Chef’s Choice is a brand that I personally know and love. When I was the manager of the Sur La Table Cooking School at Pentagon Row I became very familiar with this brand. From knife sharpeners to waffle makers, Chef’s Choice is a name you can trust…

mypressi TWIST is the world’s first portable espresso maker. No external power needed and small enough to carry around.

CoverMate® Food Covers is now offering their popular covers in a new convenient Variety Pack which helps to provide a solution to your numerous food storage, serving, and heating challenges.

Polder’s Buzz & Beep Digital Timer uses vibration and beep alerts to notify you when a timed task is complete.

Our server this evening was attentive and the meal was good. The bento box was nice, but you are really here for the sushi. We found a good selection of sushi on the belt, but felt that there could have been more choices – something to set them apart…

It has been almost 2 years since I have eaten at the Old Vine Café. One can say that is a good thing so I can appreciate how well the meal and experience has lasted in between visits – but one can also say that missing out on such wonderfully made food all this time is a travesty…

Didn’t get a chance to sample some of OC’s Best Restaurants this past week? No worries, the OC Restaurant Association is extending it one more week…

Located in the Irvine Marketplace off Jamboree and the 5 Freeway, the Lazy Dog Café has transformed the old French 75 location into a warm, inviting and cozy space…

The Orange Country Restaurant Association is getting ready for the 2010 season of Restaurant Week. Several dozen restaurants from Anaheim to Dana Point will be offering prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus starting at $10 a plate…

…this roll smothered in sauce and spicy tuna has lost its appeal after the second piece…

This dish is soooo simple and soooo tasty! You can have this dish ready to eat in less than 15 minutes! Great quick meal in the middle of the week.

I love Trader Joes. I love the fact that I can buy pizza dough ready to be rolled or puched out and place it in the oven. They key for a nice crust is a HOT oven. Oh…and invest in a pizza stone.

This was a dish I grew up with as a kid. Arroz (Rice) and Caldo (Hot) and always made with chicken. Very similar to other Asian porridges or Congee. I have never made it as an adult, so this is my variation of a recipe I found on the internet – my mom wasn’t available to ask…

That’s right. Burger King is getting ready to setup a Whopper Bar in South Beach, Florida. Patrons will be able to grab a Whopper and American beer 24 hours a day in this new concept for the burger chain.

The nice thing about living in Southern California is that you are part of several Metropolises (sp) Los Angeles, The OC and San Diego. For food lovers there is no better time than when your local Restaurant Week comes.

Come join the Back Bay Rugby Team at the South Coast Winery for a Wine Tasting and Silent Auction Fundraiser on Saturday, Feb 6…

Salmon En Papillote with Mushroom Risotto

If tonight’s show does anything beyond its entertainment factor, it’s that we all have the ability and choice to support local farming and sustainability. Fresh ingredients are the best ingredients for any chef, home or professional…

Steak and Mushroom Pie – So to my British co-workers, Steven and Julian, I assume that pasties in the UK aren’t supposed to taste like this…

The International Culinary Schools at The Art Institutes is looking for the best teen chefs across the U.S. and Canada to showcase their culinary talents in The Art Institutes Best Teen Chef Competition 2010.

I have been craving beef for several days now and decided that I was going to have Steak Diane, but with a Ribeye steak instead…

Something really quick. The noodles were from the Ramen packet, but I didn’t use the seasoning packet…

My new license plates!

Dinner In Disguise – Mongolian Beef with Scallions and Mushrooms with Hot & Sour Soup, Brown Rice

No, it’s not Food Network, it’s not Top Chef, this is back to basics and on a major network in Prime Time – Cookalong Live with Gordon Ramsay on FOX!

Testing the Sous Vide Supreme was a joy. Over all, was it worth the 4 hour wait for chops? Was the sous vide chop better than the pan-seared one? I think the sous vide chop…

Asian Salmon Sous Vide – I have to say that this was one of the moistest, succulent pieces of salmon I have ever had by my own hand. Sous vide you ask? Yes, sous vide.

Congratulations to Eve D. of Centreville, VA and to Theresa N. of North Augusta, SC. They are the winners of the FoodieInDisguise November Cookbook Giveaways.

Dinner In Disguise – Chicken Fried Steak: Tonight’s recipe is an adaptation from one of my childhood memories. I used to watch Nathalie Dupree when I was a kid and enjoyed watching her.

Today is the last day to enter and win a copy of Baking Kids Love by Cindy Mushet and Sur La Table or win a copy of A Recipe for Life by the Doctor’s Dietitian by Susan Dopart.

We had an early Holiday Dinner with my parents and my sister’s families. A little traditional Thanksgiving food mixed in with some Lumpia, oh and there was a bowl of rice there too! Haha…

DinnerInDisguise: Gyros – I had fast food tonight. After a long day at work, dealing with family drama, I didn’t have the strength to cook. I ended up going to Daphne’s Greek Cafe.

Katie Lee is coming to Southern California and will be teaching 2 special classes at Sur La Table. Katie will be teaching a class called “The Comfort Table: Chrismukkah with Katie Lee” and will be held at the Newport Beach store on Dec. 11 and Los Angeles store on Dec. 13.

This week’s Foodie Friday features blogs with the word FOODIE in the title…

I’ve known since I was a child that I wasn’t much of a baker. Put me in front of burners and I will do just fine, but a set of ovens sends shivers down my spine. For some reason, baking and I never really did well together. There are a few exceptions…