Restaurant Week Reviews 2013 from the Chef Marian Table!

First-hand in our faces at all these places…. here’s your Restaurant Week Reviews from our view! Should we start with dessert? YES CHEF! PLEASE!! Ok…. this smiley face Coconut Panna Cotta with a caramel rum sauce is at Sbicca. The only thing better than that? Their Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding with Tahitian Vanilla Bean Gelato. … Read more

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7 things a Nutritionist would never eat ~ from Shape Magazine ~ brought to you by Chef Marian

Shape Magazine is a very cool place to get interesting, informative articles. I have been concentrating on taking sugar and things that turn to sugar like pasta and bread, out of my diet. The only, I mean only way I have been able to make this shift is to truly understand that sugar = inflamation. Inflamation … Read more

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Thoughts of Labor Day and 230 Forest, Laguna Beach.

Kale Salad at 230 Forest in Laguna. It doesn’t get much better than that! Yesterday, my daughter and I drove up the coast to celebrate Labor Day. Now, for me Labor Day has always meant just that: I had 2 or 3 dozen people to the house, ‘prepped’ for DAYS, with stuffing dates with bleu … Read more

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Gluten Free Cookies on 800-Candygram.com!

Well, it seems like Gluten Free is going mainstream! Candygram.com is now offering, in addition to what their customers have obviously asked for, (junk, junk and more junk) Organic Chocolate, Organic Coconut Oil and Gluten Free Cookies. But these are not just Gluten Free Cookies. They’re from the people who make Kendall Jackson Wine! A … Read more

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San Diego’s Sushi: Harney Sushi gets a ‘nod’ from Business Insider

There are so many people that are afraid of eating raw fish, but there may be an answer. San Diego’s Sushi apparently has the new and improved Harney Sushi! Nate Hindman and Joe Epstein did not give Chef Marian a written invitation, when they decided to go on the road and explore food across America … Read more

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