How to cook on stage like a pro (even though you’re sweating buckets)
Edible Orlando invited me to cook on their stage at the Central Florida Home & Garden Show this past Friday at 6:30. I prepared Cumin-Dusted Snapper with a Tropical Salsa. I [...]
The Crooked Spoon Food Truck
I had lunch at The Crooked Spoon. It was my first food truck experience, ever. I know that LA has a monstrous food truck scene. So when Orlando got the [...]
How to Buy Fresh Seafood: A Shopper’s Guide in 3 Easy Steps
Do you ever wonder where food bloggers get their ideas? Well this post materialized over a glass of wine at happy hour. Imagine that? I attended the Food Blog Forum this past weekend [...]
When the Fish is Not the Star on the Plate
Larry loves tilapia. I'm not crazy about it, but I love Larry, and any good marriage needs compromise. So I made Blackened Tilapia for dinner. I served it over creamy, [...]
Top ten things I eat when I’m not eating seafood
Someone (I can't recall who) asked me if I ate anything other than seafood. I thought if that particular someone (whoever it was) had those thoughts, then surely there must [...]
My favorite kitchen tools
I love my kitchen tools. Am I in love with them? Umm, no. But I'm at the point in my life where I depend and rely on the right kitchen tools to maintain [...]
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish?
We're all familiar with the saying, "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish," from Dr. Seuss. But how often do we actually get to see, let alone eat Blue [...]
Who’s In the Kitchen? Executive Chef Dan Drayer
Chef Dan Drayer has been working as the Corporate Chef at Talk of the Town since 2001. Included in this smorgasbord of eateries are Charley’s Steakhouse, FishBones, Johnnie’s Hideaway, MoonFish, [...]
Florida East Coast Oysters
Sometimes you find a pearl when you least expect it. Oakhill, Florida, is a tiny city on the map in Central Florida. It considered a "bedroom" community on the East coast [...]
Royal Red Shrimp Salad
How to make The. Best. Royal Red Shrimp Salad ever! Idk about you but I like when my shrimp is chilled, sweet, and has the perfect snap. No soggy shrimp for this [...]
Cheating, eating and other Monday Madness
Dear SLO, I've been cheating on you. As a result, I'm writing this letter to apologize. I'm guilty of ignoring you, and not brainstorming ideas for you. I'll [...]
Global Sustainable Seafood
Award-winning Cookbook Author and Chef, Bart van Olphen, inspires and encourages Chefs to become pro-active and responsible about sustainability. His gloabl efforts are supported in his cookbook Fish Tales.
Fresh Fish: From The Market to your Kitchen
The Slow Food Orlando Event, February 26th, at Port Canaveral's Wild Ocean Seafood Market was a huge success. Over seventy hungry seafood lover's attended the Sea to Table Event to [...]
Pan Seared Swordfish with Fresh Melon-Pepper Salsa
I was invited to the Slow Food Orlando-From Sea to Plate event February 26, 2011 at Cape Canaveral, to help discuss and dissect fresh Florida sustainable seafood. To honor this [...]
Slow Food Orlando Launches Florida Seafood Event at Cape Canaveral
Slow Fish: From Sea to Table Join Slow Food Orlando on Saturday, February 26, 2011 for a behind the scenes tour of Wild Ocean Seafood Market’s working dock, [...]
