Category: Foodie Finds
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Dinner at Napa Valley’s Greystone Wine Spectator Restaurant
By the time we had finished our tour of the CIA at Greystone, we were all pretty hungry. Especially me because, having just arrived from New York that day, I was still moving as if it were still Eastern Standard Time-three hours later. I had heard wonderful things about the Wine Spectator at Greystone including…
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Inside California Wine Country’s CIA at Greystone
I’ve mentioned before of my visit last month to the CIA at Greystone with my brother Bruce and my future brother-in-law Bill. After our CIA flavor bar experience, it was time to tour the 117,000 square-foot facilities of this California branch of the Culinary Institute of America. Situated in the heart of California’s wine country,…
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The CIA at Greystone-the Flavor Bar
Once my brother Bruce, Bill, and I arrived at the beautiful campus of the CIA at Greystone in California’s Napa Valley region, we were ready for our tour that would be given by Tyffani Peters, the school’s media rep. But first, we would experience something inside the school’s Spice Island Marketplace that we were told…
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Foodie Adventure in the Napa Valley-The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone
If you’ve read enough my posts, you know that I’m a die hard foodie who doesn’t mind traveling thousands of miles for a good meal or to learn about a great recipe. I’ve written several pieces about the Hyde Park campus of the Culinary Institute of America,a not-for-profit institution that is considered to be the…
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Capital District Native Wins the Bronze at the Prestigious Bocuse D’or Culinary Olympics
Earlier this month, I mentioned that, on January 29, 2012, the Culinary Institute of America had hosted the Bocuse d’Or USA competition for our country’s four finalists. Click here to read about my visit to this exciting event. I didn’t know at that time that the chef who ultimately won the Bronze -William Bradley, Chef…
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New Jersey Wine and Food Festival with Thomas Keller as Guest of Honor
The 4th Annual New Jersey Wine and Food Festival will be held from March 30, 2012 to April 1, 2012. This event will benefit the James Beard Foundation and the Bocuse D’or USA Foundation and will be held at the Crystal Springs Resort. Famed chef, Thomas Keller, will attend as the guest of honor. Held…
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More Than Mardi Gras-Great Food and Places to See in New Orleans
A popular saying in New Orleans, ” Laissez le Bon temp rouler” (pronounced Lazay lay Bon Tom Roulay), means “Let the good times roll!,” and the people of this city definitely live up to this credo through their food and attractions. GREAT FOOD The Big Easy is a relatively short plane ride from New York,…
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More Than Mardi Gras-Wonderful Winter Weekend in the Big Easy
This year’s New Orleans Mardi Gras festivities have just begun. But, as Robert and I discovered a little more than a month ago, there is so much more to experience in this city that is not only rich in its own unique culture and cuisine, but is also known as the birthplace of Jazz. The…
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Fabulous Desserts at Culinary Institute of America’s Bocuse D’Or Gala
On January 29, 2012, it was time to celebrate after Richard Rosendale was declared the USA ‘s competitor for next January’s Bocuse D’Or in Lyon, France! Now that their present obligations had been completed, the participants were now able to move about freely, and I was able to meet the chefs including Thomas Keller. Then…
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Culinary Giants At the Bocuse D’Or USA!
In 1987, Chef of the Century, Paul Bocuse, created the Bocuse d’Or World Cuisine Contest, and these culinary olympics have since been held once every two years in Lyon, France, the city of Chef Bocuse’s premier restaurant, Auberge du Point de Collognes. Twenty three countries have competed to bring home the gold statue, but only…
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