https://www.chefblog.marriott.com/ Food, Travel, Thoughts en-US Tue, 03 Jun 2014 04:15:40 -0400 http://www.typepad.com/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification https://www.chefblog.marriott.com/2014/06/london-insiders.html https://www.chefblog.marriott.com/2014/06/london-insiders.html Don't believe what you hear about the food in Britain, it is far more than mushy peas and pork pies...London is a true food destination with amazing hidden gems just waiting to be discovered, as I have learned yet again while in the UK. Bourough Market is to food lovers what the Louvre is to art afficanados, but below the travel journal recomendations sits hidden gems, like we found near the Camden Locks. Long a fringe destination, this are is teeming with little shops and food stands. Just off the corner, Chin Chin Lab is an ice cream haven fusing... Cool Travel Featured Post Brad Nelson Tue, 03 Jun 2014 04:15:40 -0400 https://www.chefblog.marriott.com/2014/02/bringing-the-farm-to-the-jw-grande-lakes.html https://www.chefblog.marriott.com/2014/02/bringing-the-farm-to-the-jw-grande-lakes.html A few years ago we started talking seriously about planting gardens on hotel grounds as a way of elevating the connection to food sourcing. Initially, the skeptics figured local growing was just a fad and that the upkeep would never pencil. Now, I look around and at nearly every hotel I visit there is some form, large or small, of a thriving kitchen garden supplying herbs and vegetables to our kitchens. Of course, no hotel will ever be able to supply all their produce needs with such an endeavor, but some are taking it beyond basil and into real production... Eating Naturally Brad Nelson Sat, 22 Feb 2014 16:17:53 -0500 https://www.chefblog.marriott.com/2013/08/preserving-the-harvest.html https://www.chefblog.marriott.com/2013/08/preserving-the-harvest.html Nothing is more local than home grown, yet with so many chefs planting their own gardens and locally focused, there is always the inevitable August question..."This garden is awesome, but now what do I do with all this produce?". Eating Naturally Featured Post Market Finds Recipes Brad Nelson Thu, 01 Aug 2013 17:32:55 -0400