Intermittent fasting is the practice of restricting your food intake to certain hours or days during a given amount of time, usually a week. Intermittent fasting does not mean you go without food for days. You just confine your eating to an 8-hour window, and you don’t eat anything else the other 16 hours of […]

You have purchased a couple of thick prime quality ribeye steaks, invited your special friend, set the table and can’t wait for that first perfect bite.. only to discover that it is overdone! How did it happen? Why is it different this time? You cooked it like you always do, you thought you timed it […]

Nearly everyone has heard of steak Diane, Chateaubriand steak, Beef Wellington, and of course let us not forget steak Tartare. Only where did these famous steaks get their names from? Why is it called Diane? What is tartare meat? Who were Chateaubriand and Wellington? STEAK DIANE Steak Diane was probably invented in New York, in […]

People are always on the lookout for new ways to lose weight. Low carbohydrate, high protein eating plans aren’t news. The Paleo, South Beach and Atkins diets all fit into that category. They are sometimes called ketogenic or ‘keto’ diets. A true ketogenic diet however is different. Unlike other low carb diets, which focus on […]

Yves Marie Le Bourdonnec is a butcher. He has a three shop empire and he is famous, often called the ‘bohemian butcher’ or the ‘king of butchers’. A complex and outspoken figure, he is adored by some and hated by others. In 2012 Le Bourdonnec was expelled from  the French Butchers Federation because he claimed […]

A great piece of steak can taste even better when accompanied by a glass of syrah or a fine agiorgitiko. It is not only wine that can accompany  steak however. A fine beer can also bring out the best in any beef dish- that is, if you know which kind of beer to choose from. […]

Christmas is synonymous with turkey, right? Well, not quite. Every year every family tries to breathe life into the old bird. Some opt for a free range, organic, slow grown bird. Others spend endless time comparing cooking tips. Others will adorn the turkey with the most sophisticated, souped-up trimmings: armagnac-soaked prunes wrapped in bacon; grated […]

Rubs are seasoning blends applied to the surface of roasts, steaks and burgers. These quick mixtures add flavor to beef, but do not tenderize.• Dry rubs consist of herbs, spices and other dry seasonings.• Paste-type rubs, which are perfect for roasts, contain small amounts of wet ingredients, such as oil, crushed garlic or mustard.• Rubs […]

Few people have heard of the Wagyu Olympics. And yet they have been around since 1966. Basically it’s a nationwide competition held every five years in Sendai, in Northern Japan and its sole purpose is to crown the best beef in the country.The competition is usually held in September, lasts 6 days, and attracts over […]

When we think about Japanese cuisine we tend to associate it with sushi. As a matter of fact, it is the ‘poster boy’ of Japanese cuisine. It has gained tremendous popularity around the world in the last 10 years. However, this was not the case before. In the last generation, it was considered disgusting and […]