CHIC Podcast #122: Barry Sorkin of SmoqueBar-be-que is one of lifes singular pleasures. Anyone can do it but it take a real master of the smoker to make it special. Barry Sorkin has opened a new restaurant here in Chicago that my friends and I visited this week. Mr. Sorkin...
ReMARKable Palate Video #39: Pizza Throwing Chef Mark learns a little about the basics of throwing dough from Youth Champion Sam Niemeier. It's a good thing we're not using real dough!ReMARKable Palate is a production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com...
ReMARKable Palate #140: Talking TeaToday I speak with Karl Kessab, tea sommelier of London's posh Lanesborough Hotel, which has just won the Tea Guild's award for best Afternoon Tea in London for the 2nd time. Karl teaches us about how to best prepare various teas, and we talk about...
All You Can Eat #49: Anna Olson Saves the DayFood Network Canada star Anna Olson helps me out of a jam with a quick shopping trip and delicious suggestions for a healthy meal....
CHIC Podcast #121: Passover Madness!Today begins the holiday of Passover. This is the Jewish holiday that celebrates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt. It also means a lot of delicious and very traditional food. Chef Karyn Hobfoll and I talk about what the holiday means to her and...
ReMARKable Palate Video #38: Asiago Cheese with Lou DiPalo Chef Mark visits Caseficio Pennar in Asiago, Italy and learns about the different forms and ages of Asiago cheese with Lou Di Palo of Di Palo's Fine Foods of Little Italy.ReMARKable Palate is a...