A rabbit dish from a Charlie Trotter cookbook. I was making it for my husband’s birthday. After baking a cake first thing in the morning, and cooking all day, it seemed as if by five o’clock all I had were some...

of D.F. The two styles are existing side-by-side for the moment, much like Teotihuacan exists side-by-side with D.F. Ah, but I’m beginning to ramble; I guess my Mexican coffee from Uruapan hasn’t quite kicked in yet...

akuri – spicy scrambled eggs – is an easy introduction to the wonders of parsi cooking. it is just as good at dinner as it is first thing in the morning after a night of heavy, er battles. i can’t believe...

: spicy cauliflower ragu.. uhhm.. without a reservation (accepted only the morning of the 30th day prior to your requested date) you’ll wait a while if you go after six or before ten wednesday through saturday night.. go on...

A few weeks back, after a particularly grueling, early morning of work, I stopped by Pearl Oyster Bar at about 2:30 for a quick lunch. The restaurant was half empty, there were many spots at the bar and 6 or 7 tables open,...

are larger than most European hotel rooms! For breakfast, we had our coffee and pastries delivered right to our private terrace. It’s a beautiful place. Check out the web site below for pictures and prices. Link:...

Yes, I think about it. I like to buy organic fair trade coffee but if I’m somewhere where you can’t buy it, where there is either organic or fairtrade but not both and I have to drive a distance to get it, I’ll...

Cafe Montenegro: Good coffee, decent pastries, haven’t tried anything else because it’s just a little too smoky for me. Jackies: decent ice cream, we go there in the summer when we’re taking a walk to Indian...

and they’ll let you fill up on their samples. There’s no cafe, but they’ll pack up a pie for you with bubble wrap and a cardboard box for shipping or safe travel. The flavors are very well balanced which you can...

Artopolis has an awesome potato salad, made with yogurt and dill. Also available in bulk for carryout at something like $6/lb. No gyros, but IMHO, the best greek coffee in Greek Town.

but doesn’t necessarily pass that on to the consumer (I’m so shocked). I’ve found a few items there I like that aren’t available elsewhere in town that I know of (Millstone whole bean coffee and a few...

around the deserted parking lot as I drove by one morning, I couldn’t believe my eyes that I was actually there, while on the way to see a client—sort of the equivalent of a culinary stalking, I guess).

and other pork for smoking. I might move to short ribs and lamb shanks this winter. P.S., I don’t eat that much meat. I just can’t justify a Sunday morning of smoking without putting a lot of meat on the smoke; so I...

down the sides with a rubber spatula. Blend for another minute. Spoon the mixture into 4 small coffee mugs. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 1 day. To serve, top the ricotta cappuccino with crushed biscotti....

and stuff in the durant-channing parking lot is a good place for a cheap sandwich. everyone loves intermezzo, but i’m a fan of coffee source (telegraph and channing) for big salads and sandwiches. a big second for espresso...