Savannah is closing its doors tonight as it serves its last dinner service. Culinary Adventures which owns the restaurant has decided to close this location. Formerly Chat Noir, the restaurant was rebranded as Savannah shortly before the departure of the then owner of Culinary Adventures, David Wilhelm.

BBQ Pit masters from Texas, Nevada, Illinois, Missouri and California will be at the LA BBQ Festival in Santa Monica, CA on May 9th and 10th.

As a Type II Diabetic, I need to take multiple blood sugar readings throughout the day. This means pricking my fingers several times a day. Today I’m testing out a new blood sugar monitoring device. I doesn’t take away the finger pricking entirely, but it does reduce it significantly. The device also monitors and records 24/7 for 7 days.

Renée Behnke’s new cookbook touches on many of the foods she has encountered in her travels around the world and she wanted to show how they translate back to the American table…

Now Jamillah isn’t the most pretty restaurant. The place is a bit run down and there hasn’t been any remarkable upgrades since they moved in. They have seating for around 65 and is lit by florescent lights in a drop down ceiling. The food fortunately outweighs the shortcomings.

As each guest chef arrived on site at this year’s Int’l Home + Housewares Show in Chicago, they found all their prep work done and their station setup on stage. The prep work was done by eight hard working students from The International Culinary Schools at the Illinois Institute of Art in Chicago.

Images from Day 2 of the International Home + Housewares Show 2009 in Chicago, IL.

Show floor shots, GOHO Kitchen Theater shots, Renée Behnke, Michelle Bernstein, Rick Bayless, Paula Deen, Marcus Samuelsson, Ming Tsai, Rick Bayless, David Burke

The location on El Toro Road in Lake Forest apparently closed their doors just over a week and a half ago according to an employee at the Lee Sandwiches next door. I took a peek inside and they have been stripping the location of fixtures and furniture.

The James Beard Foundation has released their 2009 Nominees for Restaurants and Chefs. Here in Southern California, we are proud that the following restaurateurs and authors have been nominated for their various categories.

Images from Day 1 of the International Home + Housewares Show 2009 in Chicago, IL

So far I have watched demos from Akasha Richmond, Tyler Florence, Morimoto and Todd English. In a few minutes, Survir Saram will be giving an Indian cooking demo highlighting his new ceramic wares…

Akasha is demoing the Americraft Cookware line of products here at the Int’l Home + Housewares Show here in Chicago at the Gourmet Cooking Theater…

Happy Sunday everyone and Good morning! So I had some drama this morning and totally missed Tyler Florence’s Keynote this morning. I just left the Press Room and picked up my Photographer ribbon!

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I have been using Bodum products for years! My French press is used all the time and their Assam tea kettle is awesome. This year they are adding 8 new bold and colorful shades to their lineup of products this year…

Taking lead from their loyal clientele and the current economic climate, Lucca Café is introducing LUCCA2GO, a convenient service that allows diners to take the Lucca experience home with them any night of the week…

Bosch brings you the award-winning TASSIMO Hot Beverage system to portable yet powerful MIXXO hand blender, Bosch offers a range of highly efficient small appliance solutions any family can rely on.

This weekend at the Int’l Home + Housewares Show in Chicago, Cuisinart will be introducing its newest product lineup. This line is a diverse, multi-functional and health-conscious collection for creating a vast range of foods, from sushi to crème brulée…

Suvir Saran is one of the most respected chefs in Indian Cooking today. Suvir will be showcasing his line of porcelain dinnerware and kitchenware for his line of products called American Masala at the Int’l Home + Housewares Show…

One of the chefs that will be doing demos in the GOHO Gourmet Studio at the Int’l Home+Housewares Show in Chicago is Nate Lippy. Nate runs an online food blog called Food, Drinks and Rock n Roll…