In Los Angeles, we head to Malibu to get our first view of the ocean and eat at Duke’s Malibu. Duke’s is named for Duke Paca Kahanamaku, an amazing man. According to the restaurant’s website, Duke was a full blooded Hawaiian and a descendant of
Just got back from SlowFoodUSA National Leadership Conference. It was held in one of my favorite cities in the US, New Orleans, Louisiana. Or N’ahlins as the natives tend to say. The first night, we were feted with an incredible opening reception at Dickie Brennan’s
I went to Estrella del Norte Vineyards in Nambe this weekend. Eileen and Richard have done an amazing job with their vineyard in only a few years. They have a prize winning Pinot Noir from the grapes grown right there and some other nice wines
Early Easter and a celebratory dinner. It’s still cold but we are all hopeful that spring is on the way. As usual, I start with wine and cheese in the living room but I went very light with a chenin blanc and a boursin
We were in Oxnard, CA this last weekend. Oxnard is an agricultural area. A lot of strawberries come from Oxnard. There is also a lot of beach front homes and that’s where we were. It’swarm there and after this winter in New Mexico , I’m so happy to
It has been a brutally cold winter here in Ojo Caliente. We’ve dealt with burst pipes; a cold, cold dining room; frozen pipes in one of the bedrooms. The days have seemed especially short even though I know they are as short or as long
So many little pink plastic babies. So, as Ellen suggested (see Gumbo Tales), I made King Buns for Mardi Gras. As you can see I put the babies on top rather than inside. They appear to be frolicking and sliding across the icing but if
I didn’t imagine that there’s a new movement underway in southern cooking. It’s called Southern Foodways. According to their website, “We stage events, produce documentary films, publish compendiums of great writing, and perhaps most important – document and map our region’s culinary standard bearers through
Sunday I spent the day with my dear friend, Debbie. She drove me around the new Nashville showing me the sights. We drive down 12th Avenue which is enjoying quite the renaissance. The area is known as the Gulch and even has its own website,
Saturday night in Nashville: I remember when Jody Faison and Randy Rayburn began to change how we Nashvillians thought about food. Before Randy and Jody, Tex-Mex was considered novel cuisine, guacamole came in industrial sized cans from Robert Orr Sysco and the waitresses pronounced quesadilla
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