What's in season? The Farm of Beverly Hills. Chef Hans Goplen demonstrates how to make the perfect Veggie Burger in the kitchen at local favorite, The Farm of Beverly Hills. And FYI, when you're a local in the world's most prestigious zip code, you're a celebrity. I discover that farm fresh … [Read more...]
Chef Kerry Simon Makes Tuna Dynamite
Party Time! Excellent! Rock n' Roll Chef, Kerry Simon demonstrates how to make his signature dish, Tuna Dynamite in the kitchen at celebrity hot spot, Simon LA. We talk comfort food and the Dalai Lama and I find out if there was ever a salt shaker on the notorious Chef's Table at The Plaza … [Read more...]
Good Times for Average Betty!
Follow your dreams. Especially when you dream of bacon piñatas. Today is a very exciting day. And not just an exciting day for me, but for all online cooking shows, all of my fellow YouTube Next Chefs and averagebetties everywhere. Thank you, Rene Lynch and LA Times Food for telling my story … [Read more...]
How to Make Blueberry Bran Muffins
CLICK HERE to watch How to Make Blueberry Bran Muffins at Babble's Family Kitchen. Crazy Good. Huckleberry, in Santa Monica, California is renown for its baked goods. In particular, these Blueberry Bran Muffins. Chef Zoe Nathan says, "they sell like crazy and when I don't run it for a day, … [Read more...]
Huckleberry’s Blueberry Bran Muffin Recipe
Click for printer-friendly version! Huckleberry's Blueberry Bran Muffins are crazy good. Seriously. People get mad when Chef Zoe Nathan doesn't run them for a day at her restaurant, Huckleberry in Santa Monica, California. So you can imagine, these are pretty special muffins. In fact, … [Read more...]
UNCHOPPED! Celebrity Chefs on Cooking For Kids
Here are celebrity chefs Giada De Laurentiis, Jet Tila and Fabio Viviani answering the question, "What's the most important thing to remember when cooking for kids?" Watch Giada, Jet and Fabio dish on Cooking For Kids at Babble's Family Kitchen and please, share your best advice for cooking with … [Read more...]
The Taste Test Video
Perfect score! Los Angeles Times and Food & Wine put the EPIC in epicurean at The Taste. A four day extravaganza of food, wine, music and more celebrity chefs than you can shake a Lexus at. We picnic in The Hills. We talk street food. We tell secrets. And by we I mean me and chefs Giada De … [Read more...]
Fresh Five Celebrity Chef Recipes
YouTube Next Lab's Hungry Nation challenged me to a Fresh Five so I pulled out the abacus and Google analytics to calculate the Top Five Most Popular Celebrity Chef Recipes on AverageBetty.com! Whose recipe will reign supreme? Watch my Fresh Five to find out. NUMBER ONE: JET TILA'S DRUNKEN … [Read more...]
A Nibble of The Taste
You might call it a labor of love. My last gasp of summer this Labor Day weekend wasn't about relaxing on a beach or sipping drinks poolside; rather, I had the pleasure of "working" the Los Angeles Times | Food & Wine The Taste, September 2-5, 2011, to cover culinary events in Beverly Hills, … [Read more...]
The Taste will be Bumpin’
Beyonce's VMA baby bump reveal may be grabbing the headlines now, but come this Labor Day weekend, September 2-5, 2011, all eyes (and mouths) will be on The Taste, which is sure to be bumpin'. The Taste is the love child of Taste of Beverly Hills and Los Angeles Times Celebration of Food & Wine. The … [Read more...]
Grilled Steak Burrito Recipe
Click for printer-friendly version! Molten Burrito Nirvana. Though I'm fairly certain there is no Official Sandwich of Southern California, I think the burrito is a great candidate. Versatile, flavorful, portable and loved by just about everyone, the burrito is suitable for breakfast, … [Read more...]
How to Make Grilled Steak Burritos and Guacamole Video
If only Ron Burgundy knew about Burrito Harmony, he probably wouldn't have complained about his burrito being "good but filling" or been witness to his dog getting drop-kicked off the Coronado Bridge. To help others avoid this sad fate, Sara prepares Grilled Steak Burritos with Guacamole and … [Read more...]
