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10 Pandemic outcomes that could actually be good for your restaurant business

Though this year will go down in this generations’ book as the worst on record, I do believe what comes out the other side is going to be transformative, innovative, exciting and new. What an opportunity we have to stop constantly working around the problems rife in the industry. To find ways to solve these problems and to breathe new life into the way things are done! The playing field has never been as level as it will be in the months ahead.

Nicola DavisJanuary 20, 2021Covid, Restaurant businessComment

Death by chocolate: The final slightly unsavory installment that turned into a life epiphany.

For the final installment in my chocolate series, I really wanted to do something savory. And in my research, this recipe turned into a new appreciation of what good ingredients can do to a dish. This seems like a lesson you should learn early on, but I have always thought that what you do to the ingredients matter more. I was wrong!

Chocolate, mains, comfort foodNicola DavisNovember 24, 2018stew, ragu, lamb, comfort food, pasta, chocolateComment

Death by chocolate: a cereal part II

So, I had never had any type of red wine hot chocolate before I started doing research for this recipe. I wanted to find something interesting and different that wouldn’t be the usual baking cakes or expected chocolate recipes. I had this pinned up on my Pinterest board and thought it was just about the perfect time of year to whip up some warming drinks.

ChocolateNicola DavisNovember 9, 2018chocolate, cocoa, hot chocolate, fall recipes, hot boozy drinksComment

Death by chocolate: a cereal.

Adventures into the deepest, darkest reaches of the deepest, darkest most decadent 100% cocoa chocolate.

Nicola DavisOctober 25, 2018chocolate, sweet, savory, baking, rice crispy treats Comment

Oh it's October! Better do a Halloween post..

Its October! And being a soul from Africa, I usually dread the cold weather coming after Halloween…But this year, after a hot and busy summer, I’m craving the quiet hibernation that comes with cooler weather… Guess I should embrace the pumpkin spice and all things nice too, huh?

HolidaysNicola DavisOctober 15, 2018pumpkins, pepitas, pumpkin seeds, fall, Halloween Comments

My labor of love for my little sister

Everything I learned on the journey to make a beautiful and delicious cake for my favorite sister’s wedding cake

Nicola DavisOctober 8, 2018cakes, buttercream, wedding, sister, layer ckae, naked cake, tiers, Tiered wedding cake Comments

Croatia: Land of love and food babies

Its amazing what feeding your face, swimming in salty blue ocean, breaking some old habits and creating some new memories can to make home seem more special. Especially easy Access to air-conditioning. Croatia was damn hot…

Nicola DavisSeptember 20, 2018Croatia Recipes, squid ink, Calamari, recipe, croatia, black risotto, black garlic, functional foods, clean eating, fermented foodComment

The Portuguese, celebrating generations of perfecting

A trip of a lifetime with a group of people with food on the brain. We ate our way through Lisbon, Porto and the Douro valley, learning how perfection can be achieved through generations of practice and that things are better conserved than consumed.

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