Gastronomy articles

Chili and Cornbread are perfect winter comfort food, so we set off to North Conway Village, New Hampshire to experience the 13th Annual Chilly Chili Cook-Off presented by the Mt Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce. For those not familiar with chili, Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as "Chili con carne, a spiced stew of ground beef and minced chiles or chili powder usually with beans," and cornbread as "a bread or cake made with cornmeal." These broad definitions provided plenty of …

Calling all cooking enthusiasts, foodies, aspiring chefs, and industry professionals! The New York Culinary Experience (NYCE) 2016 hosted by New York magazine and the The International Culinary Center in New York City on April 16- 17, 2016 is a "must-attend" gastronomic cooking event. If you love to cook and watching cooking shows is your idea of fun, imagine the possibility of cooking with 30 renowned chefs including: Allesandra Altieri, Einat Admony, Dan Barber, Jonathan Benno and Richard Capizzi, Chung Chow, …

The fifth annual Greenwich 2015 WINE + FOOD Festival presented by Serendipity was a celebration of delectable wine and spirits, delicious food, celebrities, fun, and live music by Grammy and CMA Award Winners, Little Big Town, to benefit the charity founded by Paul Newman, The Hole in The Wall Gang Camp for children coping with serious illnesses, and the Greenwich Parks & Recreation Scholarship Fund.

Mangia Bene! We ate our way through Boston‘s famous Italian North End on Michele Topor’s Boston Food Tour in Boston, Massachusetts. During the 3-hour "original, award winning North End Market Tour" we learned about the history of the area that measures a mere 0.36 square miles (0.93 km), about the culture, and most importantly on a food tour, we tasted our way through the neighborhood and picked up a few great culinary tips and recipes, too!

The New York Culinary Experience 2015 hosted by New York magazine culinary editor Gillian Duffy and The International Culinary Center, CEO and founder Dorothy Cann Hamilton, at the International Culinary Center in New York City was the perfect blend of meeting and cooking with top chefs of the world, culinary influential guest-speaker lunches, cocktail receptions, and meeting new friends.

Stunning accommodations at the luxurious 90-room Saybrook Point Inn & Spa in Old Saybrook, Connecticut was part of A Taste of New England Food Lover’s Package with cooking classes with Executive Chef Leslie Tripp featuring lobster rolls, chowders, oysters, and New England Pot Roast, and making new friendships, made for a memorable weekend experience.

Try Swedish – A Taste of West Sweden, part of the North – Nordic Food Festival New York ’14 in New York City inspired guests to visit Sweden with delicious menus created by visiting chefs, Frida Ronge and Fredrik Andersson from Gothenburg, Sweden, and a panel discussion to inspire travel to the region.

The Greenwich 2014 Wine + Food Festival presented by Serendipity brought out the crowds to experience excellent wine and beer, delicious food by top area restaurants and celebrity chefs, inspired cocktails by talented mixologists, and music by the Ian Murray Band, The Bacon Brothers, and Alabama to benefit the charity founded by Paul Newman, The Hole in The Wall Gang Camp for children coping with serious illnesses.

We took a great cooking class at El Arrayan while we were in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico where we learned to make traditional Mexican dishes. Destination cooking classes are extremely popular as they provide an opportunity to learn about local flavors, techniques, and culture while on vacation, and to recreate the recipes when you return home as an extension of your trip. We cannot wait to create the recipes at home to share the experience with our family and friends.

Love to cook? Join Luxury Experience on April 5-6, 2014 at the New York Culinary Experience 2014 – "A Fantasy Camp for Foodies" hosted by New York magazine and the International Culinary Center in New York City cooking alongside top toques. Begin each day with breakfast, take a morning class cooking with one of your favorite chefs, have lunch, followed by an afternoon cooking class. At the end of each day, join fellow NYCE students and chefs at a reception. …