by Sean Ludford | May 22, 2023 | Food & Eating
For those of us who love to cook, we find inspiration in books, from television, but mostly from eating — especially on the road. Traveling is fulfilling in so many ways but for me a great joy and benefit is eating in restaurants. From simplistic to fancy I love them all — with a tilt toward simplistic. One of my favorite restaurant cities in...
by Sean Ludford | Jul 26, 2022 | Food & Eating
Ratatouille is a classic Southern French dish, originally hailing from Nice and Provence, of stewed vegetables with herbs. It is a great side dish or a super crepe filling, in pasta, or it can be served on its own with rice. The basic concept is an easy one marrying a selection of fresh spring and summer vegetables. Most Mediterranean cuisines have a “ratatouille-like” dish. In...
by Sean Ludford | Mar 9, 2022 | Food & Eating, Uncategorized
Pairing wine with your holiday meal, whether it be traditional fare or your own twist, is always a challenge. Ham or lamb are traditional choices for Easter meals but there are always variations. Do yourself a favor and ignore the sickening sweet dishes that find their way to the table – nothing works with these so forget about it. The biggest concern is the eclectic...
by Sean Ludford | Nov 14, 2021 | Food & Eating, News Feed
Why do we cook whole turkeys just once or twice a year? A properly done roast turkey is an amazing culinary treat and it’s so incredibly wine friendly, pairing well with most any white and most low-tannin red wines. As it is an infrequent meal our turkey roasting skills can get rusty or vanish altogether. While there are many ways to cook a turkey...
by Sean Ludford | Sep 6, 2021 | Food & Eating
Tea is the world’s most popular beverage next to water and has been consumed for nearly 5,000 years. While tea consumption in the US is slight when compared to Asia, Ireland, and the UK, 80% of all US households have tea in their cabinet. According to the Tea Association of the USA, Americans consumed more than 3.8 billion gallons of tea in 2018. About...
by Sean Ludford | Jun 2, 2020 | Food & Eating
A few years ago we offered a method for cooking baby back ribs. For ribs it’s not as much about the recipe as it is about the technique. The trick is to transform a very tough but very flavorful meat into a simple delicacy that melts in your mouth. In our original “Best Damn Ribs Ever” feature we utilized the sous vide method to create...
