Recipe and Video for Gougeres from Frelon’s Fabulous France with Katherine Frelon

Last October, Norm and I, along with Michelle and Kurt Winner explored a small portion of France. After our week of barginging with European Waterways on a canal in Lower Burgundy, we were picked up by Brendan Moore, a wine expert and guide who works with chef Katherine Frelon at La Ferme de la Lochere,...

Interview with Christian Guillut & Recipe for Elle & Vire Shrimp Américaine

Brenda and I first met Christian Guillut, French Master Chef and International Culinary Advisor for Elle & Vire on our first visit to Sirha and Bocuse d’Or in 2009. A good friend of our friend, French Master Chef Hervé Laurent, we were so impressed with his talent, creativity, personality, and...

Interview: Executive Chef Dan Hunter – Royal Mail, Dunkeld, Victoria, Australia

. . When visiting Australia, our goal was to explore areas within 1 to 2 hours of Melbourne. We had no idea we would find such talent with all of the food and wine–in Melbourne itself and all of Victoria. While exploring the Grampian region, we stayed at the well-known Royal Mail Hotel in Dunkeld,...

Video: Chicken Chasseur with Savory Waffles served with a White Wine Sauce from Chef Jon-Paul Hutchins

Several years ago, I had the privilege of interviewing Chef Jon-Paul Hutchins at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts. He has headed up the school for quite a while and excels at demonstrating. His sense of humor and sense of life shine through as well as his passion for what he is doing. When I saw this...

12th Annual PUMPKIN Regatta and Children’s Wish Parade

Windsor and Falmouth Waterfront, Nova Scotia . October 10, 2010 . Windsor-West Hants Pumpkin Festival is pleased to support the Children’s Wish Foundation’s Paade of Pumpkin Paddlers. These pumpkins are real. Norm and I just returned from Nova Scotia with the IFWTWA media trip and some of us...

Fresh New Zealand Green Lip Mussels From Chef Ivan Flowers of Fournos

After experiencing such a wonderful dinner at Fournos, which you can see in our post of 7-9-10 and the dessert recipe on 7-14-10, we asked Ivan for a recipe. He was nice enough to share his recipe for Fresh New Zealand Green Lip Mussels. I’ve not had these since Norm and I were in New Zealand. Fresh...

Tiramisu from Fournos & Tracy Phillips

When Norm and I recently experienced a tasting menu at Fournos in Sedona, AZ, the dessert was Tiramisu. We went to experience Chef Ivan Flowers creations and had no idea his wife, Tracy Phillips, made such fantastic desserts. She tweaked and changed the Tiramisu so it was one of the best we’ve tasted...

Mise En Place Cooking School Demonstration Video

In September 09, the Tandem Tasters, were in Richmond, VA for an International Food Wine & Travel Writers Press Trip. We went a day early to interview chefs. We were fortunate to interview Chef/owner Christine Wansleben of Mise En Place Cooking School. Christine prepared Figs stuffed with Goat Cheese...

Key LimeRock Pie from LimeRock Inn of Rockland Video

When the Hill Team was visiting Rockland, Main, we visited all of the four Historic Inns of Rockland. While at the LimeRock Inn we met owners, Frank Isganitis and PJ Walter. What a great experience. We will be posting a more in depth feature on the LimeRock Inn. Frank was gracious enough to prepare his...

Video – Chef Josh Vidall of The Winchester Inn, Ashland, Oregon

The Hill Team is partial to The Winchester Inn. We’ve shared numerous delightful experiences there. This post of Chef Josh Vidall is the first of several that will show Josh in action. Here Josh is preparing his Wild Mushroom, Butternut Squash, Goat Cheese Empanadas. They were delicious. Brenda and...