It’s a hot topic in our country – its reform being one of the foundations of the current White House administration. Healthcare is often misunderstood. Why is it so expensive? What’s wrong with the proposed “Obamacare” universal healthcare system? Why won’t socialized medicine work in the United States? It took me 91 episodes, but I’ve [...]
When we closed the year a few years ago, I projected that food trucks would be the next big trend in food. That happened, although I didn’t care for the outcome. Whether or not that trend continues in 2012, I have a feeling that another trend is about to really catch on and I’m far [...]
As this year comes to a merciful end, we take a look back at the year in food culture, recapping the big stories, and sharing some stories and features that we didn’t get a chance to talk about on the show. There is, of course, our annual clip montage at the end – some of [...]
As the new year gets closer, that same resolution that most of us make every year comes back into focus – getting fit, getting slim. Maybe it’s time that we get serious and do it in 2012. The conundrum? How do we, as foodies, strike the balance between our passion for food, cooking, eating great [...]
While I have not been a huge fan of the direction Food Network has taken in the past few years, I do owe it a debt of gratitude. It has blessed me with two great friends – Nathan Lyon, and the “female David Chang” Debbie Lee. You may remember me gushing over her in episode [...]
On today’s show, we’re talking about the magnificent food of Spain. It is a country steeped with culture and filled with people who hold a very deep appreciation for the highest quality ingredients available, and never fall short on ideas on how to prepare them. They’re not just people with great national pride. They’re proud [...]
I was honored to be a special guest on the Halloween episode of The Baub Show, hosted by my good friend Bob Merrick and his co-host, the very funny Sherry Layne. Listen to a replay of the LIVE show below. We celebrated Halloween by drinking some devil-themed Belgian beer, nosh on Beef Jerky from Dude [...]
As has become the tradition on My Life as a Foodie every October, we’re celebrating Halloween in style on the show. Also holding to tradition, we take digs at Paula Deen, drink a Halloween-themed beer, cook a little something in the kitchen, play some classic horror movie clips, eerie music, and tell a few ghost [...]
LA Beer Week is here, and we kicked it off in style recently at Deconstructed LA with Firestone Walker and the culinary genius of Sean Z. Paxton. Firestone Walker has produced a lot of beer over the years, and what they decided to do is create the rarest beer blend into its key components, with [...]
[artwork by Brute!] It took me a while to get used to this, but the majority of Oktoberfest (an annual excuse to eat and drink too much in Germany) happens in September. Since it ends on October 3rd, I thought it might be a good idea for everyone to enjoy the remainder of this celebration [...]
