Happy New Years! What’s for Dinner?

As long as I can remember on New Years Eve my family would order Chinese food and ring in the new year with some General Tso’s chicken and a few Crab Wontons. Five years ago my wife and I moved to Texas from the Boston area and to our surprise… No one in Texas orders Chinese…

Trailer Food – Austin, Texas – Flip Happy Crepes

Did you know Austin, Texas is known for their trailer food? Gourmet food served out of food trucks and trailers. I had no idea until a friend of mine told me while I was in town on business. Trailer food or food served out of a kitchen on wheels, has become popular over the last…

San Marzano Marinara Sauce

Grown in the volcanic soil surrounding Mount Vesuvius, the San Marzano Tomatoes are similar to fine dark chocolate, they are rich in flavor, more expensive and high quality. Legend has it, that the San Marzano tomato came to Campania, Italy in 1770 as a gift from Peru. These tomatoes are sweeter and less acidic than other…