You Say Syrah

Australia says Shiraz. But New Zealand? It’s Syrah.

Make Your Own Chinese Takeout

This week’s mission: Chinese chicken kits, and a breakfast croissant with apples and hash browns.

Whole Grains 101

How to cook them and why they’re worth the wait.

Chronicles from a Pig Party

Our associate food editor goes to the Southern Foodways Alliance conference to celebrate the year of the pig and other Southern delights.

Tigres Rabiosos

Spicy stewed mussels.

Winter 2008 Gift Guide

There’s never been a better time to give.

The Other Napa

What’s worth doing in the Napa Valley: a travel guide to the wine country.

I’d like to try to get the top off of my empty Trader Joe’s salt mill. My McCormick pepper mill is also nearly empty. I’d like to try to reuse them with whole spices such as cardamom, cumin, etc. Is there a trick...

a “diabollo” [sp?] if I’m not mistaken and the pepper mills. Making a purchasing decision was tough though because there was a wide variety scattered through a wide price range, particularly with the pepper...

Pumpkin Curry

Pumpkin with curry spices makes the familiar exotic.

Steak Bordelaise with Marrow and Shallot Garnish

This contemporary pairing with creamy grits— an old Southern favorite spreading in popularity across the country —doubles the luscious richness.

A chickpea pancake native to Nice.

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I would like to purchase from sysco foods the peppercorns that are used in Mallards restaurants in northern California. The blend was delicious. I have looked up Sysco foods on line and found nothing about the public being able...