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Abs Diet 101

Abs Diet 101

Here’s the deal on the Abs Diet. You eat a lot, every 3 hours. You never should be hungry. There is no portion control—you oversee that. Eat until you are satisfied. Since the foods are high-protein, high-fiber you will fill up quickly and not get hungry for hours...

Just Say No

Just Say No

It is 10:30 p.m. and only two of my 13 guests have arrived. The invitation stated 9:30 p.m. very clearly as the time that the party would start. Everyone invited RSVP-ed that they were coming. “So why are they all so late?”, I grumble to my boyfriend and two other...

New Age Wines?

New Age Wines?

Alan York, Biodynamics master-extraordinaire looks in his mid-50s. He has thick, shiny, silver hair cut  stylishly, framing his tanned and weathered face with tiny, piercing eyes. His voice sounds youthful with speech that is paused and thoughtful. There is something...

Stratégie du Supermarché

Stratégie du Supermarché

I will admit that I am somewhat “under-studied” in French wines. The problem is, for as much as great wine as Chile produces, that is all we get here. Hence, a wine knowledge deficit is inevitably created. To combat this void, I decided to go to France for Vinexpo in...

My So-Called Career: How did I end up here?

My So-Called Career: How did I end up here?

“En cinco, cuatro, tres, dos, uno, vamos con Liz!”. The lights flash on and the cameras swivel around to lock their focus on me in the studio kitchen. Here we go. We are broadcasting live; cooking for all of Chile for the next five to ten minutes. In those brief...

Chilean Liquid Gold

Chilean Liquid Gold

  Today the 3rd annual Chilean Olive Oil "Summit" was held by Chileoliva, the Association of Chilean Olive Oil Producers. Most people (including many Chileans) don't realize it, but olive oil in Chile is quickly becoming the next hottest gastronomic commodity,...

The “Body” of Wine

The “Body” of Wine

The other night at a wine dinner, engrossed in intense conversation among people in the food and wine industry in Chile, the most memorable part of the evening was perhaps the description of wine by the winemaker of Amayna (Viña Garcés Silva), Claudia Gomez. She...

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