A good gourmet caterer will prepare a meal that will you and your guest will rave about for a long time. The food will be scrumptious and the presentation divine. A gourmet catering company has chefs that have years of training in preparing exquisite gourmet meals and a wait staff that extends the best professional [...]

Remember the first time you drank rum, neat, from the bottle? A liquid fire swept your throat with red-hot blessing; you got summer in your veins. No need to be wistful. Franks hot sauce is the ideal way to indulge in that feeling without the health hazard association. Franks hot sauce, or to say for [...]

School’s out! And summer is a good time to introduce your child to chores in the kitchen!
To help you along, here are some things to remember when
cooking, especially with kids. Plus a couple of
kid-friendly recipes!
1. Keep temperature of hot water below 120 degrees F.
2. Turn handles of pots and pan toward middle of [...]

In my experiences dealing with a gourmet coffee enthusiast clientele, it has become increasingly apparent that in their quest to enjoy a bold cup of coffee, many people will demand only dark roasted coffee regardless of the country of origin. I wanted to write this article from my own roasting experiences to shed a [...]

So, you’ve done your turn in the trenches. You’ve been a busperson, head waiter, bartender, host, and what-not. After ten to twenty years, many hospitality workers, feeling burned-out at the late shifts and long hours, yearn to break into the ranks of higher management. Yet they find themselves in a kind of ‘glass ceiling’ situation. [...]

Most of us have seen, bought and thrown away an array of corkscrews during our life time. Found in the home, picnic hampers and even sitting in the office draw waiting for a good reason to crack open a bottle, corkscrews seem to litter our lives as our consumption of wine drinking continues to [...]

On the morning of May 15th, 32,000 pounds of Copper River salmon arrived at the Seattle-Tacoma airport just after sunrise. Alaska is expected to deliver over 160,000 pounds of the delicacy on eight different flights across the country. Depending on this season’s catch, Alaska Airlines alone would be flying more than 26 million pounds of [...]

Knives come in a variety of sizes, shapes and costs. Chefs agree that knives are the most important tools you can invest in for your kitchen. So it is important to take into consideration a number of issues when contemplating the purchase of a knife, such as, the knife’s materials, features, and how you will [...]

Americans love dessert so much that some of us eat it before the meal instead of after. Fudgy brownies, gooey layer cake, cookies the size of saucers - we savor them all. But these desserts are high in sugar, fat, and calories. Is there such a thing as a healthy dessert? [...]

Snack mixes are always fun to eat, but they are easy to put together too. This wonderful popcorn mix is no exception. Kris Kringle Popcorn mix is delicious! Not only will the kids love it, but adults gobble it up too. It’s perfect for the holidays, but guess what? You don’t have to use it [...]