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

Hello New Year…

Just a quick recap. January 2009 (well, yes, that WAS me on the left, and that's @PhilCampbell on the right). Photo by @rojopelo January 2010 53 pounds lighter.   Still have a few to go, and more ink to add. Yea, I know, you probably didn't … [Continue reading]

When Friends Do Awesome Things….

You should brag about them.  GO JEFFREY!!!! PRESS RELEASE Media Contact: Misha Houser 714.317.8122 misha@restoreequality2010.com September 14, 2009 California – Restore Equality 2010’s Interim Administrative Group (IAG), proudly announces … [Continue reading]

In the Words of Senator Ted Kennedy…

“No member of the LGBT community should be terrified to walk down the street for fear of hateful violence. Hate crimes perpetrators must not be allowed to place our communities in fear.” (Statement on Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, … [Continue reading]

My Mendocino Vacation – Narrated by @PreppyDude

When Manly Men Love Men... … [Continue reading]

Summer Tomato Sauce

Here's a delicious, quick and easy summer tomato sauce. Goes great with freshly made fettuccine. Serves 2-3 with garlic bread for a complete meal. Ingredients: 12 ounces heirloom cherry tomatoes, halved. 2 cloves of garlic, minced. 1/2 medium … [Continue reading]

Things I’m working on…

So a week ago I decided to make a chocolate sorbet from my Ultimate Ice Cream cookbook, while it was being made I decide to add a significant amount of heavy cream, and the result was what I can only call "Chocolate Perfection" I need to make it … [Continue reading]

Heroes

From 2003-2005  I worked at a large corporate insurance broker, the kind of place that slowly kills your soul if you don't have something else to focus on.  My focus was on cooking (big surprise), I cooked and watched FoodTV at night, read every … [Continue reading]

Another journey begins

Today I got my 2nd tattoo, I wanted a simple black band, no adornment, nothing tribal, or from another culture... I wanted something simple and plain.  Turns out simple isn't easy, or cheap... When it was finished, I loved it immediately, and as I … [Continue reading]

This cake brought to you by my Google Reader friends & Joy The Baker

So, earlier in the week I saw these posts in my google reader. Of course, I had to give it a try.  If for no other reason than to gross out Steve & Leigh. I'm not going to post photos of the baking process, the 'wet' ingredients look kinda … [Continue reading]

I’m going to culinary school

No, really, it's happening.  After wanting this for so long, and been working at trying to make it happen,  I'm still having trouble wrapping my brain around this.  I keep feeling like some shoe is going to drop, some landmine go off, get hit by a … [Continue reading]