mother-in-law. The restaurant has now gone upscale, and the steam tables are long gone. Back in the '70s, I was photographing the old Volvo Grand Prix tennis circuit around the South. The Fontainebleau Hotel on Tulane Ave, New...

ok, i hate this guy Mike already. first the comment about not getting beaten by a girl, then that ridiculous remark that Robin will be "one less old lady" for him to worry about? ugh.

. But to paraphrase the old Levy’s bread commercial: You don’t have to be Jewish to love pastrami. Welcome to the land of almost no decent Jewish food unless you cook it yourself!

), and a platter of various fish (what was it called, Manhattan Platter?): smoked chub, trout, lox, and a whitefish salad, served with a bagel, tomatoes, onions, capers. Outstanding flavors, the smokiness complimenting the fish,...

't blink (of course, this was Newark, where I swear you could declare a kilo of cocaine and they’d just wave you through). The only cheese you’re not supposed to bring in is cheese less than 60 days old. Other...

Lost your job? Living off that unemployment check doesn’t have to mean days of Bar S hot dogs and beans or bologna sandwiches on 99 cent generic white bread … or worse … day old white bread marked down to 50 cents. Depression...

is a particular strain of E. coli known as entero-haemorrhagic e. coli (EHEC) 0157:H7 this particular strain was identified during the 70’s during an outbreak that was traced back to undercooked hamburgers. EHEC,...

I have no problem using salted butter in baking, but I do adjust the salt the recipe calls for. I occasionally use old spices, but I tend to use 1/2 or even doubled the amounts. I will use canned stock on occasion in certain...