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Culinary consultant • restaurant advisor • recipe developer • exploring food, cocktails, cafés & markets around the world • honors graduate, L’Academie de Cuisine (MD) • former culinary instructor, CSCA Le Cordon Bleu • will travel far for good food

09/01/2026

🍔 Grill Time 😋
Firm Tofu Slices
Asian Eggplant halves (Chinese, Japanese, Thai long purple eggplant)
King Oyster Mushroom slices
Sauce: Liquid Amino, Duck Sauce, and Huli Huli Sauce

09/01/2026

Craving Clam Cakes - which are a savory fritters made with clam juice and chopped clams then deep fried in small balls (actually the batter is soft so they are more like gooey blobs) - sprinkle with coarse salt or toss in a brown paper bag with some salt - serve slightly cooled but still hot - with or without clam chowder - we get these in Rhode Island at Aunt Carrie’s or Iggy’s whenever we visit

Delicious gooey brownies - some for now…some frozen for later - extra delicious topped with chocolate frosting and jimmi...
08/23/2026

Delicious gooey brownies - some for now…some frozen for later - extra delicious topped with chocolate frosting and jimmies

Had to make brownies today - Mom and I like them more gooey than cakey- moist, delicious, and some got special treatment...
08/23/2026

Had to make brownies today - Mom and I like them more gooey than cakey- moist, delicious, and some got special treatment with milk chocolate frosting and jimmies (chocolate sprinkles) - some for now and some frozen for a delicious treat later. Yum Yum Yum 😋

Delicious Lemon Bars from Martins Country Market | Arcadia Fl - this piece is 1/4th of a bar (1/16th of a box) - the bot...
08/18/2026

Delicious Lemon Bars from Martins Country Market | Arcadia Fl - this piece is 1/4th of a bar (1/16th of a box) - the bottom crust is soft enough to eat with a fork and no knife yet still firm enough to hold the weight of the delicious lemon pie/bar on top - perfectly tart and sweet at the same time - yum yum 😋

I usually buy a box or two, cut it into bars, and freeze them so there’s one ready when I want something delicious and sweet or when unexpected visitors pop by and I have a nice treat to share - trust me, after you try these you won’t be able to stop yourself from eating the whole thing 😝

08/12/2026

🍽️ Table Notes with ChefJoyZ

Are you okay? 😃
I’m good, thank you 🙏😊

Actually, we’re always way more than OK when breakfast involves John Ski’s House of Breakfast & Lunch in Punta Gorda 😋

Just watch that yolk break… 🤤

This is a split order of John Ski’s Jumbo Lump Crab Cake Benedict and OMG, it’s delicious — big chunks of crab meat, not too much filler, a perfectly poached egg and deliciously seasoned Hollandaise

And that sprinkle of Old Bay? Instant memories of eating seafood down the shore, from New Jersey to North Carolina 🦀🌊

Not a paid ad · just a very happy customer

Sip ☕️ Savor 🍳 Smile 😋

🍽️ Table Notes by ChefJoyZI met a friend for lunch on a weekend at Prime Serious Steak in Port Charlotte - it’s been a f...
08/12/2026

🍽️ Table Notes by ChefJoyZ

I met a friend for lunch on a weekend at Prime Serious Steak in Port Charlotte - it’s been a favorite place for years to have a delicious steak but I’m very sad to say that my last experience was not at the level I expected from this normally excellent restaurant.

The menus posted on their website were not offered - apparently the Summer Specials 2 for $X and the 1/2 off burger lunch specials were not being offered - and the chef specials that were shown at the entrance were also not actually available until 3 pm (so why are they advertising food to customers that cannot actually be ordered?)

If you’re familiar with the restaurant then you know their popovers at the beginning of service are divine - we didn’t get any which was very disappointing. I ordered the filet mignon with a baked potato, medium rare - the meat was cooked fine (on the medium side of medium rare) and the potato was cooked fine, but I was not asked whether I wanted the extra topping, or butter, or sour cream - wasn’t asked about a veggie side, or even if I wanted a sauce with it - I’ve been there before so I should have asked, but I forgot about the à la carte nature of this steakhouse and there were no prompts from the wait staff to remind me.

My friend ordered a rare New York strip and he was very kind to eat it without complaint because it tasted good plus if we went for a refire I would be done my meal before he gets his - the steak was shriveled up and cooked to well-done - quite frankly, that steak would not have left my kitchen when I was a chef - it was obviously overcooked. I didn’t take pictures of my friend’s food since I think that social media habit is rude to fellow guests.

The Cosmo martini was cute with a citrus smoke bubbly on top, but the one I ordered did not taste good - it was too acidic for my taste and I ended up not drinking it - they kindly credited the bill.

I’m attaching a few photos - the first is the filet mignon and potato from last week and the other pictures are from prior visits - my latest experience was not as good as other times I’ve eaten there but I still thinks that’s rare 😝 and I will definitely go back again. Cheers 🥂

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