That meal goes into write it off and live and learn. Service lousy, manager couldn;t care less so just comped the whole thing (probably easiest and best solution for him) and the food was not served as ordered. Jfood would have...

of tinned and well-skimmed of fat), but keep them in the freezer and you’ll have flavor galore. The Italian equivalent is to add a dusting of grated pecorino or parmigiano. If you buy the very best quality, you’ll get...

I don’t know the answer to your question. My husband and I both lost about 20 lbs on a low carb diet, though we’ve not been the best at keeping it off. However, it only seems sensible to me to stay away from foods...

are truest to the spirit of their originators, they are their best. The best for a lot of reasons. Mostly, it will be based on a collectice knowledge of what ingredients go well in what way or the best way to use certain cooking...

Yeah, they’ll cannibalize each other if they get the chance. More than once, I’ve seen some munching on a recently deceased compadre in our neighborhood store’s tank. We alert the seafood man to remove the...

not list names other than to say, Steve D gets the award for making the most effort to join us (sneaking away from Atlanta and all), and to thank, Al and Leek for sharing lovely wines, and GWIV for the Maker’s Mark, which...

! The bread is delicious. I probably ate 10-12 of the small biscuits. The focaccia varied. Some pieces were very good-filled with olives and olive oil. Others were dry and somewhat stale. We found the service to be slightly...

Wow. It’s nice to get started cheaply but man, that Ikea set just screams out “Crap-O-Rama!” Please do not get this for your young aspiring chef. What’s wrong? Let’s start with three pairs of scissors....

of those fine Mississippi domestic beers, Jax and Dixie. Additionally, available in a wider geographical radius (I believe they’re made in Wisconsin) — Milwaukee’s Best and Buckhorn, each approximately $8 for...

A pumpkin pie from a pumpkin our CSA sent. My two and a half year old says he wants “cherry cake.” No clue where that came from but I’ll do my best!

the omakaze, the chef and I had a discussion about one of the sauces that he’d just concocted. This young man is definitely developing his own recipes and sauces.

many restaurants around closing time and have seen the staff cleaning up, chef getting ready to leave, etc. I feel like I would not get the best service or food if the wait and kitchen staff were annoyed at me and wanting to get...

episodes to crack into! And the best part— I can fast forward past the excessive commercial breaks (it feels like 20 minutes of commercials per half hour...) Mr. Taster

the vibrant red color—there’s a Sandra Cisneros short story in which a man is trying to get a red-soda-stained shirt clean; she has to be referring to Big Red. Both Big Red and Dr. Pepper come from Waco, Texas. And...

people smile. The best trick is to have plenty of leftovers from a great weekend meal to serve again midweek.