Tag: "Farm-to-Table"
Chef Marika’s Quinoa Beet Salad and Upcoming Estonian Retreat
One of the big hits at the reception for the 3rd Annual TASTE AWARDS was Estonian Chef Marika Blossfeldt‘s Quinoa Beet Salad. Since the Hollywood event, the dish has been the highlight and featured recipe at many of her book signings and speaking appearances around the country and in Estonia. The beets give this dish [...]
Beloved Estonian Chef & Author to Introduce Estonian Cuisine at 2012 “Taste Awards” in LA
I am so looking forward to meeting and interviewing one of Estonia’s most beloved chefs in Los Angeles next week! I will be with her as she shops for ingredients and prepares the food that will be served at the 2012 Taste Awards reception next Thursday. By special invitation, Chef Marika Blossfeldt, author of the [...]
Top Five Things to Do in Spokane
One of the reasons I love to travel is that we get to live in the present and explore a new place. It’s like being a kid again – curious about every aroma, every person, every taste, and anticipating what’s around every corner. This fall, I visited Spokane, Washington. A fan of the Pacific Northwest [...]
Pace in the Canyon: Peace, Indeed
When my friend texted me earlier this week with the name of her restaurant suggestion for Friday night – Pace – I mistakenly called it “payce.” When I went to the website and saw “peace in the canyon,” I realized Pace was in fact the Italian word for peace – “pah-chey.” Four years of studying [...]
