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5 Super Phoenix Valley  Restaurants

5 Super Phoenix Valley Restaurants

by jpachence | Jan 30, 2015 | Restaurant Reviews, Travel, Uncategorized

There is a lot to love in the Phoenix Valley for the Serious Foodie: an active nightlife, a large selection of eclectic restaurants, and a growing population of young professionals who want fun & diversity & quality.  Add Super Bowl Sunday, and you have a...
Shishito Pepper: A Quick Primer on These Summertime Wonders

Shishito Pepper: A Quick Primer on These Summertime Wonders

by jpachence | Jun 23, 2014 | Recipes We Love, Restaurant Reviews, Tampa Area Restaurants

Shishito peppers have been a staple on many restaurant menus for several years, especially up-scale Japanese and Asian fusion restaurants (most notably Nobu).   There are appearing more and more at main stream restaurants – so we want to provide some background,...
An Excellent Evening with Chef Cristian Feher, And a Recipe for Herb Crusted Lamb Chops

An Excellent Evening with Chef Cristian Feher, And a Recipe for Herb Crusted Lamb Chops

by jpachence | Mar 13, 2014 | Food, Recipes We Love, Restaurant Reviews, Travel

We received a wonderful gift from our future son-in-law (he’s getting lots of brownie points) – a gift certificate to have Chef Cristian Feher cook for us (The Tampa Bay Chef: http://www.tampabaychef.com/). Chef Feher is well-trained, and has traveled the...
Sauces for Sushi – Inspiration from Vizen

Sauces for Sushi – Inspiration from Vizen

by jpachence | Feb 23, 2014 | Food, Recipes We Love, Restaurant Reviews, Tampa Area Restaurants, Travel

For the purists, great sushi needs very little sauce or flavor – the fish and the rice need to be the central, focal point of each morsel.  Soy sauce, a bit of wasabi, and some pickled ginger afterwards is the limit for many sushi foodies. The mold was broken by...
Duck Hash Recipe Inspired by 39 Rue de Jean

Duck Hash Recipe Inspired by 39 Rue de Jean

by jpachence | Jan 29, 2014 | Food, Other US Restaurants, Recipes We Love, Restaurant Reviews

During our January 2014 foodie road trip, we made a stop to Charleston, SC.  We had dinner reservations at some fabulous restaurants (check out the other reviews), and wondered around the town during the day.  We stumbled on 39 Rue de Jean just as we needed to get...
Husk in Charleston – Turning a Sow's Ear Into a Silk Purse

Husk in Charleston – Turning a Sow's Ear Into a Silk Purse

by jpachence | Jan 23, 2014 | Other US Restaurants, Restaurant Reviews, Travel

The DinnerDoctor and I had heard a lot about Chef Sean Brock, and heard from so many sources that his food was tops in a town that is now high on the foodies’ radar screen.  In fact, it’s hard to find a (credible foodies) bad review on Husk.  We were...
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