, give or take. 1. Soak until soft (sometimes for 5 hours) 2. Remove denticles with a knife/wire brush 3. Remove any needles on the fin 4. Bleach Good luck if you try it and report back. P.S. It’s ironic that you actually do the...

did you do it? Did you hire additional staff? A caterer even? How was the hassle factor? Would you do it again? Many thanks for your help in the name of chow...

What are the top places for the best Japanese food that you prepare at the table. We all know to hit up the Korean BBQ joints for some good DIY fare, but as I understand it, there are some great Japanese dishes that are best...

Do you have a Trader Joe’s near you? Their Greek style yogurt is incredibly dense. The whole milk yogurt is so thick it’s practically cheese. I eat the fat free not because I care that it’s fat free, but because...

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So I went to back Lazzara’s this time searching for what some (including my man Robert Sietsma) have said is the best meatball parm hero in the city. Started with the grandma pizza which as always was superb. But the MBP...

Perhaps a little off topic, but does anyone know of schools, restaurants, or other places that offer cooking classes, preferrably in the Saugus/Malden/Melrose area? Or, alternatively, anywhere in easy access of Rt 128 north of...

restaurants where you cook a variety of meats at your own tableside grill, but the choices do not include full cuts like steak.

I do a lot of trout fishing, and I was wondering: What is stopping me from munching them streamside, without cooking? I could carry a little container of sticky rice and a sushi knife, with a little bottle wasabi/soy, right in my...