CHIC Podcast #80: Cake vs. Pie On this fateful day, the seventh day of the seventh month of the seventh year of the decade we take on the age old question that plagued bakers since the middle ages. Which is better, cake or...
Hungry Magazine # 35: Mon Ami GabiLegendary Chicago restaurant Ambria closed on Saturday June 30th,2007 after a strong 27 year run. This podcast is a tribute to the chef who built Ambria, and who also brought Chicago Spanish tapas at Cafa Babareeba and French Bistro at Mon Ami Gabi,...
Food Philosophy #54: Rogowski FarmChef Mark is here in the Hudson Valley with me this week, so we headed up to the famous Black Dirt region to visit my friend Cheryl Rogowski, proprietor of Rogowski Farm in Pine Island, NY.Be sure to wear your headphones for this podcast, because...
CHIC Podcast #79: The Music-Summer Edition Well it’s officially summer if I am on summer break from school. I thought it might be nice to take a break from the food podcasts and play some music. I have 9 great tunes for...
Food Philosophy #53: The Madernassa PearThe Madernassa pear is a treasure of Piemonte, Italy, and one that was almost lost when modern farming methods were introduced to create a heartier version of the fruit. Thanks to the efforts of some dedicated, passionate growers, however, the pretty pear is back...
CHIC Podcast #78: Ceviche I can’t think of anything besides corn on the cob that makes me think more of summer than ceviche. Ceviche is the combination of seafood, usually shrimp and scallops, with lime juice. The lime juice “cooks” the shellfish....