Hey! The Tribune put out their recommendations for Best Vegan Restaurants. But my recommendation today is a Restaurant Review: Ponte Vecchio -Trattoria- with both great plant based and not plant based options. That means everyone can eat there! I love it when a restaurant works to make dining inclusive not exclusive. It’s very intimate…..they’re right … Read more
Read MoreWhen you hear ‘Drive for Great Food’ you probably think we are doing some kind of food drive to help the homeless. Right? YES CHEF! Well, that’s not exactly what I’m talking about here. And I should say Drive or FLY for Great Food, cause I am giving you the heads up for the finalists … Read more
Read MoreAccording to National Public Radio (NPR), Chef Paul Bocuse died this past Saturday. The celebrity chef and restaurateur, who built an empire worth more than $60 million, died in his sleep at his home in Collonges-au-Mont-d’or, the place of his birth, reports French newspaper Le Monde. As a rising chef in the 1960s and ’70s, … Read more
Read MoreAccording to Tasting Table, the new list of Top Restaurants Worldwide came out and I think for those of us who like to travel, it’s important to plan vacations around good restaurants, that you otherwise would not get to experience. When I traveled the world for 3 years, I experienced food from Alain Ducasse, Joël Robuchon, Gordon … Read more
Read MoreThis is – Restaurant Review: PF Changs – What you don’t know will hurt you. When I look back at over 400 blogs that I have done since 2011, including Restaurant Reviews regularly, there’s only one time I can think of that I mentioned anything negative about a restaurant, because it’s a tough industry and I’m … Read more
Read MoreTonight’s delight? Harry’s Bar & Grill, La Jolla. You remember me talking about Harry’s Bar & Grill in Century City and Rome? This was one in their chain that now has been released to a fabulous restauranteur Garo Minassian. I remember Garo from the days of Scalini’s, when my kids were 5 and 7. They’re … Read more
Read MoreEvery so often, I offer people with their own area of expertise an opportunity to ‘guest blog’ on ChefMarian.com. Jax eats Vegan, and is a perfect person to talk about trying to eat within her parameters at an upscale restaurant. It’s a good story with a happy ending! I’m a sucker for a happy ending! … Read more
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