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A Dinner Party Is Not a Revolution and Other Ramblings About Cooking
Thoughts on Cooking
Dinner Parties—No Dinner Parties aren’t a kitchen foot-race, way to impress friends, something undertaken as marital duty, a stage to…Read more
Dinner Parties – My Biggest Surprise! What’s Yours?
Thoughts on Cooking
In 1972, having dropped out of graduate school (Far Eastern Studies) and possessed about food, cooking and all things Chinese,…Read more
Ramblings About Wine—Which Wine to Serve?
Thoughts on Cooking
Robert Mondavi commanded center stage at a conference in Hawaii during the summer of 1989. Imperial, opinionated, passionate. His strong…Read more
Six Chicken Recipes: Gather Your Friends
Thoughts on Cooking
BBQ Chicken with Chipotle Honey Glaze Serves 8 Organic chicken is the ideal meat to cook for dinner gatherings. Few…Read more
Tell Me About Your Most Surprising Dinner Guest(s)—Here’s Mine!
Thoughts on Cooking
In 1990 Teri and I built a home on a hilltop behind the Mondavi Winery in Oakville, California. The land…Read more
Baby Red Potatoes Stuffed with Cheese and Garlic
Recipes
One of the most gifted chefs in Napa Valley is Kelley Novak, and this is her recipe. It is an…Read more
BBQ Chicken Breasts with Red Pepper Tequila Glaze
Recipes
Serves 8 This is a very good cooking technique for casual dinners. The chicken is given an initial charring on…Read more
BBQ Chicken with Chipotle Honey Glaze
Recipes
Serves 8 Organic chicken is the ideal meat to cook for dinner gatherings. Few are the people that will not…Read more
BBQ Chicken with Lemon-Basil-Garlic Glaze
Recipes
Serves 8 Boned chicken breasts quickly lose their moist interior when barbecued entirely on direct heat. That’s why in this…Read more
Braised Chicken with Garlic and Wild Mushrooms
Recipes
Serves 8 Chicken breasts simmered in a sauce taste great. But the problem is that chicken breasts quickly overcook whether…Read more
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Hi, I'm Hugh.
Hugh is the author of 16 cookbooks (photographed by his wife, Teri Sandison). Pacific Flavors received the International Association of Cooking Professionals “Best Asian Cookbook” award in 1988. Chopstix was nominated “Most Beautiful Cookbook” of 1990. Fusion Food Cookbook (1994) was nominated for a James Beard award.