bang on time and settled down to some amuse of warm chorizo ( strong with paprika ) and some Iberico chorizo and some sausages. All excellent Then to our starters of Hidago ( sp?) duck foie which was rich and perfectly cooked Even...

don’t ususally use onions in my matzoh brei, this time I slowly sautteed some in lots of butter until brown and tender. I chopped the matzoh into larger chunks than usual, and doused them with a ton of salt, white pepper,...

Bryan’s pork loin seems pretty plain – it was plated over polenta. Ahhh, here’s the recipe – a simple marinade of oil, pepper, paprika, cumin, herbs, garlic and salt. No sauce. :-)...

to cream cheese when I eat it with lox/smoked salmon (definitely reminds me of the Barney Miller episode where Jack Soo said he was eating a ‘cream cheese and sashimi sandwich on a bagel’!!)

at La Super Rica in Santa Barbara are worth the drive. 6) The popularity of the chicken ‘n’ seasoned- fries place in the Brentwood Country Mart continues to amaze me. Maybe people just really like paprika. Anyway,...

such creations as his carpaccio de tomate con anchoa (a “carpaccio” of local Perelló acid-free tomatoes layered with anchovies and drizzled with orange wood-smoked Valencian olive oil) and the brilliant datiles del...

-unit: Chicken of any style, salmon, chili (different that granddad’s), enchiladas, tamale pie, SOS, beef stew, smoked duck, fried fish, (NE) clam chowder Things I was allowed to nosh but can’t now: Shasta grape soda...

If more people would do Sam’s Lincoln Log chicken (I did my last one upside-down, with chipotle powder and spanish paprika on a sturdy carrot platform), maybe we all could get along. Every bite was as good as the next.

brown or short grain rice. Add vinegar +salt+sugar if you are not feeling too lazy. Roll in seaweed with different fillings: tofu +spicy sauce (sriracha+mayo), smoked salmon+ avocado, tofu+cucumber+ume paste. Fried rice: Saute an...

as a smoke billowed out of my nose and mouth. Of all aspects of the evening, it was most entertaining watching other tables receive this dish and blow forth the smoke. Dish three, Greek Salad, consisted of a Kalmata Olive “shrimp...

adding paprika? Shredded cheese? mixing in some fresh herbs? The possibilities seem endless....

her out with finishing the dog. For my options, two dogs were selected – namely the Foie Gras and Sauternes Duck Sausage with Truffle Aioli, Foie Gras Mousse, Sel Gris and the Smoked Shrimp and Pork Sausage with Cajun Remoulade...

the look, but it did hold my attention, when placing wine glasses down. I’d gone with the Chilled White Corn Soup with baby carrots, chorizo croquettes and toasted paprika oil, as my starter course and my wife had chosen the...

Twp products I tried only fairly recently: Oscar Mayer shaved smoked (not honey) ham, and Pillsbury Golden Layers buttermilk biscuits. Amazingly good.

around White Oak, in Encino This is an Israeli bakery/cafe open very late (except Fridays). It is always packed with Israelis and is very very loud... especially inside. But at least inside people aren’t smoking in your...