By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com The 1620 Restaurant opened in 1990 to success in Little Rock and continued the trend well after Executive Chef Evette Brady bought it in 1998. Evette started cooking at a young age, attended culinary school in Fox Valley, Wisconsin, and worked at popular restaurants in Little Rock such as Alouette’s. […]
Pork Cutlets with Garlic Potaotes and Mushroom Sauce
By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com I made pork cutlets with mushroom sauce the other night and everyone in the house had an empty plate to put in the sink afterwards. They were healthy but very flavorful and a huge hit. They may seem difficult by the number of ingredients, but in reality it all was done in a short time. While […]
The Commissary, BBQ in Memphis
By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com Last Thursday I was visiting a customer in Memphis and met a few people for lunch at the Germantown Commissary BBQ restaurant. The Commissary has been open since 1981 and used to be a small country store before it was purchased; hence, the name. As you probably can tell, they […]
BBQ’ing for the 4th of July, 2011
By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com My wife and I did not have our 12-year-running 4th of July party this year, but I did not let it stop me from smoking some BBQ! I bought a 10 pound pork shoulder from the store and oiled it with olive oil. I then coated it completely with dry rub consisting […]
Gourmet Dumpling House, Chinatown in Boston
By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com I have been in the hotel in Boston for four days and it is time to venture out more than a few blocks. Sure, it is raining, and the temperature has not broken sixty degrees all week, but I am tired of going to nearby places. I find myself wandering around […]
Recent Cooking Adventures – April 18, 2011
By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com I cook most of the meals at home and enjoy cooking several times per week. The primary challenge lies in cooking food that tastes good AND is healthy. I forego this requirement on the weekends, but most of the items that follow are low in calories, but have great flavor. […]
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 […]