By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. I'm the last one who should criticize. Anyone who knows me knows that I'm all about food. I wake up thinking about food and I go to bed thinking about food. I plan my days around meals, deciding what I'm going to eat, or feed the masses, should there be masses that day to [...]
By: Chrysa Smith [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"] Can't grow your own? Head to a local farm stand for fresh produce. 'You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces--just good food from fresh ingredients.' That's a quote directly from the Royalty of the food universe---Julia Child herself. And as I've gotten older [...]
by: Chrysa Smith I'll be the first to admit that I love to let loose with a nice long drink. Usually it's a fine Pinot Noir or Cabernet. But increasingly, I'm becoming surrounded by brews---dark and light, Belgian and domestic, craft and artisan. Call me clueless, but until the past year, I hadn't noticed the big growth in the Beer Industry. It's become much more gentile, more refined, more like---well, the Wine Industry. [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo "If it wasn't food 100 years ago, it isn't food today." Now that's quote-worthy. And it's the motto espoused by Zoë Cassimus, the brains behind the cooking at Zoe's Kitchen, a from-the-south restaurant franchise that's fast making its way around the U.S. But it's not American cooking you'll find at Zoe's. At least not American cooking as it often appears today--fried, processed and generally unhealthy. Zoe's offers "Mediterranean-inspired food, [...]
By: Chrysa Smith My hairdresser changed shops. Moving from Jenkintown to Ambler, I had to rediscover roads and towns along the way. And I found the later to be the most quaint, little borough. Where the commuter train stops. The theater plays arts films. And several newer restaurants promise great tastes. So, being ever curious, I made us a reservation at Bridget's Steakhouse, right on the main drag. And it's now gone on [...]
By: Chrysa Smith Today I had the good fortune of working with a Viking, and I must say, it was great. Armed with a wonderful German knife and some silicone spatulas, I battled it out in a kitchen classroom with about ten other brave soldiers. The goal? Preparation of a Parisian dinner. Tournedos of Beef, Gratin Potatoes, Roast asparagus,chocolate mousse in lace pastry cups. Welcomed with a baked brie in pastry crust and [...]
By: Chrysa Smith Doylestown is a great town. For one, it has a vibrant food scene which has just gotten better thanks to a new gal in town--Genevieve. Her food philosophy: pure. simple. good. is a growing one in the restaurant biz. And after a stop at her State Street kitchen this week, I'd say her philosophy matches her space and her food. Located directly across the street from The County Theater, Genevieve's Kitchen [...]
