West 14th Steakhouse Dubai

 

I am about to open West 14th Steakhouse at the soon to be opened Oceana Hotel & Spa by Movenpick hotels.

With commanding views of downtown Dubai and located on the trunk of Palm Jumeirah island, Oceana and the West 14th Steakhouse are setting the new standard of dining in Dubai. Wanna see more? Check out [...]

The blog turns 2!

Well I never saw it coming but a few days back (the 7th I think) this blog turned 2! Seems like yesterday that I was on the island of Kauai, hanging out at the Southpark house (thanks Lydia!), setting up WordPress n tweaking code.

From that first, or second post on Saimin I find [...]

Afrodisiacs, Just in Time for St. Valentine’s Day

It’s hard to believe  that it is already the middle of January. I am sure that like me, you are still thinking that we are in September, unless you are not in San Diego. I know, I know…we San Diegans are spoiled to an extent, trading blowing snow and the seasonal change for sun, sun and for [...]

Bye bye 2009, Hello 2010!

It was the night before Christmas and all thru the Glass Door…

Here is wishing you and yours a very happy Holiday season and a prosperous New Year in 2010!

New recipes, new stories n new photographs are on the horizon, are you ready????

chefRob

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Thanksgiving Leftover Recipe – Easy Turkey Benedict

Cyber Monday I think they call it, for chefs it’s the day of reckoning. Turkey 4 days after the holiday? C’mon now…Opening the restaurant at 5 am this morning I “found” a couple of pieces of turkey breast, a cup or so of gravy and wondered what I could whip up with it in [...]

Back in the Day – Lark Creek Inn

When the days are long and blend seamlessly into night is when I think back to times long ago. This evening, on the edge of the holiday season I looked back to Lark Creek Inn, where I worked when I was a noob…yes, I was there at one time.

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100 things I like to eat…

With all the extra work over the last few months I found that I kept thinking about comfort foods, which shouldn’t come as any surprise figuring that I am a chef. The one thing that was hard was when I was in my office, all 110 degrees f of it, thinking of these foods was [...]

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