Chef Benjamin Daymon's Tastes and Travels

Chef Benjamin Daymon's Tastes & Travels

Tastes & Travels News

Hitting the Road for Coastal Cuisine 08/16/11

Motorcycle Road Trip, Day 1: Maryland Crabs, Jerk Chicken, a "Dark Ride" on the Boardwalk and Fenwick Island Fudge

Motorcycle Road Trip, Day 2: More Crabs, Salt Water Taffy & Chowder Aboard the Schooner America in Cape May, NJ

Travel & Restaurant Reviews

Try Something New . . .

Dumser's Dairyland Ocean City, MD:
Best Ice Cream at the Beach

Party Central at the Shore:
The Starboard - Dewey Beach, Delaware

Better Than Bouillon by Superior Touch:
Restaurant Quality Sauces at Home

Top Romantic Restaurants in West Chester: Simon Pearce, The Gables at Chadds Ford
and the Dilworthtown Inn

Chef's Secret:
Misto Olive Oil Gourmet Sprayer

Best Microbrews in Delaware:
Dogfish Head's 60 Minute IPA, Festina Peche and Palo Santo Maroon

The Best Burgers: Where's the Best Beef (and Deals) Around Chadds Ford, PA?

Chadds Ford and Kennett Square, PA: Museums, Wine, Gardens & Battlefields

Restaurant Review:
The Chadds Ford Tavern

Girls Gone into the Wild:
Women in the Great Outdoors

Restaurant Review: Glen Mills Restaurant and Brick Oven in Glen Mills, PA

Halloween Horrors: The Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride in Gradyville, PA

Halloween Happenings: The Great Pumpkin Places of the Delaware Valley

3-Day Getaway: Crab Cakes, Concerts and Fireworks in Ocean City, Maryland

Tangier Island, VA:
Crab Cakes, Soft Shells and Sunsets

Bio:
Benjamin Daymon is a chef and freelance food & travel writer with 22 years experience in the industry. He has worked in restaurants in Maine, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Ireland and the Bahamas. He is also available as a restaurant turnaround consultant.

Chef Daymon is available to provide personal chef and on-board chef services for special events throughout the Delaware Valley, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland shore points.

Other interests include surf fishing, wild turkey hunting, sailing, travel and motorcycle riding.

- The Recipe Box -




02.18.12	Grilled Swordfish with Lemon-Basil Butter: With Parmesan-Potatoes Island and a Sea of Tomato Broth


02.01.12	Molten Lava Surprise: Chocolate Hazelnut Banana Bread
11.10.11	The BBQ Sauce Everyone's Talking About: Kicked Up Alabama White BBQ Sauce & Guiness Beer-Brined Chicken Recipes

11.01.11	Southern-Style BBQ Sauce with a Twist: Pennsylvania Dutch Birch Beer Barbecue Sauce and Slow Cooker Ribs Recipes


10.16.10	Best Buns at the BBQ: Easy Homemade Ciabatta Burger Rolls

10.12.11	Bread Baking 101: Incredibly Easy Homemade Ciabatta Bread

10.01.11	Traditional Irish Recipes II: Beef in Guiness, Dublin Coddle, Rose of Tralee Potato Soup, Buttermilk Scones and Blackberry Crumble

09.22.11	Traditional Irish Recipes: Dublin Lawyer, Limerick Ham, Colcannon, Soda Bread & Scones

09.10.11	Hearty Homemade Soup Recipes: The Perfect Cool Weather Comfort Food

09.03.11	Quick and Easy Party Appetizers: Bacon Wrapped Scallops & Fillet Mignon

08.22.11	Holiday Cranberry Sauce Recipes: Traditional, Orange-Cranberry and Wine N' Berry

08.19.11	Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipes: Traditional, Sausage Apple and Easy Oyster Dressings

08.09.11	Scary Halloween Recipe: Gourmet Tomato and Roasted Red Pepper Spider Web Soup

07.29.11	Easy Ultimates: The Perfectly Moist Corn Muffin Recipe

07.16.11	From Condiment to Silky Sauces: Easy Homemade Creme Fraiche Recipe

07.01.11	Forego the Farm Raised Fish: Top Wild Alaskan Salmon Recipes

06.25.11	Heart Healthy Seafood Recipe: Sassafras Salmon with Tropical Mango Salsa

06.23.11	Adults Only: Fourth of July Frozen Treats Recipes

06.16.11	Dark Chocolate Mousse: A Classic French Recipe

06.11.11	Summer Snacks: Easy Philly Soft Pretzels Recipe

06.06.11	Wheat Free Recipe: Homemade French Toast

06.01.11	Gourmet Gluten Free Recipe - Safe for Celiacs: Chocolate Decadence Cake with Raspberry Coulis

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