amor pick up the vanilla/caramel notes of the old monk nicely. Only problem is I don’t know if I could ever serve this to anyone else as its the color of swamp slime. any ideas? any stories of tails you've created, and did...

the book. I just bought a copy of Kitchen Confidential. Never read it, and will rectify that error as soon as I've read The Deathly Hallows. :)

funny, my first thought was that substituting pumpkin was brilliant. There are savory pumpkin dishes with peanut sauces, so I think there’s an affinity there. And I've been surprised in the past by how good chocolate chip...

) we are staying at the loews, so we will be hungry from our car ride as soon as we get in... dinner at amada? it looks like it has a lot of good options for our diet. i love tapas, but have had some of the best in spain and nyc....

Soon, I’m going to be starting Phase 1 of the South Beach Diet. I’m wondering if anyone has any lunch menu suggestions or items for places located in the Financial District or North Beach/Chinatown. For instance, in...

As many of you might know (not that you care, but you might KNOW anyway) I've been on a weight loss diet for awhile. Lately, I've fallen “off plan”. I intend to go back on plan REALLY SOON. But, there’s this...

chef c: I've heard others have similar reactions to returning to the world of omnivores. my suspicion is the body adapts to the diet and doesn’t produce the enzymes necessary unless it’s clear there will be a repeated...

, Westwood Village (310) 208-5572 Gushi Bowl (Bulgogi) $6.50, diet coke $1.25 or $1.75 Gushi – Charbroiled Teriyali & Korean BBQ 978 Gayley Ave., Westwood Village (310) 208-4038 Actually lots of places. How else would collge...

If it’s in cans, go rafting with it. Just about everyone only allows canned beers on raft trips. I've kept 'em over the winter and done fine, too. I usually have some leftover river schwag beers in the fridge for when...

is the strangest or most exotic ingredient item that you've ever had? The first thing that I can think of for myself is Blowfish Sperm Sac... it was really, really, really good... there are others... fish brain, snake, alligator,...

Slate has published the account of an antisugar puritan and the amazing benefits of her self-deprived lifestyle.

It sounds like a late night infomercial—get healthy by drinking soda! As Coke and Pepsi prepare to introduce vitamin-fortified versions of their products, the public debates the concept of “healthy soda.”

More on rats, artificial sweeteners, and you, dear reader.

A recent trade-mag article teaching servers how to break the dessert taboo makes us appreciate dining partners who refuse sweets.

into play therein. As part of this series, I’m working on a 100 Mile Diet project of our own...and part of that project is talking to people about the changes they've made, or the issues they've become aware of, in the food...