Portuguese Sausage Musubi

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We recently discovered an alternative to Hawaiian Musubi at Noelani’s Bar and Lounge in San Carlos, California (near Palo Alto). It is their version that uses Portuguese Sausage instead of the traditional Spam.

As anyone who has been to Hawaii knows, Spam is one of the state’s most favorite “meat” ingredients, and it is key to a good Hawaiian musubi. Musubi itself is defined in Wikipedia as “Spam musubi is a popular snack and lunch food in Hawaii composed of a slice of grilled Spam on top of a block of rice, wrapped together with nori dried seaweed in the tradition of Japanese omusubi“.

Regardless of the Spam, the snack is quite good and filling, and we can see why it is addictive.

 

TASTEABLE: California – Episode 16 Intro

This episode includes a recipe for Caldo Verde at Belcampo in Larkspur in Marin County, a classic cocktail from Jackson’s Bar and Oven in Sonoma, a dinner for Spanish olives at Canela in San Francisco’s Castro district, our latest roundup of California cookbooks, and a recipe for duck breast at Brasserie S&P of the Mandarin Oriental in San Francisco

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EXCERPT: Venetian and Palazzo, Graton Resort Feature on Tasteable series

Feature on the food options that can be found at the Venetian and Palazzo resorts in Las Vegas, and the Graton Resort in Sonoma. Excerpt from the TasteTV television series, “TASTEABLE: California”

TASTEABLE: California” airs Fridays at 1pm on KRCB. KRCB public television, Ch. 22/722 on cable and dish), reaching over 2.5 million households in the San Francisco Bay Area and Wine Country, from Santa Cruz to Napa/Sonoma, from San Francisco and Oakland to Livermore and Walnut Creek.

The Walking Vine, and Winter in Venice in Vegas

This lovely photo by TasteTV of “DiVine the Living Vine” (actually a ballet dance on stilts) was taken at a luncheon to celebrate the Winter in Venice culinary festival taking place in Las Vegas at the Venetian and Palazzo resorts.

The Venetian and The Palazzo® Las Vegas are home to Winter in Venice™, the third-annual celebration of the winter holiday season on the Las Vegas Strip, called “A Gift of the Venetian.” With 49 days of seasonal experiences throughout both resorts, Winter in Venice is the ultimate destination for a holiday getaway, running Nov. 18 through Jan. 5, 2014.

The schedule of Italian-inspired experiences will include a new nightly entertainment spectacle, whimsical character performances, a stunning 3D light projection show, a romantic skating rink, and an elaborate Winter in Venice fantasy scene in The Palazzo Waterfall Atrium and Gardens. New this year, there will also be several weekend events featuring world-class experiences for “foodies,” including the new La Cucina Italiana Food and Wine Festival (Dec. 5-8) and the Culinary Clash Weekend (Dec. 13-14). For more: http://bit.ly/WIV2013

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Duck Confit: Mundaka Carmel

Chef Brandon Miller (below) of Mundaka restaurant has taken confit to a new level with his spiced duck. The dish is marinated overnight in a variety of herbs, then slow roasted, and finally sauteed so the skin is crispy, and oven-baked to complete the preparation.

The confit is also paired with a Petite Sirah from Twisted Roots vineyards.

Named after a surf town in northern Spain, Mundaka is one of Carmel, California’s most popular restaurants, especially among chefs because of its late night hours.

www.mundakacarmel.com
www.twistedrootsvineyard.com

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LAUREN ELAINE SWIM 2014: Official Campaign Film



TASTE AWARDS Red Carpet regular Lauren Elaine has released her new ‘grindhouse’ inspired Campaign Film for this season’s swimwear.

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