Many say that cooking at the James Beard House for a chef, is like performing at Carnegie Hall is for a musician. Zov Karamardian, executive chef-owner of Zov’s Bistro, Zov’s Cafes and Zov’s Anaheim, with join culinary director Louie Jocson on October 6th in New York City to cook in the former home of the late James Beard. It is…
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Lucca and Provenance Restaurants hosted a holiday cookie contest! $1000 bucks to the winner! Irvine resident Natalie Hartanov won $1000 for her delicious Florentine Triangle Jewels! The contest took place at Provenance in Newport Beach. Chef-Owner Cathy Pavlos was on hand to join in the cookie tasting fun and, of course, to write the check! (Provenance – The Garden at…
ATTENTION BAKERS! LUCCA & Provenance Host $1,000 Holiday Cookie Contest Chef Cathy Pavlos Conducts County-Wide Search for the Best Holiday Cookie What fun! I want one of YOU to win. The public is invited to submit their most prized cookie recipe through Sunday, November 30th. Chef Cathy Pavlos, owner of both sponsoring restaurants, will select five finalists to go head-to-head…
CHEF-RESTAURATEUR-CATERER ALAN GREELEY IS ONE OF A KIND. HE is a man who can’t say no to helping others. His goal is to raise funds for the Providence Speech and Hearing Center. Yup, Chef Alan Greeley of The Golden Truffle is looking to take “The Ride of His Life.” Greeley’s fundraising goal of $2,500 by Dec. 2, otherwise known as…
GOLDEN FOODIE AWARDS: Thank you so very much for voting me Best Food Writer in Orange County! It was such fun to look our at the audience and an ocean of chefs and restaurateurs who have shared their hearts and recipes with me over the last 25 years. ALAN GREELEY: This man is one of a kind. His culinary genius…
Five years ago while attending a culinary conference, I had the opportunity to take the exam that Julia took so long ago at the Cordon Bleu. It was a little stressful. But looking back, what a hoot to wing my way through my hero’s cook-it-perfect test. Happy 100th birthday, Julia. Thanks for the memories. Most participants looked troubled, their foreheads…
Some of my foodie friends say that cupcakes are passé. They say that French macarons, or even whoopee pies, have taken treat-trend’s center stage. There is a grain of truth in their proclamations, but I still see giddy cupcake customers lining up to buy these oodles-of-frosting topped little cakes. Seductive? Yes, but I see them as practical, a way for…
More than twenty local chefs showed off their offbeat tacos at the 19th Annual SOS Wild & Crazy Taco Night Thursday. The Share Our Selves’ event was held at the charity’s headquarters in Costa Mesa. Share Our Selves, or SOS, is a nonprofit organization that provides food and medical, dental and financial aid to those in need. Most often, tacos…