peanut butters (oops... we do that now, don’t we...). They get viewership, that’s for sure. But you can’t come away from that show with any real confidence in wanting to try a new place. You can’t get any...

that is enough for two but eat it yourself. Also, I like the breakfest here. Green Street Café http://greenstreetrestaurant.com/ Auntie Em’s Kitchen (Breakfast, Lunch, Soups, Sandwiches, Cup-Cakes and very good coffee) 4616 Eagle...

I can’t remember the last time I made a martini at home! I have an assortment of cooking “condiments” that sit on the island right next to the cooktop in easy reach. 2 kinds of olive oil, peanut oil, salt mill,...

We too went to Bicycle last night. I’m still dreaming about the food we ate. I cannot rave enough about the place. I had the Tuna Tartare – with avocado, chili oil and peanut sauce. I thought this was fab. I loved the...

. There was no temptation to linger in this temple of aetheticism. I had relief once I got out past the front door. But if what Susur offers is your cup of consomme——

bottom (which tj’s insulated bag does not have). it has easy velcro-access on either side on the top, or the whole lid opens up with a zipper around the edge. it helped me transport boiled peanuts from SC to FLA on ice....

meals and in my mind, we appreciate it all the more. Plus, let’s all agree that there are AMAZING food experiences (pizza, tacos, pho, just a good darn cup of coffee) that can fit into anyone’s budget.

If you visit a large Chinese supermarket like the one on Canal Street, Kam something or other, you’ll know what I’m talking about. They sell large industrial-size bottles/cans of soy sauce, plum, hoisin, black bean,...

know I can come up with some kind of approximation, and my version is going to be different no matter what. When I write down recipes for people, I tend to ramble on and on: "1 cup sugar — substitute part or all honey,...

but the Steak Au Poivre, your bumming.. 2.Soup Kitchen Intl. - How much for a cup of soup ?? oh yeah! a $3 cookie and $5 banana. How bout I sell you a napkin for a buck? 3.Sammy’s Roumanian- its a bummer cause its a fun...

-wrapped at the front, and my kids chose one with tiny dried fish, salted black beans, peanuts, smoked tofu, and carrot chunks, and polished it off before the xiao long bao arrived. Kirin (Solano): The bottle of Kirin Ichiban I...

the sweet element played in conjunction with the other elements. In the US, when we say a Thai dish is sweet, we are really saying it is not spicy, or it is not heavily flavored with shrimp paste, fish sauce, etc. In Thailand,...

Note that you can ask them to slice it for immediate eating and instead of wrapping it in a flat package, they’ll cut it into “fingers” and make a paper cup. No matter what else I get, I always order one garlic...

a wire mesh strainer and simply shake or tap it against my hand. It gets every last lump. If sifting before measuring, I shake over waxed paper and funnel it into the measuring cup. Really, how hard is that?

from the kitchen at a leisurely pace... COLD COURSE: Red Peanuts – Sweet and celebratory Rice Wine Chicken – Tender pieces of chicken infused with rice wine Salty Duck – Confit Chinese-style, not too salty, not too...