Nobody doesn’t like a spiral ham, shrimp salad (I like to mold it in a heart shape and serve on a cake pedestal), deviled eggs....and maybe a couple or 3 quiches—all stuff that can be made in advance, even the day...

pedestal of sorts) and several appetizers that I’ve not seen elsewhere. Mr. Taster

Can you wrap the melon with one piece of procuitto and tie it with a sprig of chives? And, do you have a pedestal cake platter to serve them on?

, but we’ve always called it the “family bar”, and the upstairs is plain old dining. Old-fashioned I-talian, thin-crust pizza served on a pedestal on your table with little square paper napkins. We love the one...

why not? I’m not placing it on a pedestal. I’ve been on many roadtrips where I’ve opted for a “friendly roadside diner”, and my GI suffered for the next 100 miles....might as well have gone to...

For our wedding Citizen Cake made a fabulous croquembouche set on a pedestal of their California Dreamin' cake (rosemary, almond and apricot-flavored), which we loved, but then we wanted non-traditional. It was beautiful and...

, the outer surface was wrinkled and moist, rather than dry and fragrant from the grill, as if it had been marked earlier in the day and then reheated in the microwave. A nice touch though was the presentation of the condiments....

I was perusing websites trying to get ideas for making my dessert buffet look stunning and I came across a website that had a buffet table with a large chocolate bowl sitting on a pedestal and it looked so attractive. I wondered...

many roundtrips, and taking them out of the rotation. Those that you order off the menu arrive via the same conveyor belt, but on colored pedestals matching your assigned table color. It’s best to take turns watching out for...

. It was delicious, but does not topple Lupa’s Carbonara off its pedestal. Jeff came back to discuss dessert – and although he recommended something chocolate, I am not a chocolate dessert fan, so he suggested the lemon...

went for lunch, which was packed with happy middle-aged (or older) ladies enjoying the day’s special, a roast chicken sandwich on fresh ciabatta roll with a cup of good broccoli soup on the side, served in an old-fashioned...

desserts. Cakes and pies are proudly displayed in a large revolving glass pie case or on covered pedestals on the counter. Cheesecake and coconut cake looked especially impressive. Pies seemed underrepresented (only apple I...

and put them on some undeserving pedestal. Chicken was VERY dry — green beans were from a can (sorry but my momma made them fresh and any respectable restaurant should do the same) - the rice was bland and almost minute-rice...

-cute monkey pedestal tray!) with the deliate “air bread” bread filled with creamy La Serena sheep’s cheese and topped with slices of jamon iberico. Pure decadence as all the components melded together, the...

Pizza Cup in Naples, Italy. Delivered on a colorful Italian ceramic pizza pedestal direct from the 900 degree wood-fired oven, the puffy, light crust is charred from being licked by flames. The thin soft foldable crust has a soupy...