Sweet Fry Therapy

It’s been a crazy, turbulent couple of weeks, full of anxiety, sleepless nights and one category five meltdown…which has forced me to do a little soul-searching.  Not surprisingly, I find that I always seem to think better when I’ve got something sweet to soothe my soul…even better when it’s sweet AND fried.  The first thing…

Antidote for Weekday Supper Madness

Even for those of us in the food industry who spend the greater part of our lives cooking or baking professionally, when it comes to supper we’re often at a lost just like everyone else.  It’s very easy living in a foodie city to succumb to the urge to simply eat out or pick up…

Better Cocktails Through Science

The long Labor Day weekend was the perfect time for binge-watching.  With endless possibilities and viewing options to choose from, I found myself browsing through YouTube, where I discovered my latest obsession–the wildly imaginative, over-the-top culinary wizardry of Heston Blumenthal.  I’d heard of his Michelin-starred restaurant The Fat Duck in Bray, England and knew a…