Last week my husand and I met my in-laws at Something’s Fishy in Woodland Hills for lunch. Something’s Fishy has an extensive list of rolls and some of them are even half price! The four of us shared the all following dishes and left presently stuffed. First, we ordered the Albacore Sashimi. The fish was fresh and …
Category: Pop and Thistle
May 04 2011
Chef Bio: Jonathan Waxman
A culinary career wasn’t necessarily Jonathan Waxman’s first career choice, although he was raised by parents who loved to cook and shared that love with their son. In fact, the Berkley, California native, born in 1950, was a trombonist, playing in bands in Las Vegas when he moved to France to study at the famed …
Apr 25 2011
Chef Bio: Jacques Pepin
Critically acclaimed French chef Jacques Pepin grew up in the kitchen of his family’s restaurant near Lyon, France, where he was born in 1935, which naturally led to the young boy’s first apprenticeship at age 13 at the renowned Grand Hotel de L’Europe. Pepin would move on to cook at Plaza-Athenee and Meurice in Paris …
Apr 24 2011
Chef Bio: Tom Colicchio
Tom Colicchio spent much of his formative years in the kitchen, cooking with his grandmother and mother in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where he was born in August 1962. But, it wasn’t until his father encouraged him to become a chef that the self-trained cook, who specializes in American cuisine, decided to pursue cooking as a …
Apr 21 2011
Chef Bio: Masaharu Morimoto
Chef Masaharu Morimoto spent the first 30 years of his life in his native Hiroshima, Japan, where he perfected the art of sushi, first training under Japanese chefs before opening his own restaurant which he successfully ran for five years. But, in 1985, Morimoto turned 30 and made the move to New York City. He …
Apr 19 2011
Chef Bio: Roy Yamaguchi
Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, celebrity chef Roy Yamaguchi often visited his grandparents on the island of Maui in Hawaii, where he cultivated a love of Hawaiian food. He translated that love into a celebrated culinary career, attending the Culinary Institute of America and graduating when he was only 19 years old. Known for …
Apr 17 2011
A Delicious Tasting at Devo Olive Oil Co.
A couple months back my husband and I decided to take a trip to Branson Missouri. Little did we know Branson really is like Las Vegas for Ned Flanders – lots of gospel music, antique shops and country fried food – not our style! One cool thing about that trip though was our discovery of Devo Olive Oil …
Apr 17 2011
Chef Bio: Rick Bayless
Growing up in a family of grocers and restaurateurs, Rick Bayless seemed destined for a career in food. With his pure Midwestern roots – he was born in Oklahoma in 1953 – Bayless has cultivated a reputation as a Mexican chef, who aims to expose diners to authentic Mexican food. Bayless is perhaps best known …
Apr 17 2011
Chef Bio: Nigella Lawson
Hailing from a prominent family – her father Nigel Lawson served in Margaret Thatcher’s government – Nigella Lawson was born in London in 1960. Unlike most chefs who started their culinary careers early in their lives, Lawson started as a journalist and would later become a celebrated food writer and television host. In addition to …
Apr 16 2011
Chef Bio: Anthony Bourdain
Born in New York City in 1956, where he spent his childhood and still lives today, Anthony Bourdain has carved a niche for himself in the culinary world as an celebrated chef, an Emmy Award winning television host, and an acclaimed writer with publishing credits in The New York Times, The Independent, and The Times of London. A …