Coffea Exlibris is a very small café. So small that I had hard time finding the shop. When I opened the door, Mr. Otahara, the owner, welcomed me into his cozy store. It was a snowy day, and on this particular day I happened to be the only student. The private lesson started with making [...]
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I had worked at the Bon Appétit Magazine’s test kitchen for a short while after I graduated from culinary school. The chefs at the test kitchen was super nice and taught me so many things. I shopped for ingredients, cleaned the kitchen, organized the pantries, did prep work, tested recipes, and baked cakes for online [...]
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Coffee plays a big role in the lives of many Americans, so finding a great coffeehouse is key. That’s why we traveled to Coffee Fest in New York City where we watched the America’s Best Coffeehouse Competition. And the winner? Peregrine Espresso from Washington, DC! Watch to get their tips for making a great cup [...]
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The second day, we explored many of the North Fork wineries, and the Long Island wines continued to surprise me. Here is the list of wineries we visited. Pindar VineyardsMacari Vineyards Sparkling Point Croteaux Vineyards One Woman Vineyards Lieb Cellars Shinn Estate Vineyards Lenz Winery Our first tasting was at Pindar Vineyards. I was surprised [...]
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I’ve been visiting wineries in Finger Lakes in upstate New York over the past few years. I always try to talk to the people at a tasting room and ask questions as I feel that’s the best way to learn about their wines. And when I tell them I’m from New Jersey, they always ask, [...]
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Last weekend, I had a great opportunity to cater for my friends’ son’s one year old birthday party. I often invite friends over for dinner, but this was my first time cooking for 40 people. My friends and I started talking about the menu more than a month ago. Since they decided to have the [...]
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This is certainly one of the most beautiful and the tastiest loaves of sourdough bread I have ever had: sourdough bread from Boudin Bakery in San Francisco. Boudin is known as the original San Francisco sourdough, and I’ve heard so many good things about it. But California is a bit far away and I haven’t [...]
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Do you like bacon? That’s practically a rhetorical question. I had a fantastic opportunity to volunteer for the Bacon Lover’s Workshop at my school on Monday. As a part of an annual conference hosted by The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP), chefs at the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) offered a full day of [...]
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Miso soup is a staple of Japanese cuisine. I was raised in a somewhat old fashioned family with my grandparents, and they never went a day without it. In fact, they had it twice a day, for breakfast and dinner. The good thing is that miso soup is one of the easiest soups to make. [...]
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