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9 Oscar-Worthy Cocktails

Tasty Cocktails to Try this Weekend Whether you’re inviting friends over for a viewing party or just in it to swoon over dresses on the red carpet, here are 9 great cocktails for the Oscars. Looking for something non-alcoholic? Try a virgin Mary, or perhaps lavender kombucha, cucumber mint lemonade or grapefruit palomas.    

Things I Learned At the James Beard Foundation Awards

#JBFA Every year a new crop of Bizarre Foods alums win Journalism and Media awards. This year Tim Byres led the charge for his book Smoke. Buy it. It’s a great one. Amy Thielen is loved by all, she cleaned up this year and her son Hank and husband Aaron were by her side all weekend.…  Read More

James Beard Foundation Awards 2013

Congratulations JBF Award Winners! I just returned from the James Beard Foundation Awards in NYC, the nation’s most prestigious awards ceremony honoring professionals in the food and beverage biz. Winners of the Foundation’s annual Book, Broadcast, and Journalism Awards were presented on May 3, at Gotham Hall in New York City, during a ceremony hosted…  Read More

Andrew Zimmern's Mussels Fra Diavolo

Andrew Zimmern Cooks: Mussels Fra Diavolo

Braised Shellfish 101 By Andrew Zimmern Mussels fra diavolo is a classic, simple shellfish braise loaded with tomato sauce, shallots, garlic and lots of parsley. Be sure to serve with plenty of crusty bread, because the scarpetta, or the ritual of mopping up the remaining sauce in the bowl, is one of the great moments…  Read More

New York City

Home Sweet Home I was born and raised in New York City. I love going back to my hometown. There is an energy in the city like no other, and it is home to the best food scene in the world. I could list amazing places to check out in NYC for days, but here…  Read More

Super Bowl XLVII

A Wild Weekend in New Orleans You knew you were in New Orleans and you knew it had to be Super Bowl Week: elevator to baggage claim, 200 limo drivers holding up signs for corporate types and A-List celebs. Background music provided by a Second Line band, all set to the staccato backbeat of the…  Read More

Super Bowl XLVII

A Wild Weekend in New Orleans You knew you were in New Orleans and you knew it had to be Super Bowl Week: elevator to baggage claim, 200 limo drivers holding up signs for corporate types and A-List celebs. Background music provided by a Second Line band, all set to the staccato backbeat of the…  Read More