was the housemade Rumanian bacon, which is the fatty pink slice overhanging the tines of the plastic black fork in the photo below. Just lovely with a sweet mild cure, firm yet tender texture made from back bacon near the loin....

I spent about 36 hours alone in Brussels near Christmas last year and I swear to god I had more waffles and spiced rum (what is that drink?) than most Belgians consume in a week. I brought basically a suitcase full of the...

I’ve relocated to Berlin in the past two months and now live just up the street from the Winterfeldtplatz. I have to add three recommendations for food at the Saturday market: a stand that sells Belgian waffles with...

, and long distance transport. More recently we’ve returned to supporting smaller producers sustaining diverse, traditional/heirloom varieties, but that was always important in many countries of W.Europe. We celebrate...

Sharp edge has the lead in Belgian beer selection, and Fat Head’s has Headwiches. Basically, they both have good beer and beer pub food. Besides, if you go to one of them on Friday night, you still have to eat on Saturday....

, and the richness cut just ever so slightly by the parsley salad with shallots. I ate about half of it, then moved on to the cracklings. The salad had mostly Belgian Endive (chicory), and a creamy yet very sharp mustardy salad...

McD fries are only good when compared to BK’s. When compared to real Pommes Frites at a fantastic bistro, they are sad imitations. Same with just about everything that’s been mentioned as good at a chain here and any...

frite cups filled with something veggily and cheesily inclined, eggplant rollatini (if he’ll do marinara) stuffed with ricotta and mozzarella— I would suggest lasagna with veggies and whatnot but no casseroles—...

French/Belgian: Encore in Larchmont; Jardin du Roi in Chappaqua; Jean Jacques in Pleasantville Turkish: Turquoise in Larchmont American: Harvest-on-Hudson in Hastings; Chat 19 in Larchmont; Pete’s in Elmsford Japanese: Yama...

This is my take on "Bistro Steak Frites," and it couldn’t be easier! Take a few baking potatoes and slice them (skin on) into fries (I like a medium thickness). Lay them in a single layer on an oiled baking sheet. Top with a...