Life of a Foodie

Gosh, I've been waiting for this weekend for many, many months.....the second annual Foodbuzz Blogger Festival in San Francisco!  Which equals * Foodie Heaven* in my book.  As a Foodbuzz Featured Publisher, selected for my Asian Noodle Salad , which was featured as one of the Top 9 Foodbuzz posts for a day last May, I have been invited to attend this much anticipated foodie fest.  So, stay tuned for my weekend recap soon to come.  But for now, here's a "peek" at some of the things I'll likely...Read Full Story

During the video panel discussion I participated in at the 2010 Foodbuzz Blogger Festival , I offered to showcase videos created by any of the young, budding video bloggers in attendance. One such blogger is the lovely and talented, Mijune, from Follow Me Foodie . Of course when I made my offer, I should have been clearer that I didn't really want videos whose quality and production value were better than mine, but it's too late now. A promise is a promise. Here are Mijune's first two videos...Read Full Story

I'll have a brand new video recipe up tomorrow for a tasty, holiday version of cocktail meatballs that I think you're going to love – if only for the best slow-motion cranberry jelly scene ever filmed. After I post that, I'm taking the rest of the weekend off for a very special event. This weekend is the 2nd Annual Foodbuzz Blogger Festival , and I could not be more excited! Not only do I get to eat and drink (two of my four favorite things to do), and see lots of my fellow food blogger...Read Full Story

Congratulations to Chef Nicola Bellazzi who is the new Champion Chef of Orange County in the Sunday Night Chef Fights  circuit, de-throwning Chef Lindsay Smith-Rosales – It was a fun experience and the food was much better than expected.  I was a little unsure, since the drawn and mystery ingredients were Ham, Cauliflower, Sweet Potato and Coconut. To learn more about Sunday Night Chef Fights see here . Chef Bellazzi cooked first – Each Chef had 30 minutes to finalize their meal for...Read Full Story

‘Pick out all the Candy you want’ is what I said to my Chef Nieces, Baliee and Lexi from Kids in the Kitchen — It would’ve been a dream come true for me as a kid.  I still love Candy and Cost Plus World Market  has the best selection, if you don’t know that already!? Come with me and you’ll be in a world of Pure Imagination –   A song superbly sang by Gene Wilder in  one of the most magical movie clips ever  and appropriate to this post.  Cost Plus could be a modern day Willy Wonka...Read Full Story