New Orleans Food Recap & Recommendations

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Rebecca McKinney

I was born a foodie. My dad is a chef, baker, and restaurant owner and my mom might as well be because she owns whatever kitchen she walks into. I grew up working in my family’s restaurant and bakery in Pawling, New York – McKinney and Doyle. I started behind the bakery counter at 12 years old after begging my parents to let me start working. At 16 I worked as a hostess. By 18 I was serving tables and training behind the bar where I then worked every other weekend throughout my college career. Even now, when I am visiting my family in New York, I help out where I’m needed. To make a long story short, the food and restaurant industry has been my life for as long as I can remember.

I wanted to create this blog for a few reasons. First and foremost, to share tips, tricks, and knowledge about the food and beverage industry in general but also to help people see a different side of the restaurant world. Every restaurant has a totally unique culture and world within it. I want to help open people’s eyes to more than how fast the service is or how easy or hard it is to secure a reservation.

So, thanks for stopping by! I welcome your ideas, input, and feedback and hope you enjoy!

Eat well & travel often,

Becky McKinney

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Ruta Sepetys, American author, once said, “New Orleans is unlike any city in America. Its cultural diversity is woven into the food, the music, the architecture – even the local superstitions. things to do in new orleansIt’s a sensory experience on all levels and there’s a story lurking around every corner.” I couldn’t agree more, which is why NOLA has grown to be one of my all time favorite places to visit. I have gone once a year for the last four years and I learn more about the city with every visit. This past weekend, I was lucky enough to spend my birthday in this amazing city with some friends. Between time spent at old favorites and some new discoveries, I returned home with a full but happy stomach and an abundance of new memories to cherish.

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Spoil Mom This Mother’s Day

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Rebecca McKinney

I was born a foodie. My dad is a chef, baker, and restaurant owner and my mom might as well be because she owns whatever kitchen she walks into. I grew up working in my family’s restaurant and bakery in Pawling, New York – McKinney and Doyle. I started behind the bakery counter at 12 years old after begging my parents to let me start working. At 16 I worked as a hostess. By 18 I was serving tables and training behind the bar where I then worked every other weekend throughout my college career. Even now, when I am visiting my family in New York, I help out where I’m needed. To make a long story short, the food and restaurant industry has been my life for as long as I can remember.

I wanted to create this blog for a few reasons. First and foremost, to share tips, tricks, and knowledge about the food and beverage industry in general but also to help people see a different side of the restaurant world. Every restaurant has a totally unique culture and world within it. I want to help open people’s eyes to more than how fast the service is or how easy or hard it is to secure a reservation.

So, thanks for stopping by! I welcome your ideas, input, and feedback and hope you enjoy!

Eat well & travel often,

Becky McKinney

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Spoil Mom This Mother's Day
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Mother’s Day is this Sunday! Do you have something special planned for Mom? Everybody celebrates differently; breakfast in bed, a spa day, brunch at Mom’s favorite restaurant, a day of yard work (mostly) free of complaints, you get the idea. I grew up treating my mom to breakfast in bed. My dad did the cooking, though I can remember begging to crack an egg or two, while my brother and I wrote out cards and anxiously waited to jump on our parents’ bed to wake Mom up. It’s funny because my mom is a pretty early riser so looking back now I realize that she stayed in bed longer on Mother’s Day to give us time to get everything ready even though she was already awake long before we got there. Even on her day she always takes care of us.

Since I’ve grown and moved out, I haven’t gotten to spend Mother’s Day with my mom every year the way that I’d like to. In fact, this year I won’t get to see her at all aside from a FaceTime call L. But, if I were home, I’d take some of my new cooking skills to make her something great. So for all of you reading this, if you are looking for a great recipe to spoil your mom this Sunday, you’ve come to the right place.Continue Reading

A Brunch Staple Recipe: Quiche Lorraine

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Rebecca McKinney

I was born a foodie. My dad is a chef, baker, and restaurant owner and my mom might as well be because she owns whatever kitchen she walks into. I grew up working in my family’s restaurant and bakery in Pawling, New York – McKinney and Doyle. I started behind the bakery counter at 12 years old after begging my parents to let me start working. At 16 I worked as a hostess. By 18 I was serving tables and training behind the bar where I then worked every other weekend throughout my college career. Even now, when I am visiting my family in New York, I help out where I’m needed. To make a long story short, the food and restaurant industry has been my life for as long as I can remember.

I wanted to create this blog for a few reasons. First and foremost, to share tips, tricks, and knowledge about the food and beverage industry in general but also to help people see a different side of the restaurant world. Every restaurant has a totally unique culture and world within it. I want to help open people’s eyes to more than how fast the service is or how easy or hard it is to secure a reservation.

So, thanks for stopping by! I welcome your ideas, input, and feedback and hope you enjoy!

Eat well & travel often,

Becky McKinney

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Every foodie likes to eat. But not every foodie knows how to make something they want to eat. That’s fine and all, but there is such joy to be found in cooking something from scratch and it really isn’t as hard as it may seem. I’m not saying to go ahead and try to master bone marrow as a newbie on the cooking side of the kitchen, but there are some staples in every foodie’s life that can be made in the comfort of your home without feeling like a total failure. I am really excited that this week is a short work week and Easter weekend and the first thing that comes to mind when I think of Easter, is brunch. Well … candy. But then brunch. So today I’m going to walk you through preparing a classic brunch staple: Quiche Lorraine.A Brunch Staple Recipe Quiche LorraineContinue Reading