Category: Foodie Finds

• The Culinary Institute of America:Great Parent-Teen Cooking Course

  Now that my teenage son and daughter are getting older, I have to put a little more thought into planning a “Mom and Me” event. With parties and friends even more important, I’ve got a lot more competition and, frankly, they’ve both outgrown some of the things I would have done in the past. So…

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  November 17, 2012

  Cooking Schools, culinary institute of america, Dutchess County Travel, Family event, Foodie Finds, General, New York, Stories

• Foodie Heaven: Master Sushi Course with Iron Chef Morimoto

  Like many of us, I love eating sushi. There are so many variations, and my daughter, Sarah and I have had fun teaching ourselves how to make the traditional sushi roll. The results were not always picture perfect, but, to us, it tasted great. The 2012 Food Network NYC Wine and Food Festival was held…

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  October 22, 2012

  Chef Morimoto, Cooking Schools, Foodie Finds, General, I Love New York, New York, New York City, New York Travel, NYC & Company, Stories, Sushi making, Travel dining

• California: Kosher Restaurant Boom in Los Angeles

  Check out an interesting New York Times article concerning the expansion of kosher restaurants in the Los Angeles area. Click here to read the whole story…

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  October 13, 2012

  Canada travel, Foodie Finds, General, Jewish Cooking, Kosher dining

• San Francisco: Top Gluten Free Pasta Places

  Check out Tasting Table’s list of top gluten-free pasta places. Click here for the whole story…..

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  August 19, 2012

  Foodie Finds, Gluten-free travel dining, Living without, San Francisco Travel, Travel dining, Travel Health

• Mimi Sheraton says best Jewish Rye is baked in Glens Falls, NY

  Check out a widely read piece written by famed food critic Mimi Sheraton. In her New York Times article, “Lost, Then Found: New York Classics,”Ms. Sheraton shares her own list of where to find the best New York classics including: Best pizza, Best bialys, Best cheesecake, Best Manhattan clam chowder, Best bagels, Best pastrami, and…

  kimsswidler

  August 2, 2012

  Foodie Finds, General, I Love New York, New York, New York City, NYC & Company, Tips, Travel dining

• NYC: Cheap Eats List for 2012

  Check out the Underground Gourmet’s list of great food in NYC for under  $25.00. Click here…..

  kimsswidler

  July 10, 2012

  Foodie Finds, General, I Love New York, New York, New York City, New York Travel, travel bargains, Travel deals, Travel dining, travel savings

• Winners of this year’s James Beard Awards

  Check out Grub Street’s piece on this year’s prestigious James Beard Award winners. The ceremony took place in NYC last Monday night. Grub Street lists the winners of all of the categories including: Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH) Bruce Sherman North Pond Chicago Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (D.C., DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)…

  kimsswidler

  May 9, 2012

  Foodie Finds, General, I Love New York, James Beard Foundation, New York, New York City, Travel dining

• Great time In Taos, New Mexico: Graham’s Grille

  I’ve already mentioned the beginning of our trip to New Mexico that Robert and I had taken a few of weeks ago. After we’d arrived in Taos, New Mexico and had checked into our room at the Historic Taos Inn, we started out on foot to see the sites. It wasn’t hard because of the…

  kimsswidler

  May 1, 2012

  Foodie Finds, General, New Mexico, Stories, Travel dining

• Celebrating New Mexico’s 100th Anniversary:the Historic Taos Inn

  This year is New Mexico’s 100th anniversary of statehood, and, earlier this month, my husband, Robert, and I traveled to this amazing area to join the celebration. As a kid I had traveled by train through this part of the Southwest  and, ever since, I’ve wanted to come back to really explore some of its…

  kimsswidler

  April 24, 2012

  Foodie Finds, General, Stories, Travel dining

• Cooking Classes at the California CIA at Greystone

  I’ve written about my tour, dinner, and flavor bar experience at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone. The final part of this culinary adventure and what I had been most looking forward to was the course, “Cooking at Home” that would be taught by Chef Andrew Wild the next day. After our great dinner…

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  April 16, 2012

  California Travel, culinary institute of america, Foodie Finds, General, Stories, Travel dining