Ben Starr

The Ultimate Food Geek

Tag: France

  • Today is not only my birthday…

    I was born on this day in 1977.  July 14 is not only my birthday, it has actual historical significance. In France, this is their biggest national holiday…Bastille Day, or French National Day.  It is the day that, in 1789, the French people stormed the fortress Bastille in protest against their monarchy, starting the French…

  • MasterChef: Bunnies and Pizza Stones

    (Please note that the following blog entry reflects my own opinions and is NOT endorsed or approved by MasterChef.  I have no inside knowledge of how eliminations are made or how food is judged, either for my season or the current one.  My opinions should not be treated as fact.) So we’re down to 11,…