There's an excellent documentary called When We Were Kings about the "Rumble in the Jungle", Muhammad Ali's legendary Zaire bout with George Foreman. This was 1974, and Foreman at that time can only be described as surly, menacing, reticent and downright ...Read More

The Foreman Grill Delivers Again

Great episode of Top Chef tonight, so I'm gonna kick off this collection of food thoughts with TC talk. (Spoilers ahead.) 1) How cool was Eric Ripert?  He's one of the most celebrated chefs in the country and he came across ...Read More

Cleaning out the Food Clutter

Yesterday the UPS guy dropped off a highly-anticipated package -- the collection of artisanal honeys my sister bought me for Christmas.  Just in the nick of time too -- I'm almost out of Tupelo honey. I'm guessing these three jars should ...Read More

Channeling My Inner Pooh

I might have a new favorite kitchen gadget.  I was at Chef Central the other day looking for a new can opener--- my old one was getting worn down and just about gave me carpal tunnel every time I made ...Read More

The “Look Ma, No Hands!” Can Opener

Do you ever find yourself wandering around kitchen stores trying to talk yourself out of thoughts like, "A hand squeeze pepper mill would really be useful", or "You know, I think I DO need an olive pitter!"?  Kitchen gadget lust ...Read More

The 5 Kitchen Items I Can’t Live Without