Monthly Archives: May 2008

Taking a page from Paula Dean, Food Network’s super chef known for her Southern home cooking, McDonald’s is offering free Southern Style Chicken Biscuit with a purchase of a large drink. Today only. Dubbed the a.m. style biscuit, two home … Continue reading →

(Jack in the Box: BBQ Sirloin Burger commercial) (Diners, Drive-ins and Dives on Food Network) Jack in the Box, the King of fast food advertisements, sits on a throne far apart from the McDonald’s and Burger King. Using humor as … Continue reading →

(Bordain in educational foie gras video) (Bordain at El Bulli. Top notch fine dining restaurant) (Bordain eating fetal duck egg: I ate it before in high school. My braces caught a few feathers) It’s late past midnight. But I will … Continue reading →

Looking through the beautiful models in People magazine, my esteem lowers like boiling temperature in a once confident robust oven. With plump lips, flawless skin, and abs to die for, it is no wonder that many Americans worship these celebrities. … Continue reading →

Give me a quickie. Irritated from the 80 year old lady talking so loud at YMCA hot tub, I needed release. To be more exact, I need comfort food. Racing home, I grab my bag of Ajinomoto gyoza’s. Put a … Continue reading →

Now thru 5/11, 50% off $25.00 Gift Certificates for $5.00 + receive a FREE $10 deLa Flowers Gift Certificate. Use code MOM! In the past weeks, I have had horrible dining experiences with poor service. Like Indiana Jones searching for … Continue reading →

(video source: Youtube,photos: click on thumnail to enlarge) As a published food writer and blogger, I often am asked “can you cook?” In my British accent I answer, “but of course.” “But of course” has been a line made famous … Continue reading →

I dined at Pagolac for the first time around four years ago. Jen H, my resident Vietnamese food expert, introduced me to Pagolac. Just like visiting an old high school friend, things have changed but for the better. A newly … Continue reading →