Food and Beverage Articles

The more I make bread, the more I am convinced of the importance of the kitchen being in the best position in the house. When we designed and built our house, I was determined that the kitchen should have a view and be on the front of the house. Now that it’s six-fifteen of a summer morning and I’m up early, kneading bread, because we’ve run out again, I’m especially happy to be looking out over a sun-soaked landscape to the distant mountains.

Napa Valley, CA – We like to think that we are in control of our lives – that decisions we make about what we’ll eat, or wear, are ours. But it’s just not so. If pressed, when buying clothes, we may

When you move out of home for the first time or want to update the kitchen equipment and cookware you've had since you married back in the '70s, it's hard to know where to start. Do you really need a

When you move out of home for the first time or want to update the kitchen equipment and cookware you've had since you married back in the '70s, it's hard to know where to start. Do you really need a

Nouvelle cuisine opened doors to a new generation of restaurant-goers who loved rich tastes and fresh combinations, but didn't want their bodies to pay for it later. It is, in a word, the marriage of health-conscious California to traditional France. It's difficult to define nouvelle cuisine in more specific terms because of its huge impact on the way food in general is prepared today.

Have you ever wondered how chefs manage to chop their onions into neat little dice without accidentally adding julienned finger to the menu? It's actually quite simple once you know the trick. Befor

Hands up everyone who made a New Year's resolution to lose a few Christmas kilos or adopt healthier eating habits this year? Great. Now, wouldn't you like to be able to achieve it without using the "d

Christmas is looming and – as well as a little too much sun, food and champers and way too much flexing of the credit card - that means the kids will soon be out of school and into your hair. I can he