It was a special holiday weekend here in LA with the inaugural Los Angeles Times Celebration of Food & Wine this past Sunday. Set on the Paramount Studios Hollywood backlot and featuring a cast of LA's finest chefs, restaurants, food trucks and talent, the event was as ambitious as Willy Wonka is … [Read more...]
Toshio Sakamaki – Ozumo Santa Monica
Ozumo at Santa Monica Place is cool and elegant. The decor is dark soothing. The long space envelops you like sudoku. Behind the sushi bar is Toshio Sakamaki rolling sushi like I've never tasted or seen. Fish flown in from Japan. Dangerously thin peels of daikon and cucumber in place of nori. Soy … [Read more...]
Foodstarstruck: Vegas Uncork’d
What celebrity chef leaves you foodstarstruck? Leave a comment. When you've learned as much about cooking from television as I have, seeing a celebrity chef in person is like seeing a movie star. I'm giddy. I'm flustered. I'm wondering, "is there anything in my teeth?" You might say I'm … [Read more...]
Foodstarstruck: Vegas Uncork’d Video
When you've learned as much about cooking from television as I have, seeing a celebrity chef in person is like seeing a movie star. You might say I get foodstarstruck. So just imagine how excited I was to meet and interview Chefs Wolfgang Puck, Cat Cora, Kerry Simon, Jet Tila and Scott Linquist at … [Read more...]
Back to Earth from Vegas Uncork’d
What culinary experiences take you out of this world? Leave a comment. I just returned from Vegas Uncork'd and now I know what it feels like to come back down to Earth... minus the spacesuit. Moments after arriving at the culinary event of my life, I find myself in a Cat Cora - Hubert Keller … [Read more...]
Ready to Rock Camp Vegas
What's your favorite restaurant? Leave a comment. Before heading to sin city for Vegas Uncork'd, I primed up with Chef Kerry Simon at his new restaurant in downtown Los Angeles, LA Market. Tasty mouthfuls of Simon's signature dishes like Tuna Dynamite (above) are carried out of the kitchen plate … [Read more...]
Julia Child’s Leek and Potato Soup Recipe
Click here for printer-friendly recipe! What's your favorite Julia Child quote? Leave a comment. One of my favorite Chef Julia quotes is, "if you're afraid of butter, use cream." This Leek and Potato Soup, one of Chef Julia's Master Recipes, is the perfect example of this … [Read more...]
Viva Wazuzu
Two of my favorite cuisines are Thai and Chinese, so I hit the jackpot when I scored an interview with Chef Jet Tila at his swanky Asian-fusion bistro, Wazuzu at Encore in Las Vegas! Clearly, the new Encore and Wynn resorts are the Beverly Hills of Las Vegas. And you won't find a Keno … [Read more...]
Viva Wazuzu Video
I hit the jackpot when I scored an interview with Chef Jet Tila at Wazuzu, his delicious Asian-fusion bistro at Encore in Las Vegas... MAKE CHEF JET'S NOODLES AT HOME! The Drunken Noodles are my favorite! Fresh rice noodles with Thai basil, sweet soy sauce, chilies and onions... and a little … [Read more...]
Jet Tila’s Drunken Noodles Recipe
Where is your favorite place to eat in Vegas? Leave a comment. Executive Chef Jet Tila of Wazuzu at Encore, Las Vegas graciously shares this recipe for Drunken Noodles (Pad Kee Mow) that can easily be prepared at home... without a 250,000 BTU Pow Wok! Watch Viva Wazuzu to see Chef Jet make … [Read more...]
Good & Gooder Part Deux: Food & Wine Classic in Aspen
Leave a comment. When you visit the Rocky Mountains, there are hopes of spotting wildlife. When you visit the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, there are dreams of spotting celebrity chefs. And by a stroke of Irish luck, Betty's wildest Chef Spotting hopes and dreams came true at this year's … [Read more...]
Good & Gooder: The Food & Wine Classic in Aspen!
Leave a comment. After an amazing culinary adventure at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, Betty's back to the comforts of home in Los Angeles. And by comforts she means intolerable traffic, the sound of leaf blowers, and of course, her Snuggie. While Betty edits video footage captured at the … [Read more...]
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