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A Glorious New Tabletopping by The Bridgehampton Florist
As Fall arrives, we bid our summer image goodbye and welcome this brilliant new Tabletopping by our incredibly talented friends at the Bridgehampton Florist. You can follow them on Instagram @TheBridgehamptonFlorist for dozens of ideas of what magic they can do with flowers and almost…
First up from Scandinavia…Swedish Frikadeller!
I have to admit being completely charmed by my visit to Scandinavia. In the interests of full disclosure, I went to Denmark and Norway side-stepping Sweden, Finland and far distant Iceland on my 7 day Viking Homeland itinerary. But I felt completely immersed in Scandinavia…
Jacques Pépin’s Superb recipe for Spinach and Gruyère Stuffed Pork Chops
If you follow me on Instagram (@montemathews) you know that I have been in Scandinavia all last week. I boarded Viking Star in Germany and sailed to Denmark and Norway. As soon as I can cook them, I’ll be sharing some wonderful discoveries on my…
Weeknight Chicken Pot Pie
An old favorite takes on new flavors in just about 60 minutes Out here in the Hamptons, the day after Labor Day is called “Tumbleweed Tuesday”. It is the day when the place completely clears out as everyone heads back to school and work. It…
Curried Shrimp and Snap Peas with Vadouvan French Curry Blend
Andrew’s sister Lauren is never one to run out and spend a fortune on food. So it came as a surprise to me when she extolled the virtues of a $9.00 tin of Curry Powder. Of course, it was not just any curry powder. It…
Here’s an offer that’s too good to refuse! From Swire Hotels and Cathay Pacific
Last winter, I had the good fortune to fly home from Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific. And oh what a wonderful flight it was. I immediately knew why their Business Class consistently lands in the Top 10 Business Class Cabins for seat comfort, splendid service…
Our First-Ever Guest Post…and we’re going to Georgia…the Republic not the State
I wrote my first article for www.Travel-Wise.com last month. I shared the link with you to my story on my latest European adventure from Budapest to Nuremburg. (I’ve included the link after the recipe, which is another first for Chewing The Fat! A video recipe!)…
Caramelized Black Pepper Chicken from Charles Phan of San Francisco’s The Slanted Door
Food & Wine Magazine’s September 2018 issue attempts a task that must have almost impossible. It’s the magazine’s 40th Anniversary issue and its editors had to decide which recipe best represented every single year’s output—literally hundreds of recipes. In Food & Wine, you can trace…
Gail Simmons’ Bumbleberry Buttermilk Upside Down Cake
Gail Simmons is such a glamorous presence on “Top Chef” that it’s easy to forget she’s first and foremost a great cook. She’s also a fellow Canadian so I took a great deal of heat from Andrew for not knowing what a Bumbleberry was. I’d…
Dinner Party Dishes: Vegetable Biryani
After I published this post, I shared it on Jonell Galloway’s Facebook page “Culinary Travel by Jonell Galloway, The Rambling Epicure”. One of Jonell’s readers got involved when I mentioned the multiple spellings of “biryani” and Jonell asked whether it was the English spelling of…
Ovenly’s Banana Nutella Coffee Cake
“Ovenly” is a bakery that was started in, where else, Brooklyn. It was the love child of two self-taught cooks, Agatha Kulaga and Erin Patinkin. The pair are given to experimentation which has resulted in out-the-door lines of people waiting to buy items like their…
My latest Travel Adventure has just been published…Come along for the ride!
8 Reasons You Should Take a Scenic Cruise Along the Danube River August 22, 2018. I am very pleased to introduce you to a new outlet that I am working with. It’s called Travel-Wise and it’s a compendium of original travel stories that I think…
I am back from Europe with a perfect dish for a summer night: Hot Pasta with a Cold Tomato Sauce
I won’t go into the dreary details of two nights spent in Frankfurt Airport where a freak storm stranded over 7000 passengers except to say that if a contest were held First Prize would be one night in Frankfurt Airport and Second Prize would be…
