by Wanda | Jul 1, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
Tomorrow: Plague of the plastic containers. For the second year in a row, I took on the responsibility of feeding the hardworking volunteers who make the Friends of the Library Book Sale happen. Between June 13 and June 26, I helped feed between 25 and 60 people a...
by Wanda | Jan 16, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
Had lunch Friday with Dan Nakasone, a marketing expert who helps farmers and food producers find buyers for their products and who serves as Alan Wong’s “sourcing” expert, linking him with new producers. Dan’s always full of story ideas and...
by Wanda | Jan 10, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
In a recent conversation with chef Alan Wong of Alan Wong’s restaurant and The Pineapple Room, I learned that one of his teaching techniques is to have the kitchen staffs take a twice-yearly test on culinary matters. Throughout the year, Wong and senior staff...
by Wanda | Jan 9, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
I’m still all about oat bars; sorry, I go through these phases . . . Yesterday, just before running out the door to go to Alan Wong’s book signing at Barnes & Noble, I threw together some pineapple and macadamia nut oat bars, one of the variations I...
