Hot Bread Kitchen (HBK) brings diversity in it's bread, it's baking staff, and to the markets throughout NYC. I enjoyed a tour of HBK on Tuesday to not only see the range of food being made under one roof but to taste the amazing breads made onsite enlightening me to a whole aspect of bread I'd been missing.
Read moreBrooklyn Froyo/Ice Cream Crawl 2013
My foodie buddy Bev and I organized a much considered frozen yogurt crawl that included ice cream and sorbets and floats! Good times and a great event for a humid day. Stuffed afterwards? No question. And that's a good problem to have.
Read moreInternational Chocolate Awards (Americas)
I helped judge a round in the International Chocolate Awards Americas a couple weeks ago. The grand jury finalists were announced and will be setting off to compete on a larger stage. I have to say while I must keep mum on the details of judging, I had a great time and got a new respect for the act of truly tasting chocolate.
Read moreIce Cream Takedown 2013
The latest Takedown, of the ice cream variety, happened on Sunday, July 7th. It was humid. People were sweating. And there was ice cream and free cocktails, two of the few things to get me to leave my apartment and the a/c to trek to Brooklyn.
Read moreIn Honor of #Chocabaret, Three Amazing Chocolate-Based Recipes!
A chocolate post. Yes, chocolate. Me baking three chocolate filled recipes and talking 'bout Chocabaret from Jackie "The Singing Chef" Gordon to support the Kickstarter campaign for an interactive and intimate chocolate tasting in NYC...with singing!
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