This Week in Food #317: Cake Mixing Methods

This week I am back in the podcast office by myself and I’m talking cake. Pie is for the holidays and cake is great for those long winter nights. Today I delve into the mixing of cakes, specifically the modified muffin method and the creaming method. I visited the Olive Mediterranean Grill twice this week and I have a review for you. Check back next week when we get into more mixing methods, fillings and icings. Thanks for listening and we’ll see you next week.

This Week in Food #316: Audio Buffet

This week I’m all alone in my office thinking about grilling even though there’s 4 inches of snow on the grill. Weber grill’s customer service is some of the best! I also muse on energy bars and corned beef sandwiches. We take a look at some blogs like David Libowitz’s from Paris. Thanks for listening and we’ll see you next week.

This Week in Food #315: What’s There to Eat in Chicago

This week Chef Wook Kang and I explore the dining scene in our neighborhoods. We ate all over town this week and we give you some suggestions as to where to find some interesting food in Chicago. We visited San Soo Gab San on the North side, Frankie Scallopine in the Bloomindales buildings. We also talk about the end of Charlie Trotter’s restaurant in Lincoln Park. What’s there to eat in Chicago? You tell us! Thanks for listening and we’ll see you next week.

This Week in Food #314: Christmas Recap

This week Chef Wook Kang and I get together to talk about what happened at Christmas; what we ate and what we saw. We also take a look forward as to what we are going to do in the new year. We make some resolutions. Help us keep them. Enjoy the show and we’ll see you next week. Thanks for listening.

This Week in Food: 313: Music for Christmas 2011

Here’s some music for your Christmas day. It’s not specifically Christmas music. It’s from Superfan 2011. You’ll love the ska, jazz and rockin’ good tunes. Thanks for listening and we’ll be back to the food next week. 

This Week in Food #312: New Burgers

This week I am alone again. I recap the semester passed and how the classes went and how you can relate it to the way you cook. I also talk about the new burger joints you’ll find in Chicago. The meat and other ingredients are upscale and so is the price. It’s worth it. Thanks for listening and we’ll see you next week.

This Week in Food #311: Trends for 2012

This week, Chef Wook and I look at the new American Culinary Federation predictions for trends in 2012. It focuses on children’s food in restaurants and in keeping it local at all costs. We discuss our takes on what we think are the trends for 2012 as well. Thanks for listening and we’ll see you next week.

This Week in Food #310: Christmas for Cooks

This week Chef Wook Kang and I discuss some interesting listener mail, the World’s Aids Day Benefit at “For the Love of Chocolate and what you might like to get the cook on your Christmas gift list. We come up with some non-traditional ideas for you and your loved ones. Thanks for listening and we’ll see you next week.

This Week in Food #309: American Meal

This week we explore the American meal through a video Chef Wook and I produced. We made roasted chicken, blanched broccoli, roasted potatoes and caramel walnut brownie. Sounds pretty good doesn’t it? We show several essential cooking techniques including roasting, trussing, blanching, baking and some more. Come join us as we make dinner!  Thanks for watching and we’ll see you next week.

This Week in Food #308: Thanksgiving Ideas

This week we offer some great ideas for Thanksgiving day. You don’t have to compete with Martha Stewart to have a great time. We talk about cooking the bird, some interesting sides and a look into how to make great pie. Thanks for listening and we’ll see you next week.