It’s August and it’s hot in Los Angeles. Is it hot where you are too? Well, when it’s hot outside it’s time to consider a few changes to your culinary habits. In other words: cold soup. Gazpacho is cold soup but it’s not the only ripe tomato chilled Spanish soup in my blender this summer. Andalusian […] The post Salmorejo When it’s Hot Outside appeared first on SippitySup ..read more

I’m finally getting to the Chef Travis Lett Cherry Tomato Confit recipe that caught my eye back in the dark days of our long COVID winter. Tomatoes worthy of this luscious confit recipe are strictly summer fare. So I waited until the good tomatoes at the Hollywood farmers market were in season. Besides, I’ve been […] The post Travis Lett’s Luscious Cherry Tomato Confit appeared first on SippitySup ..read more

Here on Sifnos I like to sit in the square of Apollonia or on the rocks at the end of the port in Kamares and watch the world (and cats) go by. The sights at the square seem to center on all things local. People running into the pharmacy, or grabbing a spanikopita at the […] The post Here on Sifnos Things Change appeared first on SippitySup ..read more

Sifnos week 6. This is my third post while on Sifnos and I’m still getting to know the island and the Greek people. I had planned to post more and share more than I have so far. There’s so much inspiration wherever I turn. The food. The hiking. The architecture. And of course the people. […] The post Sifnos Week 6 appeared first on SippitySup ..read more

Sifnos Island. We’ve been here about three weeks. It’s a little before season starts, during what they call the shoulder season. It’s a time when there are fewer crowds, which is wonderful. But for the first week we were hit with a cold front and the winds that come with it. Then, like an Easter […] The post Wandering Sifnos Island appeared first on SippitySup ..read more

I’m here. For the next 83 days I’m on the Greek island of Sifnos. The quality of light is the first thing you notice when stepping onto a Greek island. Proof enough that Lord Byron was on to something when he noticed how beautifully “Eternal summer gilds them” in his poem The Isles of Greece. […] The post It’s Our First Day on Sifnos appeared first on SippitySup ..read more

Souvlaki or gyros? All I can say is I won’t make that mistake again. I’m in Athens, Greece and one of the things on my to-do list is to find authentic Athenian street food experiences. Well, on my first excursion I got more than I bargained for. I was walking in the Plaka and came […] The post Souvlaki or Gyros: I Won’t Make That Mistake Again appeared first on SippitySup ..read more

As I stare through the plate glass window of Bontemps Pâtisserie I can’t help but think about Ted Lasso. Why bring him up here? By here I mean Paris. Shouldn’t I have a more romantic subject in mind than an Emmy-winning mustachioed fictional soccer nerd? Well I do. I’ve always had a love affair with […] The post Bontemps Pâtisserie: Biscuits Beyond the Blue Door appeared first on SippitySup ..read more

There was a time in my life when I didn’t love to cook. Or rather I didn’t yet know that I loved to cook. But I did love to entertain. However, in those days “entertaining” rarely meant a dinner party. Who in their right mind would devote most of an evening to staying at home? […] The post Chicken Liver Mousse (Or French Pâté If You Prefer) appeared first on SippitySup ..read more

This is a post for my carnivores. True carnivores. The kind that will go that extra mile to attain a cut of meat you won’t see at the grocery store. The kind of carnivores that will do a little leg work to wrap their chops on pork cheeks. Because I know that rare is the […] The post Slow-Braised Pork Cheeks Are Where It’s At. appeared first on SippitySup ..read more