Crap on a "Top Chef" Plate

Is ousted chef Carlos the most decent person on reality TV?

Drunk on Recycling

Can you ask guests to bring their own cups?

Winter 2006 Gift Guide

Give like you’ve never given before.

up to my cookie plate.

I also think that’s really tacky. But there’s something that bugs me even more – and that’s those little foil-wrapped squares of butter. Maybe it’s a hygiene thing, but more ‘enlightened’...

to sample. In case you’re wondering, if you think the bread they serve which you subsequently slather with lard and crackled pork (I assume) is good, slather lard on your bread then DIP IT IN THE SOUPS. Sweet merciful crap...

corner. Everything seemed to be going fine and, then, my friend who’d ordered a la carte got most of her order right away. And, then... we... waited... for... 25... more... minutes for my sashimi-sushi plate I’d...

priority. For me personally, I’m always afraid to complain too vociferously about my food because I don’t want anyone spitting in my replacement plate if I make too big of a fuss. They do that, you know?

Braised Short Ribs

for their traditional banh mi to kick the crap out of Lee’s. The bar is not that high. Lee’s is a perfect example of how an efficient business model and some savvy marketing can truly mask an inferior product. It...

Typical hippie cuisine is heavy on bulgur and low on flavor. The guiding principals seem to be ethical rather than aesthetic, and the result tends to be a sort of vegan, organic, fair-trade plate of barely-edible crap. Not so...

Last night I tried a couple of items off of the small plates menu at the CF and one was a real standout. Dates stuffed with parmesan, wrapped in bacon. I know it’s common to stuff dates and wrap in bacon, but these were...

Cornbread or a nice buttery roll to sop up everything left on my plate.

Can the contents of your dinner plate tell you if the chef was a man or a woman?

Traditional red sauce italian antipasto plate? Imported and artisan salumi? House made charcuterie? For value and selection you might want to check out Vinny’s at night, although it doesn’t exactly fall into any of...