Restaurants

24 Mar 2011

Chop Suey

Cameron 3 Comments Tags: chinese cooking, chinese history, chop suey, Cooking, diet foods, eating food, eating great diet food, eating well, food, make chinese food, Recipes

Take the trash of the kitchen and turn it into cuisine!

03 Jan 2011

What is a Michelin Chef?

Kristina 8 Comments Tags: Michelin chefs

Gourmandia.com is known for its video recipes from Michelin chefs. “But,” many people ask, “what is a Michelin chef?” Utmost Honor from an Unlikely Source When you think of the most recognized rating system for restaurants or chefs, you may imagine it originates from a high end magazine or newspaper – or perhaps a television Read More…

21 Nov 2008

Worldwide Dining Options

SheMcCormick 0 Comments

For those traveling abroad, sometimes the lifestyle and customs of a particular country can be confusing and frustrating. This article will give you an explanation of dining abroad and some of the restaurant choices that you will be faced with. The word restaurant is a blanket word describing any number of dining establishments. For Read More…

21 Nov 2008

Worldwide Menu Options

SheMcCormick 0 Comments

For those traveling abroad, sometimes the lifestyle and customs of a particular country can be confusing and frustrating. This article will give you an explanation of dining abroad and some of the menu choices that you will be faced with. The word menu is French in origin and has been widely used for centuries Read More…

15 Nov 2008

The Glamour of Brasseries

SheMcCormick 0 Comments Tags: French, Seafood, Wine

My first visit to Paris (not Tennessee or Texas-although I have been to both), was an educational experience, to say the least. I am not referring to Notre Dame, Sacré-Coeur, or the Eiffel Tower, though all extraordinary and slathered in romance and history. As a child, I was very impressed by the life I had Read More…

12 Nov 2008

A Culinary Tour-Week 2

Omi 3 Comments

Greetings my fellow foodies! Let me begin by thanking those of you that left me your delightful comments regarding my first “official” blog and week 1 of the Culinary Tour; Anna’s Taqueria. As a first-time blogger, and extreme amature within the literary world, it was wonderful to hear from, dare I say?, my readers! Who Read More…

10 Nov 2008

The Stars of Michelin

SheMcCormick 0 Comments Tags: Cuisine, France, Michelin, Restaurants

In America where the thinking has always been that bigger means better, a tire company out of France, who also happens to be the world’s foremost authority on culinary expertise, is here to show us differently. Michelin doles out their coveted stars very sparingly. My first trip to Europe as a teenager was needless to Read More…

06 Nov 2008

A Culinary Tour-Week 1

Omi 2 Comments Tags: foodie, good eating, veggies

Greeting fellow foodies and culinary lovers, This is my first blog on Gourmandia and I am thrilled to begin sharing my culinary adventures with all of you! I have to admit, it has taken me until now to begin my first entry, as there is so much I want to share with my readers! However, Read More…

31 Oct 2008

Eating New Foods on the Road

Cameron 2 Comments Tags: food

It is so easy in 2008 even in other countries to never eat local food. American food and restaurants is worldwide now and if you go the right cities you can have mcdonalds, KFC, Taco Bell and more! On the domestic side of course you cannot go anywhere without eating at the same restaurants you Read More…

30 Oct 2008

Oui, Chef.

Solange 2 Comments Tags: chefs, recipe

When I was a little girl, growing up in Lyon, the French capital of gastronomy, we had 3 chefs. When I say we, I am not referring to my parents’ household, it is the republican we: we as a nation. The TV chef was extremely old and pompous, the other 2: la Mère Brazier, famous Read More…