Eat. Drink. Memory.

Mary MacRae Warren — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:16:21 PST

Join my friend and travel diva Wanda Mann of The Black Dress Traveler for a fantastic evening out. Explore with Susan Van Allen, the dynamic author of 100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go. Learn more about Italy's feminine...

Mary MacRae Warren — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:05:14 PST

Thanks, Dave for the fantastic recipe. Here's my version of Dave Leiberman's Chipotle Corn Chowder. Can't wait to try it with some summer fresh sweet corn. It was so delicious with corn muffins.

Chef Dan Barber to speak at Fancy Food Show

Mary MacRae Warren — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:03:37 PST

New York, NY -- Noted executive chef Dan Barber will be the keynote speaker at the gala sofi™ Awards ceremony at the 56th Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City, June 27 – 29, 2010, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Barber, prominent in the artisan and local food movement, was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2009. He is co-owner of the restaurants Blue Hill in New York City and Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills, N.Y., and is a board member of the Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture.

Chipotle Corn Chowder recipe from Del Monte & Dave Lieberman

Mary MacRae Warren — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:47:29 PST

Take advantage of the waning winter chill and bring the people you love around the table to enjoy one last heart-warmingly nutritious meal before spring arrives. This chock-full-o-veggies chowder recipe from Dave Lieberman, chef and author of The 10 Things You Need To Eat, is perfect for a quick and cozy dinner party starter or as lunch leftovers. And it's just in time for National Nutrition Month.

Mary MacRae Warren — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:19:23 PST

I scream, you scream, we all scream for GELATO. That's right. In this house gelato reigns king. We love ice cream. We do. But one bite of ultra-rich and creamy gelato turned our tastebuds forever.

Mary MacRae Warren — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:11:50 PST

This one and a half pound biscuit falls a little short of the Geico-inspired 10-pounder, but it was fun to make. And it was pretty tasty too. We've got a lot of biscuit eatin' to do yet.

Durham baker brings sweet and savory pies to market

Mary MacRae Warren — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:34:46 PST

A cake stand held the remains of the day - two rustic pies, one sweet and the other savory - and it wasn't yet 10:30 a.m. There was roughly an hour and a half left for shoppers at the Durham Farmers' Market and an unlucky few likely had already gone home empty-handed, without the hybrid sugar-frosted "donutmuffins" or savory pies crafted by baker Phoebe Lawless.

Atlantic City Restaurant Week starts Sunday

Mary MacRae Warren — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:10:43 PST

Get your grub on, then hit the casinos. Atlantic City Restaurant Week starts tomorrow.

Southern sausage biscuits

Mary MacRae Warren — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:55:39 PST

I was craving some big old fluffy biscuits with country sausage. Off to the store we went to grab some savory sausage. Back home in the kitchen, we got busy with the flour, Crisco, butter and rolling pin.

Want to study or work abroad?

Mary MacRae Warren — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:35:30 PST

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