Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul overcomes childhood cheese issues to go local in a Whole Foods spending challenge. Growing up in Dallas, eating local was a choice between Pizza Inn down the road or a slightly further drive to Kentucky Fried Chicken. Despite living at a crossroads of America’s Breadbasket, it never dawned on [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘whole foods’
April 26, 2010
Kitchen Knightmares: Green Day Edition
Today on Alphabet City: Kitchen Knightmares returns with a special “Green Day” edition of natural remedies. Special Guest Stars: VitaMix 5200, Coach Farm’s Probiotic Yo-Goat Please pardon the previously unannounced hiatus of Kitchen Knightmares, the spin-off kitchen series about improving my efforts to cook for Chef. While KK was “off the air,” one episode picked [...]
March 1, 2010
Peek-A-Blog: From Me To You
Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul peeks behind the lens of photography blogger (and fellow Texan) Jamie of FromMe-ToYou.tumblr.com Howdy, and welcome to launch of this occasional series I’m calling “Peek-A- Blog.” First, a little background. My Texas roots run deep, and I’ve learned you never know where they might surface under the Big Apple [...]
January 14, 2010
Kitchen Knightmares: Quick (Down Home) Cassoulet
Today on Alphabet City: JP returns to Kitchen Knightmares cooking Quick “Down Home” Cassoulet courtesy of Mark Bittman As life settled back into a routine in the New Year, it was time for me to live up to my commitment and get back into Wednesday cooking mode for Chef. So last night marked my return [...]
December 3, 2009
Kitchen Knightmares: Boyfriend Trouble
Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul’s crush on dancer Jakob causes problems in his cooking for Juan Pablo. I’ve decided to forgive myself for mistakenly substituting Sunchokes (a.k.a. Jerusalem Artichokes) for Parsnips in this week’s challenge: Greek-Style Penne with Lamb, Parsnips, Tomatoes, and Cinnamon from Bon Appetit’s November 2009 issue. The fact is I wasn’t [...]
December 1, 2009
Strider
Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul shares outtakes from his interview with Whole Foods CEO John Mackey For his interview with me just published in the December issue of Condé Nast Traveler (CLICK HERE to read online), Whole Foods CEO John Mackey showed up in hiking shorts, a polo shirt and walking shoes, and was [...]
November 17, 2009
Creamy, Not Crunchy
Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul opens up about a life long battle with a quirky eating disorder How is it possible that until last week I wasn’t aware that November is National Peanut Butter Lovers Month? After all, I love peanut butter so much that I ate only that sticky brown goodness for an [...]
November 15, 2009
Guess who’s coming to dinner?
Today on Alphabet City: Susan’s birthday conjures up an unexpected famous face. Guest star: Graham Norton Birthdays on Alphabet City are always “very special episodes.” My 40th birthday last year was shot on-location in Sydney. Juan Pablo’s always involves some over-the-top food segment featuring a star chef. And Susan’s typically lasts all month with both [...]
November 10, 2009
Share, and Cher alike
Today on Alphabet City: A fight with the community teaches Jon Paul a lesson in Cher-ing. With the approach of Thanksgiving comes the end of our CSA—community supported agriculture. We buy a “share” that goes directly to support Windflower Farms in upstate New York—and every Tuesday from June through November we pick up our produce [...]
November 4, 2009
Kitchen Knightmares 2: Porky’s Revenge
Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul does battle with his Pork Demons Last week’s Kitchen Knightmares rancid pork disaster did little to dissuade me of my suspicion about the “other white meat.” But with the deadline looming for me to prepare another meal for Chef Juan Pablo, I decided it best to try and climb [...]
