Best tip is from the Posh Nosh: If you can’t afford the better, expensive food, then sell some paintings. Makes sense to me.

El Yucateco is suprising hard to find in NY. I’ve seen it consistently at Kalustyans though. And if you think the green is hot, try the muddy brown one. It’ll take the paint off a wall.

painted copper as gold and sell it for hundreds.

and the lighter fair. My only problem was I had kept in the pantry on a shelf. It is so doggone heavy I had to find a better way to store it. So I found a little cart from the 50s (remember the little metal red or yellow carts?)...

ridiculous for a reality show to do it, especially when it’s so obviously not that time of year when they’re shooting. i mean, part of the path to becoming a great chef is to realize that fresh, seasonal,...

of the space, the streams of light which can once again be seen due to the removal of the paint from the enormous window wall, the fiber optic illumnated mural on the vaulted ceiling, the cavernous echo produced by the...

for my original point, which was that very very few nabes ARE truly picked-over. Rather, they’re painted with a wide and generalizing brush by folks who’ve not done the legwork. And almost nobody does actual legwork....

to a cough last night and now have a "special paint technique" on part of my living room wall, and my bottle of soy sauce mysteriously emptied itself into my bag of ingredients! FWIW – my chili bean paste doesn’t have...

! not as tasty as one would hope prince hotel - walking distance from soot bul jeep. a piece of old la. red banquettes, oil paintings, beefeater lamps done up ajashi style! booze and bar snacks. way cooler than hms bounty. (their...

jeep. a piece of old la. red banquettes, oil paintings, beefeater lamps done up ajashi style! booze and bar snacks. way cooler than hms bounty. (their prices have gone up along with their popularity, not gonna go as much) *chapman...

Yes, Steve, you are right, I am painting a rather broad brush on North Americans. Obsession with authenticity is a characteristic that can be seen across the world. You will note that in a later post, above, I did indeed...

a modicum of respect and show us she can actually cook somewhere along the way, rather than paint her 100% with the “she can't cook worth a damn and is a b!tchy prune as well” brush. I’m glad Stephanie won, but...

"Each dish is a painting, each dish has a story..." and I forget the rest of the quote. This is what makes Richard special, this is why he is special to me. He has a point of view, a philosophy. He obviously has the chops to pull...

Couchon and G W Fins, were I back next week. I was disheartened to read a recent post on Fins, that painted a bleaker picture. They have always come through for me. I think that you will be pleasently surprised at the level of the...

the other, it will warp. If you look carefully at the “unfinished” bottom of an old table, you’ll probably notice that it actually does have a sealer coat applied, often just a coat of paint. It just hasn’t...