’s Throw Chardonnay for the next few courses. The second course was king trumpets over hollandaise with fried artichokes and a frisee salad with a porcini vinaigrette. Really rich. The vinaigrette helped to cut through some...

A group of us were just talking about this yesterday at lunch. One gal said her mom made chick in a hole. It turns out to be what my mom called chick in a nest. Cut a hole in the bread with a glass, then butter both sides, put in...

. Honest to G-D, dicing. She would hold it in one hand and carefully cut a deep crosshatch in one end, then slice off these tiny little cubes. My Stepfather, rest in peace, cooked very NYT gourmet. Now, I will try almost...

favorites are anything with roasted tomatoes or roasted peppers or those great carmelized onions. I have to say, that having satisfied my curiousity (or is that epi-curiousity), I liked them well enough, but it will probably be...

. - Pizzaolia for dinner Saturday Ferry Plaza Farmers market ... Bomboli at the Italian market near Mastrelli’s. June Taylor Jam. Sciabacca’s Olive Oil. Dried smoked onions from Terra.

and watch the boats going by. BTW “Message In A Bottle” was partly filmed there in that cove. Very scenic. For lunch, give Lily’s Cafe in Stonington a try. I had a wonderful oriental salad with noodles, smoked...

't tolerate raw onions. Would that I could, though.

conglomerate. And, it doesn’t have to be all organic or nothing—even if you just buy half, you’re still cutting your pesticide intake by half. Another thing you can do is buy transitional produce—where the...

the vegetarians happy. They provided separate foods with and without eggs and dairy; foods that were unseasoned and without onions and garlic for those who thought these incited passions; raw foods for those who ate no cooked;...

My friend and I were talking today about pho. Who could not like hot, yummy broth with thin, Vietnamese noodles, and hearty, slices of beef and beef bits? Oh, and dont forget about the fragrant green onions and cilantro... with...

. Please hold the leeks, onions, diced tri color bell peppers (gag), and especially the breadcrumbs. Why is it that you get a hard little hockey puck, made with 50% or more filler, with a drizzle of tri color trendy oils, topped...

the order takers at pat’s cheesesteaks in south philly are like this. when you are ‘up’, you must know exactly how to order what you want ... whiz wit' [basic sandwich w/cheese whiz and onions, provolone wit',...

to screaming babies, but they’d probably choke to death, right?), and the like. I’m not that into crackers and stuff, but I really, really, really love those Snapea Crisps carried at most TJs and dehydrated veggie...

in the fine points of cutting, wrapping and pricing our cheese, which took quite a long time. Altogether, I would rate Wegman’s worth a stop if you are in the neighborhood, but if you have a Whole Foods nearby and a basic...

to make certain preprations the night before. So you can TOTALLY beat your 9pm cut off. You just have to meal plan a little more and perhaps prepare ahead of time so all you have to to is warm up when you get home. Due to another...