Pro snowboarder turned chef, Akira Back is an interesting character with equally interesting food, like this tuna "pizza" with truffle oil and shiso microgreens.
A flowing glass of rich Merlot with velvety flavors of blackberry and chocolate that lead into a powerful body of toasty oak. Click to discover how this image was captured!
Homemade raspberry liqueur. Slowly fermented with the fruit's own wild yeast, while I work away for Taste of the Nation: LA. (Ticket Discount Code in the post!)
Poached eggs & feta over a stew of peppers, onions, garlic, and veggie ground meat. My vegetarian take on one of my father's Iraqi breakfast specialties -- Mecklemeh!