In April I had the wonderful opportunity to meet Katie Parla of the blog Parla Food. If you haven't checked out her site you should. To write about the experience is one thing, to actually see and hear Katie is quite another. So here in what I hope to be the first of many videos, is Katie Parla Part One. … [Read more...]
Ceviche with Hatch Chilis
When life gives me limes my thoughts run towards ceviche. When Melissa’s Produce gives me Hatch Chilis I want to add them to the ceviche. … [Read more...]
Naples, Italy: Pizza and Street Artist
I have long purported that Naples, Italy is one of my favorite cities: chaotic, crass and crazy. I longed for Mz. Riz to understand my love of, well my motherland. My love affair with Naples began in 2002 while working on a show called “The Five Star Hotels of Italy”. Yes, I know, it’s a tough life but somebody’s got to do it. The Neapolitan hotel we profiled was Hotel San … [Read more...]
Naples, Italy Hosteria Toledo
We arrived in Naples excited to taste the difference between Roman cuisine and the southern cuisine of Naples. So we headed to Hosteria Toledo just two rights and a left from our hotel. This is a restaurant that has been around since the 1950s. The small, bustling dining room is draped with checkered tablecloths and attended by a no nonsense woman who knows her job. … [Read more...]
Rome Day Three: Where I Fell In Love…Again
Mz. Riz and I set out to walk to the Coliseum and Forum. The crisp blue skies of our Vatican visit lay behind a shroud of gray, muting the majesty of domes, softening their edges. The Tevere's waters rush powerfully under bridges. The walk is slow. I have seen many beautiful sites in these three days yet the glimpse of Mz. Riz wrapped in her scarf watching the river fills my … [Read more...]
