Tag: dinner

Cleveland Chefs Get Creative To Showcase Beef Diversity

It’s not to say that Cleveland chefs David Kocab and Matt Mytro don’t appreciate a good steak. Both chefs — with prominent Italian-centric restaurants just miles apart on the championship city’s east side — love a sizzling steak. But they also believe chefs can be very creative when it comes to beef. So they joined forces to create a special dinner showcasing these ideas.  Continue Reading

Trading Places In Kentucky: Chef and Rancher

Josh agrees. The Louisville chef spends six days a week at the helm of his fine-dining restaurant. One of his daily duties is to field questions about the safety of his beef and where it was raised. “From a chef and owner standpoint, having more knowledge for my guests — to have these experiences and stories — is priceless,” he says.  Continue Reading

Southwestern Beef and Bean Stew

Hearty stews are one of my favorite weeknight meals. Not only do they feed a crowd that usually seeks seconds, but most of the time there are leftovers for lunch the following day. This Southwestern Beef and Bean Stew is a quick and delicious dinner idea. I’m betting it will soon be one of your family favorites, too! The …   Continue Reading

Food, Wine and Winning Recipes

Food bloggers give new meaning to the phrase ‘Play with your food’ (sans Don’t). In fact, these tasteful folks encourage it! And they’re not afraid to stand on their chairs at a celebration dinner to photograph the featured dish and share it with the world! We met all sorts of foodie folk at the 2015 Food …   Continue Reading

Do you believe in magic?

We’re talking serious culinary alchemy, folks… and it’s the perfect choice for any special occasion dinner. I’m going to be making this again for Valentine’s Day. (This just in from the Department of Understatements: I’m pretty sure my husband will approve.)  Continue Reading

Step-by-step Steak Au Poivre

I love dining out: the elegant surroundings, courteous servers and of course, no dish duty. The thing is it’s cold — really cold! — here in Ohio and the thought of venturing out into the frigid, dark night on Valentine’s Day has me shivering in my wool sweater. So I thought this year we could …   Continue Reading

Fine dining at Seattle’s El Gaucho

Celebrate love at first bite and join us on a journey to exquisite taste. Step inside the best restaurants in the country. Sharpen your chef knife and prepare an amazing meal at home. Whether your sweetheart prefers fine dining or homemade extravagance, you can make it a Valentine's Day to remember!   Continue Reading

Standing Rib Roast

“Splurge” has come to be kind of a taboo word, implying excess and irresponsibility. But, if you think carefully at what a splurge is truly supposed to mean — an occasional indulgence to be savored — it suddenly seems a lot better. In my book, that’s what the holiday season is all about. Mind you, …   Continue Reading

Dinner for your dearest

After years of research, I have determined the ideal Valentine's Day offering is not a box of chocolates, nor a perfectly composed poem — or even a new power tool. My beloved would be over the moon if, instead of platitudes, I served him a sizzling hunk o' boeuf.  Continue Reading

Steaks for your sweetheart

Valentine’s Day is hours away. Are you prepared? Do you have a plan? We can help And your taste buds — and your sweetheart’s!— will thank us. Step 1: Decide if you’d rather a) dine out or b) prepare dinner at home. If b), skip to the next paragraph. If a) spend a night on …   Continue Reading

Back-to-school dinner dilemma solved

For our family, school starts Aug. 24. I’m not going to lie, I’m excited. As someone who’s generally very schedule-oriented and a big planner, I happen to prefer the more structured timeframe the school year brings. Maybe I’d like the long and lazy days of summer more if I had a couple months off to …   Continue Reading