Looking for the perfect gift for the cooking enthusiast that seems to have everything….the great knives, the emersion blender and every kitchen gadget you can think of? Why not make a personalized gift? No I’m not talking about homemade cookies or a jar of last year’s pickles. How about a chopping board with a picture of Dad on it for Father’s Day next week or a bottle of bubbly with a picture of the bride and groom on it for a bridal shower gift?
Recently I just couldn’t decide what to get my friend that seemed to have everything and so I ordered her a chopping board from Snapfish.com with a picture of some cupcakes she made and a few fridge magnets with pictures taken a party she hosted. They were original, gratefully received and you can be assured that they won’t end up with two of the same gift. Check out all the different cooking related gifts you can get at snapfish gifts. The chopping board below was $24.99.

So finally the day has come, www.inyourkitchen.com is live! An idea over dinner with a friend just over a year ago has materialized and inyourkitchen.com is launched.

There are over 100 videos of top chefs, wine makers and food purveyors filmed on location in their kitchens, vineyards, stores and warehouses.
So far we have filmed in San Diego and Napa Valley but we are already planning our next locations. If you have any ideas for our next shoot or know a really great chef or food fanatic that should be featured on the site just let me know. Don’t forget that you can become a member and share your own food videos with other members.

This month we have partnered with Parade magazine to bring you Parade In Your Kitchen. You will find all the recipes featured in Parade magazine’s ‘What America Eats’ issue on the Parade In Your Kitchen pages and videos to accompany each recipe. This month features some great guilt free desserts. I’ve tried them all, they tasted great and I have to say there were no feelings of guilt after!

We hope that www.inyourkitchen.com will be a fun, interactive and entertaining way to cook,

Enjoy!

Diane

Hi and welcome to the In Your Kitchen website!

“Eating well and having the opportunity to enjoy preparing the food we eat is something which we hope to bring to a wide audience with www.inyourkitchen.com.”

Come share our passion for food and eating through an hd video experience.

Diane Stopford

This week has been really crazy. I returned from last week’s shoot in LA and a quick weekend in Vancouver (great food) and went straight into planning our Parade Inyourkitchen.com shoot on Thursday. You may have noticed that Inyourkitchen.com features Parade Magazine and Parade.com’s ‘What America Eats’ Issues and produces the recipe videos to accompany them.
On Thursday we had Fran Carpentier , Senior Editor at Parade Magazine fly out us here in San Diego to film the outdoor grilling recipe videos for their May 18th issue.
Although it turned out to be a very long day we had great fun at the shoot. Fran was life and soul of the party and kept everyone entertained. We filmed in the beautiful backyard of Marsha and Howie Berkson the owners of Anthology Restaurant (if you love great food and music at a stunning location you should check it out). I also have to thank everyone at Macy’s Home for supplying us with everything that you would need for a summer outdoor grilling party. All table scapes from the shoot are available at macys.com. So after all that it’s now time for a week of editing and recipe writing. Look out for our new summer grilling videos next Sunday.

Sorry I have been neglecting the blog lately but I have been in LA for the last week filming new IN YOUR KITCHEN videos with great chefs at some fabulous restaurants. We were based at the Ritz Carlton in Marina Del Rey where we headed straight for the kitchen to film Executive Chef Chad Minton in his kitchen. Chad shared one of his signature dishes with us, Fried Baby Artichokes with Lemon Thyme Aioli along with some great summer salads which will be coming soon to INYOURKITCHEN.

We also filmed at a number of different famous restaurants in LA including Border Grill in Santa Monica, Grace Restaurant with Chef Neal Fraser and one of the most fun restaurants we have ever filmed at Nic’s Beverly Hillswith chef and owner Larry Nicola Larry Nicola. Let’s just say this shoot included Larry and I tasting Vodkas in their Vodbox while wearing a faux fur coat and hat!!!!!!

This video will also be posted soon on inyourkitchen.com along with all the other restaurants, chefs and mixologists from LA very soon. More about the shoot later in the week! Do you have a favorite restaurant, bar or taco or hotdog stand in LA? If so let me know…..