The Bluebird Restaurant, Leland, Mi. – Peas and Peanuts Salad If you are not a “Leland Person”, you may find this combination odd. But in Leland, this is a time-honored staple of the dining scene. Not only is it served at the ‘Bird as a side or on the salad […]
Author: Charlie DeSando
City Tins Restaurant Review – Sala Italian Restaurant
City Tins Restaurant Review – Sala Italian Restaurant (https://www.salaitalianrestaurant.com/) Made the short trek to Sala, a neighborhood Italian restaurant across the street from UWM. It is on a side street and I would not have known about it without City Tins. Inside looks like a neighborhood place – bar area, […]
Olive Oil vs Vegetable Oil
Cooking tip – Olive Oil vs Vegetable Oil: What’s the difference? For Professional Chefs, the type of cooking oil you use is important. To those of us who are everyday home cooks, the difference may not be something to overthink. Olive Oil tastes like olives and vegetable oil tastes like, […]
About the Author
About the Author – I grew up in a restaurant family. My dad owned several restaurants in DC in the ’50s & ’60s (Randy’s, DeSando’s, and The Channel House among others). My dad was the main cook and I learned a lot from him about how to cook. I started […]
Meraki City Tins Review
Meraki – Our 2nd City Tins (https://citytins.com/) visit of 2017 was to Meraki (http://www.restaurantmeraki.com/) in Walkers Point. Nice place, interesting food, good service. They have a combo of Bar Bites, Small Plates and regular sized entrees. They also have an intriguing Chef’s Choice “Culinary Adventure”, at three price points, where […]
Men and Cooking
77 % of the chefs in restaurants in the US are men. So why do so many men either hate, avoid or just stink at cooking? To me the reasons are simple – either they just don’t want to learn how to cook or they are intimidated by anything more than simple grilling of steaks.
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