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Johnshaven is a coastal village along the North Sea located in Aberdeenshire, down the road from Grandpa in Laurencekirk Scotland. The travel eats this week is Scottish Smoked Salmon. When I visited grandpa in September it was to cold to sit water side. Thank goodness […]
Tony P’s Pizzeria: the perfect location, and the perfect family dinner experience…. well… maybe not perfect, but it has “kid friendly” potential. When my family and I went down to the Highlands this weekend, we found an original and gorgeous pizzeria. As we ventured inside, the first […]
Malley’s Chocolates from Cleveland, Ohio has adopted the motto (“Whats the motto with you!” {Lion King}) – The perfect gift that is never returned. – In trying these wonders, we found this to be true. There were 4 different varieties of milk, dark, coconut and walnut chocolates. Each one had a different texture and filling inside it. For example, the milk chocolate was filled with a soft and chewy caramel substance. Always delicious, and the box left empty.
My rating: 10/10
Private selection Kentucky Bourbon free sample from Kroger is an excellent BBQ sauce. The free sample is smoky, not to sweet and a hint of orange. It definitely warrants a try. Onward – it will be in the chefs pantry.
Foodie discovery from the thread of Mort Rosenblum’s book “Chocolate a bitter sweet Saga of Dark and light”. Cooking “Mole De Olla” under a Mexican volcano..what a vision. The “Mole De Olla” recipe is copy cat recipe found in Diana Kennedy’s book. Diana Kennedy’s is […]
Shake Shack recipes and stories is what brought me to the book. the book has excellent photos and shared recipes. We went to experience the Shake Shack opening in Rhino first hand (Blog March 27 2017) For me – the unexpected in the book are shared stories on hospitality. Hospitality – people will forget what you said, what you did, but never how you made them feel is a powerful statement of what is important to Shake Shack. My other takeaway is stories on striving for excellence. Striving for excellence culinary thread is tied to the “Not just Flippin Burgers” story. The culinary thread is meeting the cooks and chefs who strive for excellence in the food they are making. A recommended read for Shake Shack recipes. A must read for the stories.
ISBN 978-0-553-45981-4
Travels Eats and destination comfort food are the culinary threads from The Funky finds in Flavortown. America’s classic Joints and Killer Comfort Food lay out a culinary road map for finding joints with the “funky and scratch-made real deal recipes”. Northeast and Mid-atlantic, South, Midwest, West and southwest. […]
Heard on NPR weekend edition spun a great culinary thread. Wisconsin State fair for cream puffs. The iconic cream puff is sold at the fair and is 94 years in the making. There is a cream puff hotline to pre-order. the story starts as “proudly […]
Location location location … and service.
Walter 303 is a comfortable neighbor hood pizzeria. Enthusiastic staff transform the pizzeria into a charming location to slow down, chat and enjoy.
My 3 dining criteria include: architectural aesthetics, background noise, and the food on the plate. The restaurant opens up to shaded sidewalk patio. a great outside gathering place. the architecture fits into the build out of the building, the pizza is good. thin crust, hot to the table and flavors are spot on.
Variety of beers on tap and very good pizza make this a repeat stop. 3 out of 3.
Reading “Onward” is a surprise. I had expected a culinary read. The thread back to culinary is not beverages nor ethically sourcing product. Onward is a book narrating transformation and building his team building. Howard Schultz is the CEO who came to came to oversee […]