Playing With My Food ~
A journal about food, thought, travel, and life; by Chef & Raconteur Chaz French.

My Favorite Grilled Cheese

I'm craving carbs, bread to be specific, and though I can't have this, I thought I'd daydream of cheesy, bready goodness and share the recipe for my absolute favorite grilled cheese sandwich. Charles … [Continue reading]

Photos…

I've just spent near 4 hours uploading over 900 photos to my new Flickr account. I'm not quite done, but most of the fun stuff is there. http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlesfrench/ … [Continue reading]

Progress, not perfection.

What can I say, these photos speak for themselves. Background: Size 42 Old Navy Jeans. Foreground: Size 36 Old Navy Jeans I haven't been able to wear the size 36 jeans for 4 years. (Clarification: I am wearing the size 36" in this photo). … [Continue reading]

Voice

This is something you're going to see often, I adore this cd & its companion dvd. Alison Moyet's Voice It's a wonderful CD and the concert One Blue Voice are the kind of performances that just make you stop, and listen again, and again. Though … [Continue reading]

Justice, well at least a little…

I hate her, I hate her so much I won't print her name here, ever. It's about god damn time that little skank finally got her wake up call. I hope her 45 days are an eternity, I only wish the judge had given her more time in jail. Note: any … [Continue reading]

Diet

I’m getting aggravated with my diet, the weight loss has slowed by half, and it’s making me push back my goals. One of which is to be in a certain pair of pants for my birthday. Just have to keep reminding myself the final goal is a healthy … [Continue reading]

Privacy

Because the site isn't totally done yet, we don't have our privacy disclaimer in place yet. While we do not have the exact wording yet, I can tell you that by registering to comment , We will have your email address and that information stops right … [Continue reading]

Politically INCORRECT

Quentin Tardatino Originally uploaded by Charles French. Fucking around on my Macbook with photobooth, I managed this, which I call "Quentin Tardatino".... get over it, it's funny. … [Continue reading]

Rib Sampler

Rib Sampler Originally uploaded by Charles French. What I ate at dinner last Friday, No way could I finish that, the leftovers fed two for dinner the next night. … [Continue reading]

Dinner at Blue Smoke

Dinner at Blue Smoke Originally uploaded by Charles French. Last Friday, a great night with good friends, can't beat it. And for those who think you can't get real barbecue in Yankee territory, you gotta try Blue Smoke, it was amazing. … [Continue reading]