Grand Re-opening Chicago Kitchen
Headline: Chicago Kitchen has their grand re-opening today! It looks better. It tastes better! Two posts in one day? (Scroll down to see ‘Live your best life’ if that’s what you came here for). I just want to remind you that if you want to taste really good food from Chicago PLUS the Chef Marian … Read more
Read MoreLiving your best life
Today I want to talk about living your best life. At the end of all the ‘prep’ work, the end of all the barbecuing, the end of all the programming my itunes to make sure I had enough good music, and after all the eating and drinking and story telling and laughing at this Fourth … Read more
Read MoreTime to stand up for GMO Labeling!
I always talk about this…. how recently it seems that we are reading that most breadcrumbs are back into hydrogenated oil (something our bodies don’t process) because they think we’ve somehow forgotten it’s not good for us…. Either that, or perhaps they think we’re no longer reading labels. Which brings me to the topic of … Read more
Read More6 week Summer Series requiring Experts and Restaurants with private rooms.
mm@ChefMarian.com I have a new Summer Series that I am doing with San Diego Foodies called Food &…… (topic), gathering a panel of experts or people with knowledge in their field to discuss some of the issues (some say do it this way, others say do it that way) along with food I prepare or … Read more
Read MoreIs Maple Syrup that different from Pancake Syrup?
Do we know the difference between pancake syrup and Maple Syrup? Geez, after all this time, I hope so. All those brand named Pancake Syrups have High Fructose Corn Syrup. And while there are differing opinions – with some saying studies show High Fructose makes people obese, we have to recognize other people saying … Read more
Read MoreAnyone need a ‘sure fire’ way to make Pork Ribs this Memorial Day?
2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1 tablespoon honey 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 2 pounds pork short spareribs You marinade the ribs overnight. If you have a FoodSaver, sucking the air out of the bag and spreading the meat … Read more
Read MoreSunday’s Cooking Class? We rocked the casbah… we rocked the casbah! lol
I would say the MOST AMAZING thing about the cooking classes I do…. the most AMAZING thing about the Food & Wine Tasting Dinners are: WE ALWAYS ATTRACT NICE PEOPLE. Whoot? Is it that Foodies are nicer than most people? Smarter than most? Happier than most? More interesting than most? Well, Yes. Yes. That’s what … Read more
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