The #1 thing I learned in culinary school and while cooking professionally is to let the ingredients do the talking. Because when you start with the highest quality local ingredients and serve them with a minimal amount of fuss, the experience will be truly...
“Kain na tayo.” That means “Let’s eat!”, in Tagalog (Filipino). Having grown up in the Philippines, I noticed that every big party is not complete without the “Lechon” (a whole roasted pig–the most invited party guest)....
North Carolina native with a healthy obsession with baked goods. Trips with my husband and pup are planned around visiting bakeries where my eyes are always bigger than my stomach, but I need to taste it all! No matter where I am, I am usually singing and dancing...
I’m a competitive runner, which enables my other obsession – food! The best part of traveling is walking from bakery to bakery in a new town. I meandered my way to an AMAZING side-street bakery in Paris, jetlagged at 5 a.m., then spent the next week trying to...
Born and raised in the Bay Area. With a Mom from Malta and a Dad from England we ate a wide variety of foods, always home-cooked. I carry that tradition on with my three children. I have a son with nut and gluten allergies, so understanding ingredients in what I cook...
