Here is an anecdote-our friend recently visited her friends and family in Italy. While ready to devour the delicious piece of parmesan across the table from her she asked “May I have the cheese, please?” Little did she know the debate this would incite around the table. “Cheese!” They proclaimed, “That is not cheese! That [...]

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I’ve asked Denise to post again for me: Tomorrow is the chef’s table event! Good luck and have fun – wish I was there [even though California is spectacular]. I had another awesome meal last night. I met up with my friend Doug in Santa Monica for dinner. Just by chance we walked into Rustic [...]

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Hi Everyone, I’ve asked Denise to post my notes on being in California for everyone. So It’s Mike Hafford here…and it’s 70 degrees in California now…that’s all I’ll say about that. I made a few good food choices while was here and wanted to share them with you. I had lunch at Mozza yesterday. I [...]

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We took a quick train from Ghant to Brugge and went to all of the local museums first. The Memling hospital of St. Joan, Church of Our Lady to see the Michalangelo, as well as the Groeninge and Beguinhf museums. It was Thanksgiving for us Americans, so we wanted to eat somewhere special. After long [...]

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Ohhh…I feel so Parisian saying that. What a whirlwind! So we arrived in Paris and stayed for one night. Then we were off to Belgium to see Ghant, Brussels, Ypres and Brugge. We went through Brussels quickly because we were going to stop again on our way back to Paris. We stayed at the Harmony [...]

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In the spirit of the fall, heading back to school and catching up on what everyone did for their summer vacation’s, I thought I would share mine. I’m sure many people would agree, but vacation is necessary recharge your battery. I also like to use it to get out from underneath my work and see [...]

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Okay. So this is new to me, but I’m trying to expand my horizons. I like keeping up on what my fellow chefs [and just restaurants I love] are thinking, cooking and doing, so I thought I might try my hand at this. I want to post on recipes, events that I’m participating in, new [...]

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