It was just after my 57th birthday when I cooked up three whole prime filets for my guests. My good friend Kenny could not make it, and bemoaned that he had never had a HadBurger, please! If you’ve read my site, you know that making and eating these is an endeavor and an endurance test….
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Copenhagen 2025 🧜🏻♀️
Our trip to Copenhagen in March was planned around Carter’s and Mitch’s birthdays, March 15th and 19th, respectively. It’s become a tradition for the Hadlands and Morgans to take a trip to celebrate both birthdays. This trip was centered around dining. I secured reservations at Geranium and Alchemist, both three-starred restaurants, which would complete our…
Boeuf Bourguignon 🥘
My take on this classic French stew, inspired by Julia Childs. Ingredients 5 – 6 lb chuck roast (I added in 3 short ribs to see how the different meats would break down) 1 lb thick-cut bacon – not peppered or smoked 1 onion diced 6 carrots 8 large crimini mushrooms sliced (3 – 4…
New Orleans Sugar Bowl ⚜️
The 2023 Huskies had a historic season, going undefeated at 13-0 in Pac-12 play, defeating Oregon in the Pac-12 playoff game, and also beating the Ducks twice in the same season – sorry, Bruce. It was the last year of the Pac-12 due to conference realignment. Never again could the Ducks win a Pac-12 Championship….
Osterio di Passignano 🍷
Fresh near the finish of another YPO Supercar trip, we were faced with a dilemma at the end of the journey. The last event was cart racing at some track in the middle of Tuscany. Usually, this would not be of grave concern; however, a few of us had keys to a fleet of Lamborghinis….
Senia 👨🍳
Senia is one of Honolulu’s finest restaurants. Famous for their artful beef wellingtons, I have wanted to go here for a long time, and guess what? They were no longer making these excellent dishes. I was crestfallen. If you know me well, I love art, design, architecture, objects d’art, food, furniture, nature, and a great…
Chez Vilardi 👨🍳
Few people know how good friends Joe and I are. I have known Joe well for about 15 years, when he was in his fifties! I met Joe when he was the famed proprietor and owner of Bellevue’s esteemed Bis on Main restaurant. By far the best restaurant in the greater Seattle area under Joe’s…
Classic Pot Roast 🥘
My cousin Stuart generously brought some beef over the weekend as we settled in for some Saturday college football. One of the packages was a chuck roast, something I hadn’t cooked in years, so on Monday night, with my Mom over, I decided to make a good old-fashioned pot roast. It was a cold night,…
Lucca – Buca di Sant’ Antonio 👨🍳
Lucca is an ancient walled city in the heart of Tuscany. Carter and I had visited briefly on a previous YPO Supercar trip, but now we had a few hours to explore this charming town. Our concierge in Florence recommended a charming, Michelin-recommended restaurant, Buca di Sant’Antonio, located in the town’s center. Rustic charm was…
Marmite 👨🍳
Marmite was a jewel of a French-influenced restaurant in Capitol Hill’s Chop Block. Helmed by Bruce Naftaly, a longtime local and legendary Seattle chef known as the “father of Northwest cuisine” for pioneering the local farm-to-table movement. He is recognized for founding and running notable restaurants, such as Le Gourmand, and has since opened the restaurant Marmite with…