Chocolate martini at Ayza in Manhattan

Cocktails and chocolate in Midtown Manhattan. When I planned my trip to New York, I genuinely thought eight days would be enough time. After all, it wasn’t like I was visiting the city for the first time. I figured the TBEX travel bloggers conference would take two days, so that would leave six days to [...]

UN of food: Colombian and Uruguayan food in Queens

My culinary adventures in New York City continued in Queens. My Brooklyn-based host Mike was keen for a Queens outing so I met up with him after work and we caught the F train out to Jackson Heights. I had originally intended to go to Queens earlier in the day so I could visit some [...]

Cajun food in Staten Island – yes, really

The St George Parish Grill and Staten Island Museum. When I decided to visit all five boroughs of New York City on my recent trip, I didn’t have much of a plan for Staten Island. I knew I’d be staying in Brooklyn and making regular trips to Manhattan. The Bronx had the zoo and the [...]

Pearltrees lunch at Waterbar San Francisco

I’ve just got back from a lunch at Waterbar on Embarcadero in San Francisco with six other bloggers. We were hosted by Patrice Lamothe of a new social media company called Pearltrees. I greatly enjoyed the lunch and found the Pearltrees concept very interesting. Waterbar I eat out a lot but I rarely write about [...]

Best of the Web: A carnival of travel and food

Travel around the world with food, from gelato in Rome to coffee in Hanoi. Food in Europe Italy. David Lebovitz trades Paris for Rome and tries to find out how much gelato he can eat in a day. Spain. Michelle Rowe from The Australian takes a gastronomical tour of Madrid. France. These days it’s easy [...]

Recipe Road Test: Chocolate-Caramel Macadamia Nut Tart

A decadent chocolate-caramel dessert for impressing guests As a I cook I’m usually drawn to the simple and I rarely make something that requires multiple steps. So this tart was a departure for me, since it involved blind-baking pastry, making caramel, making chocolate ganache, assembling it all before the chocolate and caramel set, and piping [...]

Buffalo meat is healthy, tasty and eco-friendly

I am a convert to eating buffalo. Oh my. This time last year I penned an article for EcoSalon about the environmental arguments for Americans to eat buffalo. The main point is that rearing buffalo promotes the restoration of native grasslands in the prairies of the American West. However, as I was living in Britain [...]

Sustainable food: Web dust-up over Nestlé and palm oil

If you crossed Willy Wonka, you could end up in a garbage chute or transformed into a giant blueberry. Right now, Nestlé could be wishing it had the same power. In the Roald Dahl classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the worst Wonka had to deal with was a handful of rude children and their [...]

Spring cooking: Recipe for asparagus tart

An improvised tart to celebrate spring – perfect for a Sunday lunch with friends. The White Witch still has the East Coast in her wintry clutches, but here in Californarnia, Aslan is on the move. It’s spring! The song birds are pairing up, the squirrels are getting frisky, and the trees are in blossom. Best [...]

Baking recipe: Chocolate macadamia nut brownies

Super Bowl Sunday party Along with Thanksgiving, Super Bowl Sunday is a venerable American tradition with a focus on food. We had to feel our own way for Thanksgiving, but our neighbours invited us over for a Super Bowl party. This was my first time watching American football and I must admit it was pretty [...]

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