The Year in Food 2006

From bad spinach to exploding lattes: The tastiest moments of 2006.

Modern Florence

Beyond David and the duomo.

Everything’s been coming up kugel lately. Kugel (literally “potato pudding”) is sort of a baked potato pancake. Its ingredients are simple: grated (using hand or meat grinder, never a food processor) potato...

The term “artificially flavored” has long drawn scorn from food lovers. Products besmirched with the term are deemed cheap, vapid, and vaguely evil. Such foods declare themselves to have been produced via methods...

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It was all very innocent: amid a deluge of fine food and wine, one unintentionally exposed breast.

Jim encasing Dwight’s stapler in Jello is a favorite of mine. Not that we’ve recreated that moment in my office, or anything like that. Nooooo.

't know what I did with it previously, maybe I never preheated it. But I get it now. I fully understand the appreciation for the stone, and so a fan has been born! Has anyone else had this “duh!” moment with a cooking...

are missing places. Please help! What are your top 5 restaurants of the moment?

the place to get it, but I have spent many dollars seeking pizzas similar to those I’ve had in Southern Italy, and with the exception of one small place in Kensington, Philadelphia (whose name escapes me for the moment...

Anyone have any suggestions for an extraordinary bottle of champagne for a birthday present? Last Christmas, I sent some clients Pol Roger – Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill (I forgot what vintage – I think it was 1996)...

I have been lucky to experience several "Shota moments" at my regular sushi bar, Kaito Sushi in Encinitas (San Diego). For those who may not know of the genre, “Shota” in this case refers to the main protagonist of the...

them much in light of recent events. All my narrative and inner thoughts are tragedy focused, while good food offers silent solace and a few moments of physical pleasure, but it does feel like not the right subject for reflection...

to be a surprise (at least in regards to who the guests would be), and it was very much part of the moment that all of these people would have been seated when i escorted my parents in. I just think there’s a little bit of...

I just came back from what I would call another “Shota” moment at Kaito in Encinitas. For those who may not know of the genre, “Shota” in this case refers to the main protagonist of the Japanese...