Culinary Musings & News

$5,000 Prize Photo Contest with California Raisins

10 October 2010
$5,000 Prize Photo Contest with California Raisins

With the holidays just around the corner, entering a worthy and fun photo contest featuring a healthy lunch or snack that includes California Raisins could be just the thing to help-out with end-of-the-year expenses if you win! Quick Details Contest Time Period: Started September 8, 2010 and Ends November 8, 2010 Who is Eligible: Open [...]

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Seattle’s Pike Place Market, Coffee Houses and Bakeries

11 September 2010
Seattle's Pike Place Market, Coffee Houses and Bakeries

Only the evening before boarding a plane to Seattle did I realize that the Emerald City is home to infamous Pike Place Fish Market (well known for their Team Building model).    Further research revealed the city housed America’s premier farmer’s market, Pike Place Market, also called “The Soul of Seattle.”    The challenge was that [...]

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A Refreshing Treat for San Diego: Behind The Scenes at Williams-Sonoma

24 July 2010
Williams-Sonoma, Fashion Valley

The beautifully remodeled and larger store was worth the wait! Williams-Sonoma allowed the TeenieCakes.com Web site to photograph and share images of the new store and an early sneak-peek at the Fall schedule of complimentary technique classes!

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Camp Blogaway – The Original Bootcamp for Food & Recipe Bloggers

19 May 2010
Camp Blogaway 2010 Attendees

This last weekend I had the opportunity to attend Camp Blogaway, the Bootcamp for Food & Recipe Bloggers.

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Chef José Andrés – Avant Garde Approach to Cooking and Molecular Gastronomy

12 May 2010
Chef José Andrés

Did you catch the May 2nd edition of 60 Minutes featuring Chef José Andrés?     The interview, conducted by Anderson Cooper, was enjoyable and interesting to watch as you could feel the Chef’s passion when he describes his philosophies behind ”eating has to be fun”.   Chef Andrés runs eight successful restaurants in the U.S, was named GQ’s Magazine Chef of the Year [...]

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Fiesta Old Town Cinco de Mayo

5 May 2010
Old Town State Historic Park

There is a general misconception by many that Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican Independence Day.     Historically, Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of General Ignacio Zaragoza and a mere 5,000 battered Mestizo and Zapotec Indians’ victory over the occupying French forces in what became known as the “Batalla de Puebla” on May 5th, 1862.   The “Battle [...]

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