I had to ask the question. Were stemless wine glasses a trendy fad or were they part of the wine evolution. She was only too happy to answer, turns out that wine glasses have been evolving for centuries. 

This month I asked five chefs that worked in five different countries (Thailand, France, Mexico, China and Korea) five questions. I wanted to know, where they cooked, how they got there, what made it cool and what advice they would offer to you if you followed in their footsteps. This is what they said.

Hip, trendy, high-end but healthy, a foundational ingredient that no chef would be without. And after six thousand years in the culinary arena many of us still have a thing or two to learn about them. This month Khristopher Lund takes the olive from the grove to the press to the bottle to the palate.

The name focaccia comes from the Latin focus,meaning “hearth,” and this amazingly crusty flatbread was prepared long before modern-day ovens came on the scene. Especially in Italy, some versions are still baked on flat stones or tiles placed on coals, but for those without a hearth, a sheet pan set near the bottom of a hot, hot oven will do very well.

This month we reviewed the latest cookbook from author, executive chef, GlobalChefs.com cooking expert and all round cool guy Rainer Zinngrebe's - Small Bites, Big Taste. It packs a mean punch.

With his blackberry and Dell laptop stuffed into his super cool Timbuk2 bag there's no stopping the boy. Check out the chef's travels to the Hawaiian Islands, starting with a visit to the Honolulu fish market. Opah anyone?

Word is 80 million people call Ireland the motherland. If you asked them to make an Irish Coffee, you would also probably get 80 million answers. With that said here's how our firends at Tullamore Dew see it.

When it comes to altitude, "high" is usually defined as 2500 feet or more above sea level. At these heights, cakes and baked goods often collapse while cooling, water boils below 212 degrees Fahrenheit (100 degrees Celsius), and yeast becomes an irritating over-achiever.