by Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com I’ve been thinking about going to a restaurant called Vesuvio for several months now. It caught my eye a while back when I was looking around UrbanSpoon.com and noticed all of the great reviews for it. I’m a huge fan of Italian food but have not been able to find […]
Layla’s Gyros & Pizzaria – Wow!
by Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com “Wow!” is the easiest thing for me to say about Layla’s Gyros & Pizzaria in Little Rock, Arkansas. I met my wife for lunch there, not expecting much, but was blown away by some of the food. We first ordered the Babba Ghannouj ($2.99) “Baked eggplant puree with tahini, parsley, […]
Istanbul Restaurant in Little Rock
by Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com I had the chance to eat at Istanbul, a self-proclaimed Mediterranean restaurant in Little Rock, over the weekend. My wife and I joined two of our friends for dinner there and went without reservations on a Friday night. The restaurant is located in West Little Rock by The Fresh Market […]
Crab Quesadillas – Mmmm Good!
By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com It was a good friend of my wife and I’s birthday the other day and we had her over for some crab quesadillas. I had not planned on making them but she mentioned how she ordered some at a restaurant in town and received fake crab sticks (made from fish) […]
Greek-Style Pork Chops
By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com One of the magazines I subscribe to is Cooking Light and it has a good looking recipe for Greek-Style Pork Chops in it’s July 2010 issue. I thought I’d give it a try and made it over the weekend. The family loved it! The recipe is rather simple and makes 4 […]
Turkey has half the Calories of Chicken
By Todd Barron @ FoodieCusine.com Food was being ordered at a meeting I was at yesterday and I made a comment about how I wanted a turkey sandwich over a chicken sandwich. A colleague seemed surprised at my choice and I explained to him that I chose turkey over chicken because turkey is lower in […]
Tips for Grilling Steak
By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com I had a small dinner party over the weekend for my wife and some friends. For the party I made the following: Arugula salad with homemade vinaigrette, sliced macadamia nut pieces, and fresh tomato Homemade pasta ravioli filled with French goat cheese, topped with a sage/butter sauce and fresh corn […]