Well Fed On the Town

Now that the weather is finally starting to get warm, grills are getting fired up on a regular basis, and with them, grilling and BBQ events abound.  I mean, really, barbecue and summer just go hand in hand, so why not hit the road and celebrate it a bit?  Here are some of the more […]

Macarons seem to be the latest and greatest dessert craze to hit the nation, but finding the best doesn’t have to mean hopping the next flight to Paris.  In a recent issue of Sunset magazine, they did the enviable research needed to suss out the very creme de la creme for us.  Here are their […]

Every time I’m in a new area, I always first scope out the local eating establishments and bookstores.  And if there’s a cookbook store?  I’m in heaven.  Dangerous heaven, but heaven just the same.
If you happen to be in the San Francisco area, then this cookbook haven is perfect for you.  Omnivore Books on Food, […]

This is the store where sprinkle and sugar dreams are made.  I had completely forgotten all about this place until a friend mentioned it on Facebook recently.  She’s another crazy baker like me and we’ve enjoyed swapping tips and sources back and forth.  You know, she gets it.  She made those adorable sparkly wedding dress […]

Where can you find a crazy amount of popular, world class celebrity chefs giving demonstrations and making appearances?  Celebration Weekend on June 6-7th in Menlo Park, California, that’s where.  Billed as “The West’s ultimate lifestyle event,” you’ll be rubbing elbows with none other than Curtis Aikens, Aaron McCargo, Robin Miller, Sara Snow, Joanne Weir, Jamie […]

If you happen to be lucky enough to live in the Monterey, California area or are nearby enough to stop in for a visit, then you may want to pencil in the dates of May 15-16th on your calendar.  A group of fantastic celebrity chefs will be coming together to celebrate sustainable cuisine in a […]

Last weekend, we headed out on our second stop on our quest to find the best pizza in New Jersey. In case you missed it, our first stop on the tour was Grimaldi’s in Hoboken. This time we headed to Orange to Star Tavern. It’s a place that is pretty well known […]

A couple times a week, I actually get five minutes to sit down and read the local newspaper.  That’s when I spied the ad for King Arthur Flour’s upcoming baking class.  I knew they held baking classes at their Vermont location, but didn’t realize they did them on the road as well.  Sometimes stealing a […]

I subscribe to a few e-mail newsletters that highlight things to do, places to see, events and such in and around New Jersey.  They’re great sources to discover new restaurants or find something to do with your family on an unexpected free weekend.  A recent newsletter highlighted Bonte, a new restaurant that opened up in […]

My family has been on a little pizza tour of our own the past few months, sampling pizzas from around our area and beyond in an effort to find which one is our favorite.  A fun research project to be sure, so you know I was all ears (and eyes) when I found out that […]