Master Class
Want to take a deep dive on essential equipment, go to gadgets, technique and how tos? This is the place. We are just getting started pulling out all those great tips and 101s that are already in many posts so that they will have an easy-to-find home right here. Come back soon and check our progress. You will find posts on how to pick pans, knives, culinary gifts and the 101 on topics ranging from how to write the perfect recipe to how to create a mouthwatering Instagram-worthy photo. It is an essential guide to all things en cuisine.
2019 Foodie Gift Guide Perfection
In case you are worried that someone left their shoes on the table, rest assured this is an in-store display at Bergdorf's. They always have the most colorful holiday displays, and its part of my holiday ritual to "window shop" inside the store. On Fifth Avenue,...
Cooks’ Gift Guide: How to Pick a Perfect Present
I have officially seen one too many cooks' gift guides where everybody's an expert on what you simply must buy for your food-loving friend, spouse, sib, kid, in-law, and more. Spoiler alert: they pretend to have your best interests in mind, but more likely they are...
21 Essential Food Styling Tips for Mouth-Watering Photos
Bachelor Recipe, an India-based food and lifestyle website followed globally by food-lovers, home cooks, and travel enthusiasts who seek creative culinary creations, tapped my decades of experience as a prop and food stylist to teach their readers how to create...
Shaken, Not Stirred.
“In the kitchen, time passes mysteriously,” so says Cara Eisenpress in a recent Bon Appétit article. “Chefs who understand timing perform a kitchen ballet that those who struggle to mimic transform into offbeat steps.” Not all chefs use dance as their timing...
Meet Katy
Well, hello there! I’m Katy. And I’m all about Palate & Passion & Purpose. I’ve spent my whole life weaving together a passion for food, entertaining, and enjoying family & friends with a purpose for improving the lives of others. There’s no better way to live with purpose than to break bread with others. See how that all came full circle? And…I was lucky enough to make a career out of doing so!