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Chile’s Casas del Bosque – A Gem of a Winery
As we approach autumn in the northern hemisphere some vineyards have begun harvesting grapes while others await the perfect moment. There is nothing quite like being around a vineyard around the time...
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Betony – A NY Beauty
Flavor. Texture. Style. These are all important words when it comes to food that nurtures the pleasure centers as well as the corporeal elements of the body. Maximizing these elements is what all...
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Sunday Photos – Smoke@ICC
8th Annual StarChefs.com International Chefs Congress It’s that time of year again. The 8th Annual StarChefs International Chefs Congress in NYC is right around the corner, starting this coming...
View ArticleEd Kenney Talks Hawaiian Food at StarChefs
Like many areas with indigenous unique products, Hawaii has been rediscovering them in the venue of fine dining. Recently, it seems, the rest of the world has been starting to take notice. Chef Ed...
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Some Serious Food in Sunny San Francisco
Sunny? San Francisco? Yes! My recent week in San Francisco and the Bay Area was marked by absolutely perfect weather. The clear blue cerulean skies and balmy, but not too hot temperatures certainly...
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Sunday Photo – In Memorium – Chef Charlie Trotter
Charlie Trotter on stage at StarChefs ICC 2009 along with his good friends, Norman VanAken and Emeril Lagasse. Clark Wolf moderated, while David Bouley prepared his demo in the background. I had met...
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Saison – Sublime Sensuality
Chef Joshua Skenes Sensuality is oft equated with erotic sexuality and while they tend to go hand in hand, not all sensuality is sexual, or at least not overtly so. Sensuality is a state of pleasure...
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A Return To Atera
One of the problems for me with writing about restaurants is that it is difficult to return to places that I’ve been and enjoyed when it seems that there is always something new and exciting that I...
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Aubergine – Carmel Cool
While by no means exclusive to the West Coast, cool jazz is the style of jazz most closely associated with it, especially the sounds of Dave Brubeck, Chico Hamilton and Gerry Mulligan amongst others....
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Travel Spain with Gerry Dawes – January 12th-19th, 2014
The legendary Lucio Blasquez of Madrid’s Casa Lucio with Gerry Dawes at Casa Lucio. Are you a chef, cook or serious food enthusiast? Have you ever been to Spain? Have you ever eaten in Spain with an...
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Benu – Corey Lee’s New California Cuisine
The term “California cuisine” is most typically applied to a style of cooking and ingredients that reflect a Mediterranean tradition. That should not be surprising given the Mediterranean like climate...
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The Docsconz Five Most Memorable Food Related Non Dining Moments of 2013 – No. 2
Dusk in Dranouter Snowy Night Drive From Belgium to France – We were supposed to have lunch at In de Wulf then head to La Grenouillère to spend the night. Unfortunately, we had a hard time finding our...
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New York and the Spanish Table – Recipes from the Best – Part 1: Manzanilla
Spanish food in NYC has never had it so good. The city is currently awash with a plethora of restaurants serving excellent Spanish inspired fare. In this article, I highlighted some of the very best,...
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New York and the Spanish Table – Recipes from the Best – Part 2: Toro
Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonette at Toro NYC Chefs Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonette have been cooking Spanish cuisine for some time at Toro in Boston. It is an intimate space that elicits congeniality...
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The Art of The Iberian Pig – A Week in The Heart of Spanish Pork Country –...
Pure Iberian pigs feeding on acorns in the dehesa of Montanchez The eating of pork is taboo in some religious cultures, but for many others who eat animal flesh, the pig is widely considered the most...
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Recap: Madrid Fusión, Day 3
It was an excellent day for Jose Andres, who received a major award from Madrid Fusión. Welcome back to Docsconz’ coverage of Madrid Fusión 2014. Today’s was a grand show – not only do we have some...
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
The rose is a potent symbol of romance and thus a symbol of Valentine’s Day, a day devoted to romance. This photo was taken at one of the most romantic restaurants anywhere, De Librije, in Zwolle,...
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The Art of The Iberian Pig – A Week in The Heart of Spanish Pork Country –...
We had one more day of pig ahead of us, but we had to get up and out early to do it. We left Sanlucar after breakfast driving east into a bright sun. We made our way up past Sevilla, then through...
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The Astonishing World of Albert Adriá
Albert Adria at Pakta Albert Adriá is not exactly an unknown. The brother of Ferran Adriá and the longtime pastry chef at elBulli, the legendary restaurant that set the modern culinary world on its...
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Bodega 1900 – Beguiling In Barcelona
It’s tiny and it’s mostly (but not totally) classic. Bodega 1900 is the most recent opening in Albert Adria’s growing empire of restaurants located around the Avinguda del Paral-lel between the Ciutat...
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