will not eat X, Y and Z, unless A, B, or C are done to them... We’ve seen what havoc that attitude wreaks upon restaurant kitchens. And then there is the fact that the American palate has been so coarsened – not just...

, balanced square meals once served in home kitchens. The shift has been both in American lifestyle and in restaurants' reactions to it – but not just fast food.

I know what you mean about that connection. That’s one reason that when I travel I try to find a place to stay that has a kitchen. I like to go out to eat, of course, but there’s no substitute for going to the market...

Cheryl H really got my attention when she proclaimed that the America’s Test Kitchen roast chicken “beat the Zuni chicken by a mile.” Further elaboration and ATK recipe can be found here:...

‘‘wild like onion or garlic found in the mountains’’ along with various cooking recipes (link attached). Would love to see a picture or more specific info on ramps (and fiddleheads) if someone has it. Link:...

I’m probably atypical in this respect, but as a waiter I don’t mind a customer tipping significantly less on a bottle as the bottle price rises or as bottles accumulate. If the kitchen doesn’t accidentally...

is that in Chinese cooking, things must be done quickly. There is a constant action in the kitchen. Everything is done on the stovetop. Ovens are useless. She also said that many of her relatives have a mistrust of butter. I...

yes – and when they cooled down they looked like kitchen waste. I have a few more fair visits left – maybe I’ll give them another shot.

Good point. My husband loves tongue but I have always adamantly refused to cook it based on a very traumatic early childhood encounter with one that was sitting on my grandmother’s kitchen counter. Anyway, if you are a...

" Sonny Bryan’s on Inwood. Pulling into the parking lot outside this shack, you really want to like it. It’s old, run-down, and filled with regulars. With the pit doors opening into the kitchen, the dingy interior,...

they actually weave into slits on either side of the tables to keep them in place. My croustillant of pig foot was very tasty and a wonderful way to eat one of my favorite foods—all the bones had been taken out by some poor soul...

supermarket and sometimes a bit more, but whose produce tastes better, I feel more connected to the vegetables and though it may sound odd, I treat them with more respect in the kitchen. I feel better buying a more expensive...

http://www.foodbycountry.com/index.html This site has about 60 countries. For each country there is concise information for the following categories with recipes in most categories as an illustration of how each culture eats. 1...

OC chowhound who has mastered chowhounding while still maintaining a full and satisfying social/career/financial life. They have a great food blog and make things in their home kitchen you’ve never even tried in a...

Woolsey, is this the room that was unfinished? I’m trying to picture a hallway, but can only think of the one by the restrooms, near the kitchen door. I know there was a “private dining room” near the,...