Tag: foodie

Naughty Girl and a Night On the Town

Owning her own place and shaping it with the flavors, feels and smells truly representative of her culinary vision was what appealed most to the Louisiana-born chef. And despite a wildly successful 12-year run at her former restaurant, the temptation was much too great to ignore.  Continue Reading

Time To Make The Doughnuts

As Certified Angus Beef ® brand employees our noses are attuned to the odor of sizzling beef. The tantalizing smell of flavor is always circulating in and around the Culinary Center. But suddenly something entirely different wafted our way ... something sweet and comforting and oh, so delightful!  Continue Reading

Mortadella alla bue

Meat enthusiasts often have a go-big-or-go-home mentality — big steaks, big roasts, big bones. That’s why some of the delectable but relatively smaller slices, links and cuts from the sausage category may go unnoticed. Not so with one sausage that (like revenge) is best served cold. Mortadella may look like a really big and fatty bologna, which it sort of is, but that’s part of the pork tradition in this celebrated Italian cold cut native to Bologna.  Continue Reading

Add Herbs for Fresh Flavor

Fresh herbs and steak go together like ... salt and pepper? Left and right? Eggs and bacon? You don't need to create expansive plots or even be much of a green thumb to succeed, though. Potted herbs can often be found at your local grocer or home and garden center. A few plants on a sunny windowsill and you're set for flavorful, aromatic bliss.  Continue Reading

A Gastronaut In Town

Jeremy Umansky is a gastronaut. Though he may have coined the term himself, it fits him to a tee. A lover of mold and its biological properties, Umansky is educated as a chef but prefers to spend his days foraging for edible vegetation and exploring all things food.  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

Athena’s Favorite Burger

The Athena burger is inspired by the flavors of Greece. It combines pine nuts, garlic, coriander and other spices with feta, parsley and Certified Angus Beef ® brand 85/15 or 80/20 blend ground beef. Serve it in a pita pocket with olive tapenade, sliced tomato, fresh cucumber slices, tzatziki sauce and red onion for an amazingly fresh and flavorful meal!   Continue Reading

Let’s Chat with Chef Scott Neuman

Are chefs considered superheroes? Maybe not, but they do have the power to transport guests on flavorful adventures anywhere in the world. With the perfect combination of herbs, spices and ingredients, one bite can carry diners to new cultures. Chefs not only feed stomachs, but souls as well. One of these superhero chefs is Scott Neuman, executive …   Continue Reading

View from the table: Beef and Bourbon Dinner

You may have enjoyed a wine tasting or two, and maybe you've attended a pairing dinner — several courses, each accompanied by a particular wine that enhances the flavor of the food. But a bourbon dinner featuring exquisitely aged house-made liquor paired with the Certified Angus Beef ® brand ?! Legendary. It's the stuff of foodie dreams.  Continue Reading

Tasty travels for St. Patrick’s Day favorites

What comes to mind when you think of St. Patrick's Day dining — corned beef? Irish Stew? A frosty green beverage? If you're like thousands of Americans, you may plan to spend the holiday in two of the largest cities in the Eastern U.S., where many Irish immigrants settled and have spawned generations of tried and true Irish traditions.  Continue Reading

Decadence in the desert

It’s a yearly tradition … celebrate past successes and face the future with improvements, new ideas, brainstorming and inspiration. This transition — past to present to forward thinking — takes place at the Certified Angus Beef ® brand’s annual conference. The event is held at beautiful destinations across the country and every once in awhile, …   Continue Reading

Fits to a T

Can your philosophy, your point of view, your priorities, be summed up on a T-shirt? It’s safe to say that a certain type of foodie is wearing their heart on their sleeve … or their message on their chest. Chef Michael Ollier and I recently traveled to San Francisco for a culinary conference. It was …   Continue Reading

Just one (more) bite

Foodies know it all too well: that sinking, yet excited, feeling when you open a menu and find an array of tantalizing choices — knowing you can only reasonably choose so many. That’s the appeal of Tapas-style dishes. Not only can restaurant patrons choose among numerous smaller plates and servings to try a wider variety …   Continue Reading