https://youtu.be/zbaFEKyLw64 7. Harry Houdini Chicken Paprikash is the dish that his mother and then wife Bess used to make for Erik Weisz a.k.a. the magician Harry Houdini. It reflected both his Jewish and Hungarian upbringing. The following old recipe is from his niece Ms. Marie Blood. Click here to see it! 6. Doug Henning Doug […]
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FOOD FIGHT!! BEEF – Kobe vs. Wagyu
Welcome ladies and gentleman to the main event of the week! In the category of Culinary Boxing here at Chef’s Mandala, we have weighing in at 2 lbs from southern Japan, please welcome Kobe Beef! His opponent, weighing in at 1 lb from all of Japan, please welcome Wagyu Beef! LET’S GET READY TO RRRRR…….HAVE A SPIRITED […]
TOP 10 “STAR TREK” H.R. COMFORT FOOD RECIPES
7. Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan Working in Human Resources aboard the Starship Enterprise under Captain Kirk might sound like a dream job. After all, it’s the future where everything is fair and money is no longer important! But if that’s true, why do only staff in red shirts keep dying? If that doesn’t qualify as […]
FOOD FIGHT!! SYRUP- Birch vs. Maple
Welcome ladies and gentleman to the main event of the week! In the category of Culinary Boxing here at Chef’s Mandala, we have weighing in at 17.6 ounces from Vermont, please welcome Maple Syrup! His opponent, weighing in at 8.8 ounces from Canada, please welcome Birch Syrup! LET’S GET READY TO RRRRR…….HAVE A SPIRITED DEBATE ON FOOD!!! […]
FOOD FIGHT!! EATEN ALIVE – Squid vs. Octopus
Welcome ladies and gentleman to the main event of the week! In the cephalopod category of Culinary Boxing here at Chef’s Mandala, we have weighing in at 8.8 lbs from tropical oceans of the world, please welcome Octopus! His opponent, weighing in at 2 lbs from saltwater oceans around the globe, please welcome Squid! LET’S GET READY […]
TOP 10 “THE AMERICANS” MOTHER’S DAY RECIPES
10. Жаркое (Zharkoye – Meat and Potatoes Stew) When spymaster Claudia cooks this dish for young Paige, she attempts to introduce not only Russian food culture but a bit of the terrible toll World War II had. To say that provisions were often in short supply is like saying that the rain was often wet. […]
FOOD FIGHT!! SALT – Sea vs. Land
Welcome ladies and gentleman to the main event of the week! In the category of Culinary Boxing here at Chef’s Mandala, we have weighing in at 9.2 oz from the beautiful ocean, please welcome Sea Salt! His opponent, weighing in at 7.9 oz from the neighboring mainland, please welcome Land Salt! LET’S GET READY TO RRRRR…….HAVE A […]
10 Simple Hacks To Speed Up Dinner!
10. How to Break Down a Whole Chicken Like a Chef! Stop wasting money buying pre-cut chickens at the store. The reality is that it’s both cheaper and quicker for you to buy a whole chicken, break it down, and then store the breasts in 1 ziplock bag and the wings and legs in the […]
FOOD FIGHT!! CONDIMENTS – Salsa vs. Ketchup
Welcome ladies and gentleman to the main event of the week! In the category of Culinary Boxing here at Chef’s Mandala, we have weighing in at 8.8 oz from beautiful Mexico, please welcome Salsa! His opponent, weighing in at 14 oz from China, please welcome Ketchup! LET’S GET READY TO RRRRR…….HAVE A SPIRITED DEBATE ON FOOD!!! […]
We All Scream For Ice Cream
An Historic Treat In 1984 President Ronald Reagan declared July National Ice Cream month. He was the commander in chief who made it official, but executive office ice cream love is nothing new. Thomas Jefferson is often incorrectly credited with bringing ice cream to the United States. The third president certainly served ice cream at […]
TOP 8 “JAMES BOND” POST-COITUS BREAKFAST RECIPES
8. Artichokes with Garlic Thyme Mayonnaise Artichokes are a vegetable famous for releasing oxytocin, a hormone that helps boost men’s sex drive. Adding garlic, which contains allicin, increases the blood flow to your sexual organs. And the mayo – let’s just take that as a sexual metaphor to help move things along. But when it […]
TOP 5 RECIPES FOR FEMALE “RUSH” FANS
5. Virgin Strawberry Daiquiri From the website Love Food comes this recipe for an alcohol free drink!. If you are going to be the only woman in a stadium full of male Rush fans, best to keep your wits about you! 4. Pomegranate Martini Let’s be honest, if you’re going to be surrounded by an […]
TOP 10 “GROUNDHOG DAY” OVER & OVER RECIPES
10. Taco Popcorn If you lived the same day over and over for 8 years, wouldn’t you want some positive reinforcement? Luckily comfort foods are the magicians of the gustatory world. They trick our brain chemistry into making us feel better. Women supposedly prefer sweet comfort foods as a guilty pleasure versus men with their […]
Refuse Any NYC Orgy that Would Have You
A Visit With My Ex Manhattan skyscrapers are giant bumps of braille with streets for the spaces in-between. Floor after floor of stories wait to be read. Foreigners come and go in spurts. Their class leaves a fancy gloss over each grimy block. Anywhere else telling someone to reproduce with them self would be fighting words. Here it […]
I Get Hungry Like Five of Everybody Else in Your Starving Village
Piscos and Guinea Pigs ACCELERATE! BRAKES SCREECHING! THUMP (as my nose hits the seat in front of me)!! Accelerate to the next speed bump, BRAKE, thump and start over again. The green taxi ride from Peru’s Jorge Chavez airport in Lima, Peru involves my skull smacking into the driver’s headrest. I’ve never been car sick. […]
Pickle A Peck or Two With These Tips
Fresh Picked, Fresh Preserved Pickles are tangy, tasty condiments that spruce up sandwiches, an olive or cheese platter. Or simply just eat them out of hand! Preserving fresh produce was, for many centuries, a way to have access to fruits and vegetables long after the harvest was over. The earliest forms of pickling were done […]
The Iron Curtain is Booming in Greek Beans!
North vs. South Northern Greece is a different experience from the island of Cyprus with its Turkish influences. When I land in Thessaloniki, I still have 2 hours to go before reaching the town of Kastoria. Mr. Trifon Fotiadis of the Arosis pulse and lentil company meets me at the airport. While I’ve tried his products […]
L’AFFAIRE EST KETCHUP! (Fargo meets French charcuterie)
New World French In mid-December of 2016 I catch a late Air Canada flight up to Quebec City. My 6’ 5” frame barely fits into the airplane but my seat is up front which offers a bit of legroom. Seeing that I’m not totally uncomfortable, the stewardess immediately moves me to the back of the […]
The Sound of Music can GFY
Paris By Way Of Austria Since it’s a long flight across the Atlantic, I often try to combine multiple visits on one trip. This time on my way to Paris, I stop off in Austria for several days of meetings. The weather when I land in Vienna is cold, dark and rainy. This city is like […]
It Puts the Lotion in the (Digital) Basket
My Journey from Gourmet Into Growth Hacking Begins Fear the coming plague that will cleanse the planet, fear the coming war that will bake the world, fear the coming meteor that will crack the globe. But know by then hackers have already sold it to the meek. I land late on a Tuesday at L.A.X. […]
