>I cannot wait to put up Christmas decorations. I wanted to put these up the day after Halloween, but the Gent gracefully suggested that wait at least 25 more days.I definitely enjoy Christmas, but I think the motivation to put up decorations comes more from geography. Here in Los Angeles, you don't really have seasons … Continue reading >Hospitality @ Home: It’s Christmas Time in the City…
Month: November 2010
ummm… gross.
No. No. No. No. I was very disturbed to read on the Huffington Post Food section some recipes for creating cocktails from human breast milk. Tony Sachs, the mixologist in question, was sort of jumping on a weird band wagon with chef Daniel Angerer, who had caused a stir by serving cheese made from his … Continue reading ummm… gross.
Hospitality @ Home: The Maple Manhattan…
> If you thought I was just making up the “Maple Manhattan” from the previous post for alliterative effect, you would be right. But then I decided to really make it up. Enlisting my friend Michael Shearin, Sommelier & beverage director of Drago Centro in Los Angeles, as a sounding board. I was married only … Continue reading Hospitality @ Home: The Maple Manhattan…
The Overstuffed Thanksgiving Post…(part 1…)
From the blustery, gold-leafed Northeast to the sun-kissed coast of California, Thanksgiving is right around the corner. As the tell-tale gobbling draws closer, even the best of us question why we ever agreed to host Thanksgiving Dinner in the first place. The in-laws are coming in to town with Everest-level expectations, you are frantically googling … Continue reading The Overstuffed Thanksgiving Post…(part 1…)
Hospitality @ Home: Caramel Weather
It's November in Los Angeles, and in a fierce attempt to super-impose Autumn on the 87 degree weather, I made the Salted Pumpkin Caramels that have become an obsession from Food52. In addition to looking pleasingly rustic, they also gave me an idea for a Thanksgiving cocktail using the same flavor profile.... stay tuned....