Jose Mier Food Blog
Welcome to Gastronomy
A celebration of food in Southern California
Join Jose Mier in Sun Valley as he explores İskender kebap, Bursa’s Turkish classic of döner meat, pide bread, tomato sauce, yogurt, and sizzling butter—with recipe inspiration, history, variations, and a video.
Jose Mier explores Cuban ropa vieja, a comforting shredded beef stew simmered with peppers, tomatoes, garlic, and spices, with serving ideas and variations for a memorable dinner.
Jose Mier explores chicken cacciatore, the rustic Italian hunter-style chicken braise, with cooking tips, variations, serving ideas, and a trusted recipe source.
Jose Mier explores Greek moussaka, a comforting baked casserole layered with eggplant, spiced meat sauce, potatoes, and creamy béchamel, with tips, variations, and serving ideas.
Jose Mier explores Filipino chicken adobo, a comforting vinegar-and-soy-braised chicken dish, with a Food Network recipe, cooking tips, variations and serving ideas.
Jose Mier explores Palestinian musakhan, a flavorful dinner of roasted chicken, sumac-seasoned onions, olive oil, flatbread and toasted nuts, inspired by The Golden Balance.
Jose Mier explores an easy baked salmon dinner inspired by a Simply Recipes recipe, along with salmon’s history, cooking methods, variations and serving ideas.
Jose Mier explores Chicken Marsala, the Italian-American favorite of tender chicken, mushrooms and Marsala wine, with a Food Network recipe as his starting point.
Jose Mier explores chicken piccata, a quick dinner of tender chicken with lemon, butter and capers, inspired by a PBS Food recipe.
Jose Mier braises short ribs in red wine until they fall apart, borrowing a recipe from Once Upon a Chef for a comforting, restaurant-style dinner from his Sun Valley, CA kitchen.