and Keller really do ooze passion for their craft. i actually think Michael Chiarello does too, and i loved how he defended his approach to Rayner at Critics' Table. all in all, an enjoyable, if somewhat tame, battle to watch. i...

Another: After the battle of Marengo in Italy, I believe a victorious Napoleon sent off one of his men to forage for whatever he could from the village – he combined everything he’d managed to scrounge up and the...

Whether you like or dislike hot peppers, pretty much anyone who munches a raw scotch bonnet (which I think I remember seeing) is going to make the same face. There was an Iron Chef America 'Battle Chili' a while back, Morimoto...

was the first battle of the Revolutionary War? Canning invented? What are pickled winkles? Go find out.

going on, just like there is now. A $275 tail? Absurd. That’s like the $10,000 iPhone app that does nothing – a status symbol. Nice work if you can get it. Sure, there’s nothing new under the sun and every metal...

is an upscale shopping district slowly losing the battle with “upscale” chains like Renovation Hardware, Pottery Barn and the like. But, there’s still some neat independent businesses in there. Also, this time of...

tablecloths and the treacherous Zagat, which promised an excellent buffet. I should have known better, and, truth to tell, I wasn’t too surprised when I found myself chewing on a particularly tough piece of chicken that...

Banding together, to make the world safe from the evils of verbal overuse of meaningless, infantile food-descriptors! Some would say self-abuse, but never mind...)(

Ruth’s Jamaican is on Battle Hill in White Plains. No, it’s not clean looking. Yes, I guess it’s authentic. I got ox tail stew. No, I didn’t like it.

I was there last weekend for a wedding (working with the band) and had a discussion with one of the hostesses about the butter service. They give you several butters to try...Italian, Irish, French and a local butter (sometimes...

'll make this and the creamy chipotle version too, been working on getting my in-laws to like sweet potatoes for over 30 years but it’s been a long, hard battle! They are mad I refuse to make them with marshmallow, but at...

's cold cuts taste like cardboard. Someone recently refered to Mario’s which was a basic white tablecloth Italian joint across from the Band's deli a block north. Two kosher hot dogs (with mustard and sauerkraut or maybe...

though! I usually don’t cook such rich dishes though, and weight control is a constant battle. Especially if I’m going out to dinner, I try to have a salad with lots of different veggies, some beans and tuna for lunch...

The Disney Boudin’s part of a whole phony Wharf including phony bay. http://adisneyland.disney.go.com/media/dlr_v0200/en_US/parks/dining/PacWharfDinLowBand.jpg

What I don’t get is this – and I do understand entertainment value an all that – but why does he get such a ridiculous band of misfits with little or no culinary talent. I mean, stay home dad, electician (former...