On the Spot Gourmet

05/06/2015

Great day to dig ramps for the dinner tonight in Hiram

05/06/2013

Fall class offerings are now available at Gervasi's Cucina. They sell out fast so check out my Passport Series and sign up!

03/16/2013

Still on a high from cooking for Joel Salatin at Hiram College

08/12/2012

Impressive group of women & their coaches/support team at last nights event. Have a great trip to Costa Rica!

05/21/2012

Come join us for open night at Auburn Twin Oaks this Saturday. I'm grilling some favorites and they have one of the best patios to kick off the holiday weekend.

04/17/2012

My Paris trip is half over. Just finished a cooking class with Paule Caillet where we shopped in the Le Halles markets and cooked in her school in the wonderful Marais District. Also had a wine tasting class at O'Chateau also in Le Halles. So far David Lebovitz has been full of good recommendations.

01/22/2012

Get in the Mardi Gras spirit with an bayou inspired menu at Auburn Twin Oaks on Feb 4th. Make your reservations by calling the winery! The menu is: Mushroom & Goat Cheese Tartletts, Citrus & Greens Salad, Chicken & Andouille Gumbo, Mardi Gras Pasta with fresh linguine, crawfish, shrimp and roasted asparagus in a lemon cream sauce, and a Carnival King Cake to finish things off!

11/20/2011

Celebrate the holidays with some friends at Auburn Twin Oaks Winery on Dec 2nd as I'll be facilitating a 5-course Tasting Menu paired with the new Chilean-style wines. We start with an Italian Trio: Tomato & Rice "Olives, Baked Ricotta, and Pappa Al Pomodoro followed by Seven Seas Soup, then Pork Tenderloin in Style of Porchetta w/ Lime Spiked Sweet Potato Puree & Brussel Sprout Chips, THEN Wild Mushroom Risotto with Sliced Strip Steak & Gorgonzola Sauce, finished with Choc Diamonds w/ Rasp & Hazelnuts & Choc Ganache Filling. It would be silly to miss it. Call the winery for reservation!

11/11/2011

Teaching a Mayan Tasting Menu tonight at the Western Reserve School of Cooking and then teaching a Chilean/Argentinian wine & food dinner on Monday at Gervasi's Cucina. Life is good when I get to play with these flavor profiles!

10/27/2011

Hope you'll join me at Auburn Twin Oaks Winery on Friday, Nov 4th. The buffet will feature Fall harvest flavors to enjoy with the new Chilean blends. $30 per person. Reservations can be made by calling ATO 440.543.2320

10/07/2011

Feeling bad for the folks on the wait list for my sold out event at Auburn Twin Oaks Winery tomorrow - should be perfect weather for the patio!

09/18/2011