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Caprese Satays

The Porto Vista Hotel, where I am the Executive Chef has finally opened our new lobby just in time for the Little Italy Art Walk. This annual event brings many thousands of people to our little corner of San Diego for 2 days of art, eating and for some…drinking. This event was a perfect [...]

Global warming affecting beer production

OK,

So I usually write about recipes and what not, but I just read a very disturbing article on MSN that said global warming is going to affect malted barley production and will increase the price of beer. I think my heart just stopped beating. Polar bears, arctic tundra, increased sea levels and now [...]

Thai Beef Salad with eggplants

Thai food for me is just one of those things…that I love. Now, it would seem that the world would be all fine and dandy when going out for Thai food (yea, I know I suppose to cook) but some Thai restaurants really stink. It always amazes me that some people think that they [...]

a day in the life of my web site

Today, for some reason has been a bit busier than normal traffic-wise on my site, aGreatChef.com. I dunno what it is, all that I can assume is that the weather is warming and folks are wanting to cook. Anyway I just thought I would post this image of my traffic sources for today (partial) and [...]

Saffron tea anyone?

Tea…I always think about tea when I’m not feeling well, and today is one of those days. It was a long week at the restaurant, writing menu’s and working on getting a new logo, the bar built and making sure that the ansul system is being installed properly. I did take the time to [...]

My Go-To Books