Dinner Menu from Spago, Las Vegas

Dinner Menu from Spago, Las Vegas

During our trip to Las Vegas in November, 2009, Wendy & I split off from the group (Ron, Dave, Ted, Tracy, Julie, and Terry) to dine at Wolfgang Puck’s Spago in The Forum Shops at Caesar’s Palace Hotel & Casino. Everyone had decided to see…

Exclusive Interview with Chef Joanne Drilling

Exclusive Interview with Chef Joanne Drilling

I sat down with Chef Joanne Drilling, recently of Slims Restaurant in Northside, to talk with her about her culinary inspiration, point-of-view, and her upcoming transition to Murphin Ridge Inn, about 1 hour east of Cincinnati in beautiful Adams County Ohio. Joanne and I met…

Excellent Store for the Care of Your Knives

Excellent Store for the Care of Your Knives

This message is mainly intended for my brothers and sisters in the culinary profession, but I suppose anyone needing care for their knives would benefit… After recently purchasing a handmade Misono chef’s knife (a gyutou), I was heartbroken when it slipped out of my knife-roll…

Y-Peeler

Y-Peeler

This is a picture of a vegetable y-peeler. Sometimes, I need to find this picture when friends ask me what kind of peeler they should purchase to peel vegetables. Most recently, a friend wrote to ask about the best tool for peeling asparagus. This is…