http://didiseats.com Food and Wine Talk Sun, 02 May 2010 17:45:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Forget what you know about Loretos, Baby Blues or Spring Street Smokehouse. Sistah’s Soul Food in Long Beach will change your life. Real soul food! Meaning smothered steaks with gravy, braised oxtail, gumbo, turkey meatloaf - not just a pile of ribs. think of Ms. May's in NoLa and you ... http://didiseats.com/?p=330   It’s the second day of the festival, but it’s my fourth day in Aspen(http://www.foodandwine.com/). Last night was the Texas Outlaw Party. It was raucous Texan style event…held ironically in a Japanese restaurant. I’d love to show you pictures to prove that I was there, but in some sort of wine ... http://didiseats.com/?p=286 It’s the simple things in life that make me happy. Top of the list is peanut butter. Peanut Butter, Wine and Iced Lattes would sustain me on a deserted Island for a good long time (along with pulled pork, pork rillettes and a few short ribs). As a creature of ... http://didiseats.com/?p=228 I’ve been to a few wine pairings in my day. French Laundry, Gary Danko, Le Bernadine, Guy Savoy, Alain Ducasse. In fact for my 16th birthday my father brought me to Lutece (R.I.P.) and if that doesn’t raise my tasting creed here – nothing will. Which brings me to the ... http://didiseats.com/?p=177 [caption id="attachment_146" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Crow Bar"][/caption] It’s rare that I admit I’m wrong when it comes to food. . . but, I have to admit I’ve been severely remiss to discredit the whole gastro-pub craze. The Crow Bar in Newport Beach is proof that there is merit to one of the ... http://didiseats.com/?p=145 The Library Alehouse on Main Street in Santa Monica is an institution of sorts. Sure, you’ve all been there but, there are a few things you didn’t know about the Alehouse. This is not your average Alehouse. If I dare say, I’d call it a modern day “green” Alehouse. What ... http://didiseats.com/?p=129   Well, as luck would have it, I was at the Aspen Food & Wine Classic on the Murphy-Goode application deadline day. I must admit, I was a bit stressed about not being in front of my computer for the last 72 hours, harassing people on Facebook, twitter and Foodbuzz – ... http://didiseats.com/?p=116 I’m sitting in the Aspen airport as I type. The lines are long, flights are sparse. Bad weather has created an epic bottleneck at the airport. People don’t seem to care. I think we are all still a bit giddy from the greatness of this weekend. It has truly been ... http://didiseats.com/?p=108 It’s day two in Aspen. We wake early. I blog. A good entry, considering the altitude and the effects of last night’s wine. The first plan of attack is to pick up our passes at the registration center. Already I am weak in the knees. The awesomeness of what the ... http://didiseats.com/?p=92 Wow, life doesn't get much better than this! I arrived in Aspen yesterday. I'm staying at the uber mod, Meadows Resort. We stop off at the hotel bar for a glass of wine while we wait for the shuttle to bring us into town. Next stop the festival grounds to set ... http://didiseats.com/?p=62