mr and mrs smith eats

Black-eyed peas are a traditional dish to eat on January 1st, with the hope that the peas will bring luck throughout the year. Some years we make Texas Caviar with black-eyed peas but this year we made a hearty stew in the hopes they will bring u...

Last night we popped the cork on our last bottle of Thomas George Estates Winery Brut Rosé remaining from our wedding.

It was a fitting bookend to our journey of starting a family that began in 2015 and became a reality in 2018.  We toast to baby...

We've got something cooking!  We've got a bun in the oven!  We are expecting a baby boy in September.  We're half way through the pregnancy and feeling good and excited to meet our lil' man later this year.  

After months of waiting we finally stepped inside chef Ludo Lefebvre’s new Petit Trois in Sherman Oaks last night.  Ludo has long said that he would use this new location (his largest restaurant to date) to execute some French finery not previous...

Chocolate-Bourbon Pecan Pie

The new appreciation for whiskey goes beyond drinking and finds its way into sauces, braises and especially DESSERTS!  

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 (14.1-ounce) package refrigerated piecrusts

• 1 1/2 cups chopped toasted pecan...

This four-month interactive art installation celebrates the vibrant colors and flavors of our favorite sugary delights across over a dozen environments, from flying unicorn pigs to a marshmallow tsunami.  

For two people who dreamed of nibbli...

Markets in Vienna take on a magical quality with historic fairytale buildings serving as backdrops, spectacular light displays throughout the city, and all the sounds and smells of Winter. You can hardly walk down the street without running into...

Viennese love to eat and few places exemplify this more than the Naschmarkt (roughly, “Nibble Market”). Several blocks longs, two parallel lanes comprise the Naschmarkt. Trendy eateries mostly populate on side with produce stands and grab-and-go’...

The Imperial Porcelain and Silver Collection, the first stop on the Hofburg Imperial Apartments Tour, allows us regular folk to imagine what court life would have been like during the Hapsburg reign. First up, where a collection of copper baking...

They say, "Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker." I say, "Why do you have to choose just one?" These grown up gummies are the best of both worlds!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup wine

• 4 Tbsp gelatin

• 1/2 tsp stevia (optional)

• 2 -4 Tbsp maple s...