Notable quotes from this week.

A spritz of rose water is all it takes to elevate flavors, marry a dish perfectly with a wine, and please a child.

A gentle introduction to the noble bivalve.

New York hounddom’s toughest grader of Korean chow lists some current favorites, most of them clustered on the bustling Broad Avenue strip in Palisades Park.

Any breakfast that includes mashed potatoes can’t be all bad. And while nothing at Stephen Foster Restaurant (503 W. Stephen Foster Avenue, Bardstown, Kentucky; 502-348-5076) will light your heart on fire, I did find their...

Benchmark barbecue and truly paradisiacal Mexican food

Smoked duck with taro!

8 Discussions (323) 733-3083 - 2622 W Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90018

1 Discussion (925) 952-4385 - 1685 Mt Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek, CA 94596

After several days spent unbudgingly horizontal, I’ve segued from my slimming diet of Gatorade and Pedialyte to a heartier regimen of BRAT (bananas, rice, applesauce, toast).

I’ve traversed Nova Scotia, trading the bucolic salty south shore for the bucolic salty north, where I scored a surprisingly inexpensive room ($125 Canadian) at hoity-toity Blomidon Inn (195 Main Street, Wolfville, Nova...

Heading northward, I stopped at the legendary Red’s Eats (Main and Water streets, Wiscasset, Maine; 207-882-6128). They’re a landmark for lobster rolls, though opinion seems extraordinarily divided.

Fresh corn ice cream!

Yakitori, ramen, and Japanese pub food.

Pumpkin, lemon, and chocolate bars to woo co-workers.