A Visit with Martin Reed of I Love Blue Sea

Posted by Gisele Perez on Dec 6, 2010, 9:11 am in Food and Drink, Travel | 0 comments

On a recent trip to San Francisco, I stopped in to visit and chat with Martin Reed at I Love Blue Sea. Martin was one of the generous sponsors of the LA Helps LA event, supporting Gulf Restoration Network.

Lunch at The Enchantment Resort- an enchanting experience indeed

Posted by Gisele Perez on Jul 26, 2010, 9:10 am in Food and Drink, Recipes-Savory, Travel | 1 comment

A sumptuous late lunch at the aptly named The Enchantment Resort in Sedona, Arizona and recipe for Slow Braised Short Ribs.

Arizona Wine Country- Who Knew?

Posted by Gisele Perez on Jul 22, 2010, 10:10 pm in Travel, Wine | 2 comments

Starting off with an Early Morning Tour of the Desert Botanical Garden

Posted by Gisele Perez on Jul 6, 2010, 1:04 pm in Travel | 2 comments

An early morning visit to Phoenix’s Desert Botanical Garden

Dinner at The Phoenician and Jean-Georges Tuna Tartare Recipe

Posted by Gisele Perez on Jun 30, 2010, 2:16 pm in Food and Drink, Recipes-Savory, Travel, Wine | 4 comments

A progressive dinner at The Phoenician in Phoenix, Arizona and and the recipe for Jean Georges Vongerichten’s mouth watering Tuna Tartare served at the J & G Steakhouse there.

Welcome to Phoenix

Posted by Gisele Perez on Jun 24, 2010, 4:43 pm in Food and Drink, Travel | 1 comment

Choices

Posted by Gisele Perez on Jun 16, 2009, 4:27 pm in Current Affairs, History, Travel | 0 comments

The Chinese in New Orleans and Yaka Mein

Posted by Gisele Perez on Jun 1, 2009, 3:15 pm in Food and Drink, History, Travel | 0 comments

Yaka Mein – chasing down the origins of a New Orleans favorite with Chinese roots

Arriving at Dooky Chase’s and Who’s Your People?

Posted by Gisele Perez on May 29, 2009, 1:05 pm in History, Music, Travel | 0 comments

Visiting with Leah Chase

Posted by Gisele Perez on May 26, 2009, 12:27 pm in Current Affairs, Food and Drink, History, Travel | 0 comments

On the last day of my visit a couple of weeks ago, I stopped in to visit with Mrs. Leah Chase of Dooky Chase’s Restaurant. I had visited with Mrs. Chase, in her FEMA trailer, on my last visit, but hadn’t been smart enough to tape it then. This time I wised up and video taped our chat.