I love great food. I have no professional culinary training, and I have never held a paying job in a kitchen. I have, however, lived, traveled and more importantly eaten around the globe, from Japan, Taiwan and China, to Egypt, Italy and France, to nearly every region of the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii.
Since my childhood, I have spent the majority of my free time cooking, eating or thinking about either or both. I owe my love of cooking, and moreover the joy of sharing my culinary creations with friends and family, to my father. Mom raised me and all of my sisters and brothers, preparing the daily breakfasts, lunchboxes and Monday through Friday dinners. But it was my father, who would make the kitchen his home on weekends. He’d uncork a bottle of wine and unwind, while artfully constructing a feast fit for royalty. Of course, that desire to be like dad, that all sons have, put me right by my father’s side, watching, learning and eventually joining in the preparation of family meals. That was the beginning.
Many years later, all of my friends and family know me as the "food guy". Wherever I go, I wind up in the kitchen, or outside in front of the grill, even at parties thrown for me. The food just calls to me. I gravitate to it. To all of my family and friends, I am their resource for recommendations on where and what to eat. I have received countless phone calls from those I know, who ask me, "I just got home from the supermarket, I bought a beautiful _____. How should I cook it?"
My life is a never-ending pursuit for the perfect meal. I am excited for you to join me on my quest. In each of my columns, I plan to highlight for you my good experiences and not dwell on the bad. As we begin this journey through New Jersey’s dining world, I am setting out to share with you those restaurants and other "food things" that I feel are worthy of our appetites. Welcome, my name is Arthur J. Stern. I am all about food. Please join me, as Stern Eats.
Visit my column, Stern Eats, at http://www.thealternativepress.com/columnist.asp?auth=stern
Since my childhood, I have spent the majority of my free time cooking, eating or thinking about either or both. I owe my love of cooking, and moreover the joy of sharing my culinary creations with friends and family, to my father. Mom raised me and all of my sisters and brothers, preparing the daily breakfasts, lunchboxes and Monday through Friday dinners. But it was my father, who would make the kitchen his home on weekends. He’d uncork a bottle of wine and unwind, while artfully constructing a feast fit for royalty. Of course, that desire to be like dad, that all sons have, put me right by my father’s side, watching, learning and eventually joining in the preparation of family meals. That was the beginning.
Many years later, all of my friends and family know me as the "food guy". Wherever I go, I wind up in the kitchen, or outside in front of the grill, even at parties thrown for me. The food just calls to me. I gravitate to it. To all of my family and friends, I am their resource for recommendations on where and what to eat. I have received countless phone calls from those I know, who ask me, "I just got home from the supermarket, I bought a beautiful _____. How should I cook it?"
My life is a never-ending pursuit for the perfect meal. I am excited for you to join me on my quest. In each of my columns, I plan to highlight for you my good experiences and not dwell on the bad. As we begin this journey through New Jersey’s dining world, I am setting out to share with you those restaurants and other "food things" that I feel are worthy of our appetites. Welcome, my name is Arthur J. Stern. I am all about food. Please join me, as Stern Eats.
Visit my column, Stern Eats, at http://www.thealternativepress.com/columnist.asp?auth=stern
YUM!!!...where was that food picture taken...where can I get dessert like that?
ReplyDeleteAh...thanks for reading. Thats a dessert that my wife and I made for our annual New Years Feast. A tasting plate for two, including Chocolate Truffles, Strawberry and Sweet Goat Cheese Beggar's Purses, Chocolate Souffle and Baily's Milkshake.
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