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I Do (Eat)

Get the most out of your wedding caterer.

A Feast of Words

In which authors display a stunning variety of descriptive powers about food.

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A raucous crawl through Japanese small-plates-and-beer joints.

The Year in Food 2006

From bad spinach to exploding lattes: The tastiest moments of 2006.

Get to Know Bison

Your questions answered.

Cocktail Onions

The perfect accompaniment to your next Gibson martini.

Foie Gras Cured in Salt

I was at a Boston-area (Somerville) TJ Maxx/Homegoods combination yesterday and picked up some "TruBamboo" bamboo cutting boards for nice prices (20 for a 35 dollar one, 15 for 25, etc.). I got a large one with a channel for...

Does anyone else use a bamboo cutting board? I just switched over from plastic, and the board feels weird. I watched my knife; it didn’t seem to dull, but I was only cutting a few vegetables. More annoyingly, the board seems...

and a sushi bar. I always preferred the more compact Asian restaurants, which sets the Bamboo House apart from the Orient Pearl, which opened several months earlier just up the road on Route 125. They had a prominent poster and...

You probably already know from earlier postings that I like the place. It’s not the “hot pepper wallow” you’ve guided me to on this board (and that I’ve come to delight in as well) but ... GIVEN THAT...

Galley Girl has mentioned in response to my post of 12/15 that some local hounds were considering a trek to Worcester to give the Bamboo Hut a try. I am by no means a Vietnamese cuisine maven, my experience to date being limited...

hi chowhounders, can someone please tell me where i can find bamboo cutting boards in toronto? GTA west would be preferred. also, how much do bamboo cutting boards cost? i have four plastic cutting boards - two large for fruit

I bought a very nice looking bamboo cutting board a few weeks ago ($20 at Target—such a steal!). Since I neglected my old Boos Blocks board to death, I’d like to take better care of this one . Am I supposed to oil it...