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Chefs’ Night Out Last night, I attended the Chefs’ Night Out party hosted by Bon Appetit at the Edison Ballroom in New York City.  It’s kind of an unofficial kick-off for the James Beard weekend of festivities leading up to the James Beard Awards Ceremony and Gala Reception at Lincoln Center on Sunday, June 8. Chefs’ […]

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Glories of Spring: Morels Despite a gossamer gloss of frost in the low-lying areas of my neighborhood this morning, an honest sign of Spring reassuringly appeared at my local farmer’s market today: MORELS!! Like ramps and truffles, morels are one of those highly sought-after treasures of a narrow-banded growing season that, despite their oft-inflated cost, […]

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There are those dream teams of the culinary world that, during their collaboration, affect something of a perfect storm in the kitchen. In Kansas City, I can think of a two such collaborations. There were Debbie Gold and Michael Smith, who first worked together at The American Restaurant in the late ’90s. After winning the […]

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Last year, WWF-Australia organized the inaugural Earth Hour. 2.2 millions residents and 2,100 businesses of Sydney turned off their lights for one hour. This collective effort reduced Sydney’s energy consumption by 10.2% for one hour, which is the equivalent effect of taking 48,000 cars off the road for a year. Many major global cities were […]

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Sources tell me that Rob Dalzell’s new venture in the Power & Light District, chefBURGER, will open its doors today, Monday, March 10. I have no idea if that is for lunch or dinner.  I drove by the corner Saturday, and it appeared ready to go (it’s quite snappy-looking, the odd burger-headed alien-like mascot aside). I’ll be […]

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We (Kansas City) are on the cusp having two locally-owned and operated dedicated burger spots. From reports, these are no road-side diner sandwiches; the “gourmet burger” is about to arrive in Kansas City. On March 20, Eddie Crane, owner of The Drop on Martini Corner, will be opening the doors of Blanc at 419 Westport […]

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There’s a spunky lady over at Zingerman’s Deli in Ann Arbor, where I spent a few years digging a hole in my wallet getting a higher degree. She is the famous fine-foods purveyor’s resident “Chocolate Lady.” To most, she’s known as “Duff.”  Despite her easy-going personality, Duff is an intense chocolate taster.  Her job requires it. She nibbles her away […]

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… Julie Andrews sings hers, Oprah broadcasts hers, so I figure I get to blog about a few of my favorite things. I recently considered getting therapy when I realized that I had made friends with my FedEx delivery buddy. u.e. got online order-happy and had purchased nearly thirtyfood-related books, mostly cookbooks, in the course […]

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