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  • A FRANK Tale: Side B

    Photos in this blog appear courtesy of Christian Eggers, unless otherwise stated. It has been 1 year, 1 month, and 2 weeks since I blogged last.  I’m lame. Actually, I’m just incredibly busy.  FRANK’s momentum has skyrocketed (along with its popularity…we’ve got almost 8,000 people on our list now) and it has kept me so…

  • I am Indiana Jones…er Colorado Jones, at least

    While most of you have discovered my blog because of cooking, I was a travel writer long before anyone called me “chef.”  Because I have an insatiable thirst for adventure. One of my favorite places in all the world is a little town in Colorado called Glenwood Springs, perched at the west end of a…

  • A FRANK Tale: REAL Mexico

    (Most photos in this blog appear courtesy of Stephanie Casey at Frugal Foodie Dallas, who live-blogged our menu for us!  Thanks, Stephanie!) We’ve been wanting to do Mexican FRANK for a very, very long time.  Since the beginning, in fact.  BUT…when you live in a place like Texas, which is oversaturated with both TexMex AND…

  • Burning Man 2013: The Pilgrimage, part 2

    Day 3 of our pilgrimage to Burning Man, and since Ross hadn’t laid eyes on the Grand Canyon since he was a little kid, I decide it will be well worth the hour and a half drive from Flagstaff to show it to him the BenStarr way. I have to say that when it comes…

  • MasterChef 4 recap: Baby Eels and Agnolotti (S4E9)

    (PLEASE NOTE: This blog is not approved or endorsed by MasterChef or Fox, and you probably shouldn’t read it.  The opinions contained in this blog are merely the OPINIONS of a former MasterChef contestant who has no inside knowledge of how this season was produced.) So our magical time machine transports us back from the…

  • MasterChef 4 Recap: Auditions #3

    (PLEASE NOTE: This blog is not endorsed or approved by MasterChef or Fox, and they would probably prefer you don’t read it.  The opinions in this blog are only that…opinions.  While I was a contestant on MasterChef season 2, I have no inside knowledge of how it is produced.) Now it’s time for the third…

  • MasterChef 4 Recap: Auditions #1 and #2

    (PLEASE NOTE: This blog is not endorsed or approved by Fox or MasterChef, and they would probably prefer you not read it.  The blog entry solely reflects my opinions about MasterChef, having been a former contestant.  I do not have any inside knowledge of how MasterChef is produced.) Here I am, 2 weeks after the…

  • All About FRANK

    “Just who is this FRANK character and why does Ben Starr spend so much time with him?”  That’s a rough translation of an email I got from a delightful Italian fan last week.  Then I realized, many of you are intrigued with this FRANK thing I’ve got going on with my bestie from MasterChef Jennie…