Close your eyes when you take the first bite of this mousse. Roll it across your tongue and let the flavor linger. If you’re a chocolate lover, you’ll be transported. I prefer using part bittersweet chocolate for mousse, because it gives a more intense chocolate flavor and less sweetness.              […]

  Leave it to Thomas Keller to take a comfort food like chicken soup and put his signature on it. Keller’s newest book, Ad Hoc At Home, is filled with wonderful traditional comfort food recipes, but with an added twist that only Keller has to elevate old time favorite  to a new level. Enjoy!   SERVES 6 (MAKES […]

Executive Chef David Walzog makes the art of overseeing the kitchen at SW Restaurant at Wynn Resort in Las Vegas look like child’s play. He exudes passion for his craft. You can feel it in the kitchen and see it on every plate before leaving the kitchen. Chef David was kind enough to give my […]

Watch Wolfgang Puck demonstrate how to cook chicken and shrimp satay in this easy, step by step video. The curried chicken and shrimp satay appetizer with mint soy vinaigrette is a great dish anytime.  Count on Wolfgang Puck to create a delicious recipe using only the freshest of ingredients. Puck’s “Keep it Simple” philosophy works for […]

      Sometimes it’s easier to watch a dish being made than to read a list of ingredients. So, if you’re a visual chef, take a moment to watch  celebrity Chef Thomas Keller’s step by step secrets to making his popular  roast  chicken featured at Bouchon Restaurant.     Now that you’re inspired, take a […]

  Could anything sound more decadent than Dungeness Crab Stuffed Prawns with orange, jalapeno hollandaise, hot and sour sauce with cucumber noodles? As Chef Michael Mina explains, “The booming flavors of this dish are bold without a doubt. The complex combination has it all. It’s spicy, sweet, sour, and the creaminess from the hollandaise binds […]

Michael Mina, a two time James Beard award winning chef,  is one of our country’s great culinary masters.  Enjoy his classic famous cheese fondue from Mina’s Stonehill Tavern restaurant.   SERVES 3   INGREDIENTS 1/2 loaf Sourdough bread – diced into cubes large enough for dipping (1”x1”) 1 cup shredded Gruyere cheese 1 cup shredded […]

Chef Thomas Keller has helped change the landscape of cooking in the US. Keller has received so many culinary accolades, from “Best Chef” and “Outstanding Restauranteur” award from the James Beard Foundation, to “Chef of the Year” by the Culinary Institute, 3 Michelin stars for Per Se in New York  and 5 Mobil stars for the […]

Chef Luciano Parolari, otherwise known as “The King of Risotto” throughout  Italy, is a master of risotto – seafood, shellfish, fresh vegetable, seasonal and even poultry and meat risottos. So much so that he has written a book, “Tales of Risotto,” that answers every question you might ever ask about risotto, from tips for the […]