Roasted Chicken Broth with Scallops and Chives

An elegant first course for when you want to impress.

An Espresso to Grind

Should you tip baristas, and if so, how much?

Campari's Made from Bugs

A lot of stuff you thought was vegan isn’t.

The Taste of an Oyster

Plus a dozen oysters you should know.

Had it at La Pinede (The Fin), down on the water at Cap d’Ail between Nice and Monaco. The surroundings definitely helped. I have several recipes for it, but one of them is prefaced by a discussion of how the soup is such a...

Rose Chrusciki made by Felecia

oh dear. my greek sheep’s milk feta comes in brine. it’s quite salty actually, and i suspect that the murkiness of the water is in part due to the salt— which also works as an antibacterial, preservative, etc....

I love cucumber water but you can up the ante by adding some thin slices of tangerine, orange, lemon – any thing citrus to the blend. The trick is to make just what you’re going to drink that day. It gets murky and a...

The Chicago Tribune does some on-the-scene reporting at a Czech beer spa in Chodova Plana.

A few days at most, depending how you’ve stored it (and type/brand). Even in an airtight container, not very long. Smell it: if it’s bad it will smell sour. If you’ve stored it in water and the water is turning...

Drove by newly re-opened Tokyo Fish Market on San Pablo Av in Berkeley this past weekend – in much nicer and roomier digs. We were looking for dungeness crab and just could not stand the long wait at 99 Ranch and the murky...

the classic cappuchino at either of the murky locations is amazing.

Murky Coffee (formerly Common Grounds) in Clarendon is always hopping, perhaps it is just for the free WiFi access. I think the coffee is fine as is the atmosphere. http://www.murkycoffee.com/shtml/hours.shtml...

Murky Coffee’s espresso will knock either of the brands out of the water, that said, be prepared to wait for your drink- they are not the quickest ones in the world.

disappointing cups of soy lattes at Murky, I am throwing in the towel there. Which to me is too bad because I used enjoy being there. I love trying out new coffee places, mainly because a good cup of coffee is hard to come by,...