Yes, that is me flying around in a cork-shaped hot air balloon with a full magnum of Moët & Chandon. How did this come to be, you ask? In case you haven’t heard or you live under a rock, it’s Oscars week here in Hollywood. Before I moved to Los Angeles, I had no clue… Continue →

Midnight in Paris is the next movie that I’m paying homage to as part of my week of Oscars-themed recipes. Since the film flips and flops between modern-day and 1920s Paris, I decided to make a contemporary twist on a classic French recipe. All you have to do is read two lines of any Lost… Continue →

It’s Academy Awards week here and I’m sharing ideas and recipes for throwing your own Oscars Viewing Party. Today’s recipe is for shatteringly crisp tempura-fried vegetables served with a sweet-salty miso-mustard sauce. This dish is inspired by The Descendants, which shows a very real look into the trials and tribulations of everyday life in modern Hawaii. Since contemporary… Continue →

If ever there was a time to celebrate the bright lights of fame and Hollywood, it would be now, during the awards season that kicks off each January and culminates with the Oscars. This year I’ve been working with Moët & Chandon to help Hollywood celebrate the awards season with some entertaining recipes and ideas. In that spirit,… Continue →

For this month’s TasteMakers interview I wanted to share the unique perspective of those phenomenal food people who work behind the culinary scenes. One such lady is Brianna Beaudry, a culinary renaissance woman who works in food photography and television as, depending on the day, a culinary producer, food sylist, and/or recipe developer.  We first met… Continue →

This recipe is dedicated to all you guys out there looking for a last minute, very affordable Valentine’s gift. Yes, I’m calling out the men on this one but it’s with good measure. Over the course of the last day, I have had not one, not two, but three guys start to panic in my… Continue →