I agree with andiereid about turkey. It’s nice and festive, but when I’m done with all that grease and sweet this and that (cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes - “Insult your Pancreas Day”), not to mention the...

that happened a while ago. I've no doubt he will land on his feet. And if he doesn’t do another tv show for a while, he DOES have about 8 restaurants to run........

You've raised an interesting question. Most Americans have a skewed concept of what food “should” cost. Due to federally subsidized industrial agriculture, modern Americans spend a smaller proportion of out income on...

Your point is very interesting and well-taken, Ruth. But as a person who recently moved from NYC to LA, I've remarked that while much of the so-called ethnic food, especially Chinese, Thai, Japanese, and Mexican, is far better...

or elote are rarely available in restaurants. Through local taco trucks I've eaten dishes from all over Mexico, most in the $2 price range. It has been a culinary education that I would not have even been able to dream up on my...

Coor’s beer used to be). I’m a little sorry that I've eaten these 210 calorie/12 grams of fat sugar wads, but my real regret is that I didn’t jump on the IPO in January, 2000.

restaurant, which had quirkier dishes that included a lot of goat. But not here. Still, the food at Angon – and Mina’s cooking – remains the best South Asian we've ever had in New York and perhaps the United...

". From that time I've seldom made soup without cauliflower. The frozen is handy and works as well as fresh.

of places in NYC given the usual volume of diners, unless they've got a lot of wines available by the glass, meaning that only a few customers order each glass on any given night. (Although if it IDs itself as a wine bar, then...

I agree re Alla Testierre in Venice. It was the stand-out meal of our two week trip through Rome/Tuscany/Venice two years ago. I've sent friends there who were also impressed. As mentioned, reserve as soon as you can.

Shanghai-ness), it seems like a great introduction. Anyways, Jim, thanks for the quick report. For those interested in the deli tray, I've linked to my older Chaim’s report Rob Link:...

I can relate. Same story with DH family. I’d do the homemade pasta..the works. They’d barely say a thing about the food..no matter how long I’d spent preparing it. So..one Sunday I decided to buy pasta (the...

I have a small/medium-sized chest freezer in the basement in addition to the upstairs fridge’s freezer. The chest freezer contains various meats I've purchased on sale (ground beef patties I've formed and frozen, boneless...

views of the SF Bay. There are places where you can stand and see all three Bay Area Bridges at the same time. I’m new to the area and hope I can get some recommendations on local restaurants. So far I’ve tried - Hidden...

a very basic class in simple cooking. At this point, books of themselves are probably just frustrating you. You really can’t substitute getting help from a real person. Once you've worked with someone with some skill either...