old loves – morbier, cabrales, and really ancient stilton. Also, I indulged over the holidays in the forgotten and rather guilty pleasure of supermarket brie baked with Smuckers apricot jelly and sliced almonds. Mmm...the...

available all day. http://www.marinij.com/lifestyles/ci_4367939 From the Orsi side " house-made prosciutto (the curing hams will hang in the dining room) and, in season, heirloom tomato dishes made with more than 30 varieties of...

Chicken Stir-Fried with Lemongrass and Chilli, ITVK, p 90 My Nguyen book was waiting for me at the Post Office when I got back from holiday and so I couldn’t wait to dive in! This was pretty easy to make. I marinated cubes of...

looking to torpedo the kitchen, just a chef on a busman’s holiday. I also request that the boxed leftovers be stored in a refridgerator until I’m ready to go, since a stack of containers on the table would be...

homes, and the only exceptions are during holidays and high school football season. There are no surprises and no surprise guests. NONE of the Moms work outside their home, have younger children, or sick relatives to care for. In...

I’ve been lucky enough to spend time in the poorest parts of the South Bronx. There are a lot of family gatherings for holidays, for any occasion whatever. Each woman (and any man who wants to)will bring a dish. Reputations...

I am one who desperately misses both Festivus during the holidays and Coffee Coffee Buzz Buzz Buzz. In the past few years, I have found all their products to be way too sweet for me. I was really disappointed that the Black & Tan...

Yes, I’ve been to the Faculty Club several times. Just there last week . They typically cater our holiday parties as well as nearly all of our meetings. I head down there for luncheon mtgs every once in a while....

, or really good seasonal fresh fruit or even two or three sturdy cheeses? No need for complex microemulsion adventures or superclotted outrageous stuff all the time.

the freezer with it after a trip through Columbus over the holidays: http://www.jenisicecreams.com/ (Although I’m getting dangerously low on the toasted brioche special...)

're going on a little two-day trip there this week (though it’s another big Spanish holiday, so things will be a bit strange). I’ll try to report back on the gastronomic side of things.

They were not really new to me but i had not had them in ages. If the stores don’t stock something that is highly seasonal, if you don’t see them then you tend to put them out of your mind. My thing was quinces. I had...

I’d also recommend visiting Cindy Major of Vermont Shepherd. Her Farmhouse Cheese is a seasonal hard-rind cheese, deeply nutty, buttery and undoubtedly world-class. Its flavor comes from the great milk and five different...

Tis the season - everyone I know is sick, including me! For me, I crave basically really spicy broths – hot and sour soup, spicy pho, chicken with plenty of hot sauce...

then: 1. Ask waitress what the kitchen specials are, theses are base on what they get in and are seasonal, some examples are Kanpachi Kama, Grilled Sardines, different types of fish head cooled with burdock, etc. The other night I...