Eating Creatively Below Zero Degrees (Seasonal Winter Foods Guide)
It's mighty cold outside right now. That's the thing about January - it's Winter. And eating seasonally in Winter isn't always a cake walk. Mmm... Cake. If you're one of the brave who venture outside the grocery store at this time of year, you'll know that when the...
New Years Innovation: Goals V. Resolutions
Being innovative over the holidays can be a bit of a task, can't it? Everyone has their own traditions that simply *must* happen from year to year and we all like our potatoes, or cranberry sauce or vegetables prepared a very particular way. Otherwise, it just isn't...
Yule Log? You Bet!
I have to admit, as I sit here watching the yule log on the fireplace channel with Christmas songs serenading us and a cup of hot spiced mulled beer, I'm not entirely sure where yule logs - the log shaped Christmas cake - came from. Random, right? So I Googled it. I...
Mulling Over the Holidays: Mulled Cocktails
When you think Christmas, what comes to mind? Endless social engagements with family and friends...? Beautifully wrapped gifts tucked under a glistening Christmas tree? A giant turkey dinner complete with scratch-stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce and home-made buns? I...
Lets Get People Cooking at Home
We have many recipes at our disposal, millions. Some websites claim that you can search over 400,00 while others have the power to aggregate over a million. The World’s Best Lasagna recipe, said to be the web’s most popular recipe, has over 10,400 ratings. It is...
10 Ways to Bring Something Extra to Your Dishes
The difference between good food and great food is in the details. We hear chefs say it time and time again that the key to cooking great dishes is using the freshest ingredients. This could not be truer. But that, as they say, is the cost of doing...
Book Giveaway! Your Chance to Win a Copy of Knickerbocker Glory!
Goodreads Book Giveaway Knickerbocker Glory by Matthew Robinson Giveaway ends December 15, 2013. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to...
Knickerbocker Glory now on iTunes!
Hey all you ipad, iphone and itouch lovers, Knickerbocker Glory: A Chef's Guide to Innovation in the Kitchen and Beyond is now on iTunes! Keep Eating! Keep Innovating! Do yo have your copy? Let us know all about it in the comments or on Facebook. The Culinary Exchange...
Things To Do In Istanbul III
Things To Do In Istanbul We start the day with a walk across Galata Bridge and up the hill to Galata Tower. The bridge, even on a Sunday morning is a bustle - people fishing all across the bridge and vendors selling the mornings simit (sesame crusted ring bread). The...
Things To Do In Istanbul II
Things To Do In Istanbul After breakfast we walk from our hotel through Istanbul to Hagia Sophia. We get there early which is good as the line can get extremely long throughout the day. Hagia Sophia is another testament to Byzantine architecture and engineering. It is...
