Baking as you can tell is something I've grown to love. There is something that is to be said about a perfectly chewy cookie, a beautiful cake, or a wonderful sweet flavor combination and during my chef days I probably would of never said that to myself. When your a savory chef you hate baking and for the most part that's what I used to be like.  ( Read more... )

At the end of the month I always wonder where the time has gone. So many beautiful, terrible, wonderful, painful, and all the other moments in between have happened and sometimes I think it’s easy for us to get carried away with these feelings.  I’ve found that by just sitting and connecting with my soul, this allows me to have a great amount of ( Read more... )

I enjoy cultural playgrounds, places where people can come together over food, trinkets, and just good company to enjoy themselves and maybe something out of the ordinary. In downtown Los Angeles these places are very prominent. The one I’m going to introduce today is Olvera Street. My family has been going to Olvera Street for my whole life, we ( Read more... )

Cream less Clam Chowder

How can it be you say?

Well it can be and it’s actually delicious and complex. Also the addition of smoky pancetta also makes it rich and inviting. I love pancetta… salty delicious peppery pork. When one day I have a closet that I can devote to charcuterie I will make me own pancetta. Right now my sister would kill me if ( Read more... )