Average Betty meets up with Chef Scott Linquist at Dos Caminos at the Palazzo Resort in Las Vegas for a lesson on Grilled Fish Tacos. But fish tacos aren't the only thing on the menu, Chef Scott dishes up laughs and a boatload of interesting facts. Special thanks to R&R Partners and Vegas Uncork'd … [Read more...]
Scott Linquist’s Grilled Fish Tacos Recipe
Click for printer-friendly version! Corporate Executive Chef and cookbook author Scott Linquist of Dos Caminos (locations in New York and Las Vegas) shares his recipe for Grilled Mahi Mahi Tacos. Special thanks to Vegas Uncork'd and R&R Partners for making this opportunity … [Read more...]
Average Betty’s Burger Blog: In-N-Out
Behold the In-N-Out Double Double. Marvel at the melting cheese and glistening meat. Imagine the crescendo of flavor bursting out between the soft buns. Admire the freshly cut, piping hot mound of fries. This, my friends, is the stuff burger joint dreams are made of. I found myself at an … [Read more...]
Dinner and a Movie with Sailor Jerry
What's the best dinner and a movie you've had lately? Leave a comment. Everyone knows that dinner and a movie is a great combination. Like macaroni and cheese. Like tattoos and rum. Wait. What? Team Betty was invited to a private screening of Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry, a documentary about the … [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...]
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...]
Cap’n Crunch Chicken Recipe
Click here for printer-friendly recipe! What's the craziest thing you do with breakfast cereal? Leave a comment. What can you do with Cap'n Crunch Cereal? The Average Betty Test Kitchen turned it into a coating for chicken that you can either fry or bake. Ingredients for 12 Cap'n … [Read more...]
Bam-a-Lamb Burger
Leave a comment. Mary may have had a Little Lamb, but Betty had a gigantic Lamb Burger! Betty's latest adventure takes her to Nob Hill in San Francisco to meet award-winning Executive Chef Gloria Ciccarone-Nehls of Big 4 Restaurant at the Huntington Hotel. Chef Gloria gives Betty an exclusive … [Read more...]
Bam-a-Lamb Burger Video
Award-winning Executive Chef Gloria Ciccarone-Nehls of Big 4 Restaurant at the Huntington Hotel gives Betty an exclusive demonstration of her Moroccan Spiced Lamb Burger right in the Big 4 kitchen! Betty also sits down at the piano with Big 4 Lounge pianist, Michael Parsons, and gets … [Read more...]
