Looking to give this whole sous vide thing a shot? Sous vide cooking is slightly different than what you may be used to, it typically uses lower cooking temperatures for longer cooking time…

The Warren Report concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment and The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. The year was 1…

It turns out that the Julep is a family of drinks that combine mint, sugar and ice with any spirit you’re choosing. That all being said, bourbon has come out as the front runner and the liquor o…

I don’t think I’m going to rock anyone’s world here but the taco is a traditional Mexican dish composed of a corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling and just so you know, I'm a suck…

Tomatillo Salsa Ingredients: 1/2 pound tomatillos, husked and rinsed 5 cloves garlic, peeled and cracked 1 medium white onion, peeled, cored and quartered 1-3 m…

Are you a meat and potatoes type? I know I sure am, and mashed top the list of my favorite ways to prepare potatoes. One of the best things about mashed potatoes is the versatility, there seems no end…

My first memory of a fried pie was the cinnamon laced apple version at our local McDonalds. Granted my palette back then was more than a tad immature but I loved them, that crunchy, blistered, gol…

If National Prime Rib Day has you thinking about this succulent  cut of meat, I vote you cook it sous vide!Back in the day, Prime Rib used to refer to a “prime grade” standing rib roast, but thes…

As much as I enjoy a perfectly executed whole turkey with the glistening juicy breasts taking center stage it’s hard not to be impressed with this culinary icon. But dig down a bit deeper and when…

As a chef people always expect to be wow'd by the food I cook. With all the long hours I spend in the kitchen already, sometimes at home I just want to make an easy meal. My SV1 is the best tool in my…

As many of you readers know I spent some time in France as a young culinary student. Lyon the second largest city behind Paris a few hours south of Paris has been considered by many to be the culina…

The earliest mention of the BLT sandwich seems to have been in the 1903 Good Housekeeping Everyday Cook Book, where a club sandwich included bacon, lettuce, tomato, along with mayo and a slice of tu…