Oh, Lordy. "Somewhere in space, this may all be happening right now" is a long, long way from "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..." For me, the most interesting thing about this godawful trailer is the …

Over at the Taste of Louisiana cooking demo tent, Louisiana native Jack Gambrell offered a word on jambalaya. (Gambrell was there in his capacity as an instructor for Mesa College's Culinary Arts & Management program, but he's also Chef-Owner at …

Well, almost. Qvandeyz's Finest Catering's beignet man Nestor was kind enough to take me through the process, but Executive Chef Quanettra Purdy had to step in and lay a heavy proprietary hand on the proceedings. She was very sweet about …

Last weekend saw San Diego's annual Gator By the Bay Zydeco, Blues & Crawfish Festival in Spanish Landing Park. Here, a gentleman kindly demonstrates the proper technique for enjoying boiled crawfish. As the video opens, he's just finished chewing on …

I'm a big fan of minimalist movie posters. This one, Ibrahim Youssef's Kill Bill Vol. 2 is flat-out amazing, don't you think? Yeah, you need to have seen the film to really get the reference, but if you hadn't seen …

Happy to be here; thanks for having me. By way of introduction, here is a quick lesson in the art of the grill. I start channeling Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn right at the end there. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHYBq8RcL0w