on hand. Now that I think of it, Intelligentsia almost never carries the Local Palate, though they do stock enough free local papers to warrant a save the trees demonstration. I would read the Local Palate religiously if copies...

, and New Delhi. Perhaps this is defensive, but it’s born from despair at trying to find khana that’s made with the same care as it is at home; freshly-fried jalebis and aloo tikkis (only at South Asian American...

warm and bubbly. It makes left-overs more moist and edible...and for a full box, it adds a nice kick. (Note: if your mac-n-cheese left overs are REALLY dry from over-cooking the original recipe, try adding a bit of milk or even a...

this once" or “I deserve...”. If you are prediabetic (40 million Americans are) go to about.com > the diabetes board and lurk a while. This will give you a window into the lifestyle of diabetics: you don’t want...

Stick a fork in this whole drama, it’s done. YEE HAH! Just a thought about that Julia Child comment. Julia, rest in peace, was not a chef. She didn’t work in a restaurant. She was American and only learned how to cook...

in the hospital,I wept.3I remember the last peach,at the top of our one tree,falling while I was in the yard.I ate it,warm from the sun,and it was wonderful,

, yeah, I’ll chalk that up to being Chinese-American :-)

Americans often serve whites wines straight out of the refrigerator, which is so cold that you can’t taste delicate flavors such as those characteristic of Arneis. If that’s the case, warm the glass with your hands.

Hank’s Oyster Bar (haven’t they heard of salt? and what’s with no desserts?) Rice (what’s to rave? haven’t had a good meal yet by American or Thai standards and the service is terrible)

with ice chips, what seemed was chopped watermelon and bits of crunchy water chestnut. Both were served in soup bowls. I provided a ride to and from the event for Chowvisitor Steve D. from Atlanta. He expressed his admiration for...

a generous heart, and we surely ate and drank well when with him, but he was pretty obnoxious (read: elitist) about his food. He LOVED Hershey’s, though. He used to say it was better than "all that cr** the French and Swiss...

, breads, and Mexican pastries. Regulars on the Bay Area board, where I have chronicled my search for a good Mexican bakery in San Francisco, would not be surprised to hear that we sampled an empanada de calabaza (pumpkin...

in suburban NJ there are tons of places that serve the large asian and central/south american communities, but they are sort of off the radar screen as possibilities. sorry for restating the obvious but I couldn’t resist.

the question of whether otherwise cultural issues have simply been medicalised. The poster’s observation about France suggests that this is likely, as psychologisation is a common native model of explanation for Americans....

. I am not familiar with Armstrong’s cooking.) It did seem that Tre’s smiles were partly related to genuine pleasure that an African American chef was participating as a judge.