Caramelized onions done in a balsamic glaze (to give you … Read more

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