Before we begin I just want to say that this is not a review of the Food and Rum Festival 2018. I can’t review it because I didn’t attend any of the events. This is an exploration of the reasons why I didn’t attend my favorite food event in Barbados. The 2018 festival may well…
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What I’m Reading Right Now: Cooking For Geeks
Sometimes I like to read cookbooks like they are novels. Start from the beginning and just read it through. You would be surprised what you can pick up from reading recipes that you will never make. It also lets you get a better view of a chef, reading all of their material. Cooking for Geeks…
How To Protect Your Butter Cookies.
Christmas isn’t Christmas unless you have butter cookies. Although most people don’t take butter cookies if you ask them if they would like some, the minute you pop those bad boys open, everyone and their mother wants one. The problem is, they never stop at one. Everyone eats at least three. Thats basically a whole…
Denny’s for Thanksgiving Dinner.
I’ve never had a real Thanksgiving experience. I’ve had a few Friendsgiving’s, but I’ve never had a proper American Thanksgiving. Therefore most of my ideas around Thanksgiving are based on tv. There must be some sort of unexpected problem that threatens to ruin the day but ultimately ends with everyone being happy and thankful to…
How To Eat a Ferrero Rocher
Ferrero Rocher is a unique chocolate, hazelnut treat. What makes it so unique are its layers. The first layer is chocolate nut praline on the outside. Then there is a wafer holding chocolate inside with a roasted hazelnut at the center. It is like eating a little adventure. The correct way to eat a Ferrero…
Eating Pizza in Alaska
The sign confirmed that I was in the right place, but I would never have anticipated the value of the hidden gem I had just stumbled upon. As I entered the door I could detect the faint scent of something wonderful cooking. After sitting at my perfectly crafted wooden hightop, I realized the delectable aroma…
WE WON!
Thanks to Slow Food Barbados, Edible Garden Cafe and everyone who read the article! If you haven’t read the article yet but you would like to it is, here. We did it!
Why You Should Be Thinking About Getting A WSET Certification.
I don’t get all the fuss about wines. I like wine. I think its a fun way to spend the afternoon. God knows it gets me real drunk, real fast, but I don’t understand the pretentious side of wine where people almost compete to detect more notes in wine, than Mozart has ever used. Wine…
Experimenting With Making The Perfect Brownie
The question whether fudgey or cakey brownies are better has been posed. While automatically my mind goes to cakey brownies, when I really think about it, fudgy brownies can be incredibly dense and overwhelming. Which led me to believe that maybe I am a cakey brownie type of guy. After trying to figure it out…
What’s so Great About Ratatouille (The Film)!
*SPOILER ALERT* Ratatouille is Pixar’s story of a rat, Remy, in the french culinary world. As a food film it touches on many different issues in the food industry; women in the kitchen, sell-out chefs, even the problematic symbiotic relationship between restaurants and critics. There are many layers to this animated film. However, I am…
How We Eat 