and duck sugo; local halibut baked in a fig leaf with sweet corn and tarragon-caper butter. Loved loved loved the halibut – wow! Fabulous texture, almost creamy, with a wonderful sauce which to me had some Thai curry...

are coming from in the paratha. The uneven distribution of chiles in the paratha made it especially exciting :-). The biryani was really rich with both butter and fried onions. I hope to get back and try the tehari which perhaps...

It’s a secret passion – I love it when I can make something so good in like 3 minutes. Also add some really good euro. style butter to the s.c. & flavor packet.

While “dining” at Outback with a friend the waiter returned after serving our entrees and asked how things were. I said the steaks were fine, but my baked potato was so cold the butter would not even melt. He...

Right, the lobster was butter poached.

just to add to that... they put a scoop of butter on top of the steak, the butter melts down into the grill which sends flames shooting up- basically setting the steak on fire so it chars the outside.

into the groove, and then a few months of having things as smooth as butter. Personally, for me, I like the structure COTM provides around my own cooking efforts. If there’s not going to be some consistency and...

't buy much fish, but the fish selection always looks good. Great selection of interesting shelf goods and dairy products. Greek yogurt? French butter? They have it, and the prices are more in line with supermarket prices than...

. at Bouchon. They were serving Turley by the glass but I didn’t notice until after our meal! Oh well. I had the French gnocchi, which is actually pate choux pastry mixed with dijon and spring onion. Served with brown...

and oysters figure prominently in the food there. Also Vendeen(Von-day-en)Ham which has a very unusual strong flavor, served without sauce but with an accompaniment of ‘mojettes’ (like butter beans) and farcis...

with a dollop of brown butter ice cream and drops of meyer lemon marmalade, each one topped with a couple of leaves of thyme—a touch which made the flavor combinations go from excellent to sublime. Carb lover, I’m sure...

about everything available in the house is a nutritious choice. He may get pb&j in his lunch box, but it’s on whole-grain bread with no salt/no sugar peanut butter!

better than what you get at A Taste of India. But keep in mind that the dishes are prepared in south Indian style. If you like food that is made with more cream, butter, is sweeter, this will not be to your liking. Read my posts...

- is “Connecticut Style” the correct term for just butter & a toasted roll? I do think people should be able to recommend whatever they think is good to them. One man’s meat . . .

For gourmet cheeses, pate, etc., and nice sandwiches, salads and wine, check out Nicole’s Gourmet in South Pasadena. Just shopped there for a party (got fine quality butter, smoked salmon, pate, cheese, marcona almonds and...