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[4 May 2008 | No Comment | ]

If you’re in the mood for food and drama, then Top Chef is the show for you. Hosted by Padma Lakshmi and Tom Collichio, Top Chef is a competition reality TV show where contestants are required to create dishes based on different themes every week. They are judged by a panel of 4 judges each week and the loser gets the boot. The grand winner takes home $100,000 and a chance to be featured on Food and Wine Magazine.

If Top Chef is not one of your favorite TV Shows, you …

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[14 Apr 2008 | No Comment | ]

I went to the Saturday session of the Coffee and Tea Festival in New York City. The amount of tea vendors outnumbered the amount of coffee vendors. In fact, I didn’t feel much of a coffee presence, aside from the faint smell of espresso in this one area of the floor.

The arrival

The showcase, I thought there would be more vendors

Tavalon’s new product, tea gummy bears. I got a chance to sample the blueberry acai flavor. It actually had the taste and consistency of a gummy bear, …

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[23 Mar 2008 | No Comment | ]

Yesterday evening, I watched a good Korean movie – Le Grand Chef (2007). It’s a movie about the passion of cooking, with elements of rivalry, friendship, romance, and murder. Have I gotten your attention yet? I must admit that Korean Movies have never failed to capture my attention. After being introduced to my first Korean movie – My Sassy Girl, I started watching more Korean Movies.

There was a scene in the movie, where the two competing chefs were carving beef. It was really interesting how the action of separating the …

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[26 Feb 2008 | No Comment | ]

You’re never too old for cartoons. If you think you’re too old for cartoons, stop neglecting that inner child! Let the damn kid out! While I don’t watch as much cartoons as I used to, there a a few select that I like to watch on Cartoon Network from time to time. One of the cartoons that caught my eye was Chowder. It’s a cartoon about food and cooking!

Chowder is an aspiring apprentice in the mystical city Marzipan who works for Chef Mung Daal, who’s …