Editor’s Note: I found this interesting chile food history article while doing numerous complicated word searches in Google Books, a treasure trove of buried culinary information going back hundreds of years. I have provided the historical illustrations. –Dave DeWitt “The Virtues of Pepper, 1861” Article in The Floral World and Garden Guide, Volume 4. London: Groombridge and Sons, 1861. Cayenne …
There was no dock and no fancy yacht. The tackle was old and weather-beaten. But this was real fishing, not a tourist trip from a resort. We were fishing with fourth-generation professionals off the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur at the town of Todos Santos. I was joined by Chef Dany Lamote of the Hotel California, an avid fisherman …
The Realest Taste | Bleu Bohème * Irvine Hospitality * Ken Irvine * Restaurants Kensington Presenting a unique experience of food in this age (with the generalization of international cuisine, and, our lowered standards and expectations) is both simple and sometimes difficult. When most people do not personally interact with whole foods, 'ingredients', and they do not cook much any …
From the Burn! Magazine Blog… March 27th is national Paella day, and if you’ve never had a chance to try this famous Spanish dish, it’s the perfect time. Paella is perhaps one of Spain’s best-known dishes, originating in the Valencia region, and is one of the national dishes of Spain. In its most traditional form—called paella Valenciana, it is made …
