extra-virgin olive oil 2-3 large garlic cloves, minced 1 pinch hot red chili pepper flakes 3 tablespoons finely minced fresh flat-leaf parsley 2 cups canned tomatoes with juice, very finely chopped 1 teaspoon fennel seeds (crushed in...

and fresh black pepper into a 12 inch nonstick pan heated to medium. Immediately covering with a flat, tight lid and turning the heat down very, very low. Leave for a few minutes only. Add plenty of grated cheese and minced...

else here, why not great Mexican food? Of all the various kinds of food New Yorkers are into, I don’t understand how they aren’t into some fab Mexican/Southwestern. Here’s a couple places that will do in a...

. What chefs need to realize with these blogs is that they are not a special persecuted class. Many people are now subject to ‘public’ review b/c of the internet, and it can be demoralizing (I say this from experience...

just out of interest why ‘should’ a tip be a percentage of the final bill? Wouldn’t it make more sense for a delivery tip to be a flat amount. The work to delivery 3 cartons of Chinese or 12 cartons is the same....

They say that b/c they’re probably liable for it if they don’t. ‘Organic’ is a legal definition now in the US, and they could lose their certification if they’re certified, or be sued, etc. And,...

.oil on high flame. Brown chopped peps. and onions. Sieve tomatoes. Mix in sugar (a little). Layer into a heavy pot and on each layer sprinkle garlic salt, black pep., flat leaf parseley, torn basil, minced garlic, garlic salt....

LOL, you do have a point ... I once made the mistake of ordering “peach cobbler” at a fancy restaurant ... it involved (unripe) peach, but not cobbler. Huge mistake ... I’m a big believer in authentic Tex-Mex. I...

Now easy on the guest judge. I think he was keeping it real in a way. He brings a different point of view to the show and was probably madder by the time he got in front of the camera b/c he had either seen or heard all the petty...

be sublime to you or me is simply flat-tasting or even flavorless to them. Or it could just be that her love for chocolate overwhelmed every other sensibility. My husband, not yet a Chowhound, loves certain foods – namely,...

authentic cusine boils down to, though, is the use of a) seasonally fresh and local ingredients available to people in that area b) typical techniques and preparation styles c) common flavor profiles. I think the key is, like Grey...

Can you be more specific? What exactly do you think is lacking in the Bay Area? There are other stores b/w Whole Foods/Andronicos and Safeway/Lucky’s. In the East Bay, there’s Berkeley Bowl, which I find to be better...

One of my favorite lines ;-) That and MichelleB saying something along the lines of "That was perfect. I’m jealous."

". Bake on a moistened cookie sheet (to help the bottom stay flat) in a fairly hot oven, or whatever the package directions say. Then as soon as you take it out of the oven, remove the lid with a sharp knife and then scrape out...

Love him....grrrr think he is sexy as hell. The attitude, the heavy smoking, drinking, over eating all with that wit, flat out dreamy!