A blog about food and cooking by Chris Norris
Eye Can’t See You It’s the Opening Night at your new restaurant: The Chef has his A-Game going and there will be no screw-ups in the kitchen. The Maitre’d promises to greet each arriving patron with a smile, provide reassurance that a table will be […]
Beaches & Booty For the 4th of July just passed, Laura and I headed to South Beach, Miami for a few days of hard-core rest & relaxation. Which means no plans of any kind, not even dinner reservations. This trip was the follow up to […]
Sweet Home, Alabama! The denizens of the frozen north, some of whom are family, migrate south for the winter to avoid the ten-foot snowfalls and unreasonably cold weather. During the deepest, darkest and coldest part of winter, a 30 mile strip of beach in Alabama […]
Viva Las Vegas Laura and I spent New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas this year, rockin’ with the Goo Goo Dolls at the House of Blues and eating some good food. We go to Vegas a couple of times a year since it’s a short […]
We’re Tasting in the Rain! Laura and I are hanging in the California wine country this weekend, checking out some good restaurants and sipping some fine California wines. We’re staying at a romantic cottage-style bed and breakfast called Bungalows 313 in Sonoma, which was discovered […]
Myth – UPDATE/BAD NEWS Here’s some bad news for San Francisco food lovers. According to the SF Chronicle, Myth (located on Pacific Avenue) was just sold and as part of the transaction, Chef Sean O’Brien and Sommelier Alex Fox will both be leaving. I’ve raved […]
Paris Restaurant Reviews November 2007 During our Thanksgiving vacation in Paris, France we emphasized Bistro style restaurants, primarily in the Marais district. As expected, it’s easy to find absolutely terrific food in Paris. However, we did manage to uncover a place to two that were […]
Paris Day 6: Thanksgiving 22 November 2007 It’s Thanksgiving Day in Paris. In addition to another day of exploration in the Marais district and a trip to Musee d’Orsay, we’re putting considerable thought in to what type of establishment would be serving up our not-so […]
Paris Day 5 21 November 2007 We were sitting in Le Petit St. Paul, a small bistro south of Place de Vosges, after we had begun sipping wine from the small lunch time carafe that was our treat, but before lunch itself had arrived, when […]
Paris Day 4 20 November 2007 The temperatures are increasing along with the amount of rain, but we have finally managed to crack the secret to getting around Paris at least partially. Line 1 of the Metro, which runs East/West is at about 75% capability, […]