About

Chez Grenier is a place to share our favorite recipes to pass on to our family and friends.

We are all about keeping our recipe posts brief (300-330 words max). They may occasionally exceed that limit from time to time, but only when called for. You will NOT be reading, frankly, a bunch of filler stories about our personal lives or what we were doing that day we made the recipe (who really cares?)

We like to be informative, but not authoritative. Our posts are written to (briefly) focus on sharing what we have learned about a recipe’s origin, evolution, taxonomy, ingredients, methods, tips and tricks, interesting facts, and variations we like. Our aim is to make cooking more interesting and fun, so our kids and friends can learn to easily make better food at home.

Raised in California, we are exposed to a multitude of cuisines, styles, ingredients, and authentic flavors from all over the world. We’re particularly fond of California’s own brand of cuisine, what I like to refer to as “farm to face”.

The guy in the picture is me, Scott Grenier. That’s right. I’m eating a Cup o’ Noodles with a spoon while wearing a Cup o’ Noodles costume. Best Halloween costume ever!

For the record, I’m absolutely not a professional chef, food photographer or writer. My wife and I were both fired from our only kitchen jobs at Round Table Pizza when we were youngsters (mine’s actually a pretty crazy story). Many in our family have fallen in love with cooking, and just cook what we like. Even though we are not ‘trained’, we enjoy learning.

We sincerely hope you try some of our recipes, and let us know how they turned out!

Enjoy!