Since the early days of the Southern French US colonies, Mardi Gras has been a yearly tradition that even a hurricane could not stop. It’s the historic time of Carnival, the celebration of indulgence and what many might call “sin” before taking on the 40 day fasting from such things we know as Lent. The [...]

Autumn anywhere in the culinary world is always a wondrous time.  The harvest brings us the joys of fresh mushrooms, cranberries, various types of squash, and of course pumpkins.  In America we usually signify pumpkins with Jack-O-Lanterns and the traditional Thanksgiving pumpkin pie, but it was in Italian cuisine that I became enamored with the [...]

With many cuisines I love to explore, the pub grub of the United Kingdom always fascinates me the most.  For years I’ve heard to death of how bland and dull food from Ireland and England always is, but I beg to differ in this culinary culture of the pub.  Perhaps it’s the beer, or the [...]