Flank Steak is a great cut of meat to make fancy-looking roulade steaks!  It is a fairly inexpensive cut of meat, and if cooked and sliced correctly – can be the centerpiece of an elegant or impressive meal!  One version of a roulade made with flank steak, is Braciole… an Italian version stuffed with breadcrumbs [...]

Recently, we had dinner at Eddie V’s in La Jolla to celebrate an event.  For $16, you can get a “Hope Diamond” Martini with the listed ingredients of: “Grey Goose Vodka, Combier Pamplemousse Rose Liqueur, Lemon, Pea Flower Tea, Diamond Ice Cube“.  The drink was really special… a lightly sweet, royal purple colored cocktail… with [...]