to try their cheese course which contains small artisinal producers not found in the U.S. Great ending to a great meal. ———- Osteria Giorgione, Cannaregio, calle dei Proverbi, tel 041 522 1725 (near but not part...

Hi EN, thanks for the informative response. Is cochinita pibil the proto-BBQ? Pit cooking (pib) doesn’t produce much smoke, or does it? I’ve never had it, but the modern descriptions don’t sound like the...

of the filling and the chutney ... H’s version is decent but tastes like mass produced more gummy dosa with a splattering of fried vegetables sprinkled on the surface of the dosa ... I have not had Royal India’s...

of the ribs closest to the ground. It’s connectied to the rest of the ribs mainly by cartilage, and is what is trimmed off to produce a St. Louis cut of ribs.

to beginners. Finally, there is also a book by, I think, Arthur Schwartz called something like “How to Cook Just about Anything” which is good for easily intimidated beginners and produces simple tasty dishes.

acquired a taste for beer over the years, but I am pretty picky still. I don’t care for the standard American mass produced stuff like Miller, Coors, Bud, etc.

when elephant and khlong were the primary modes of transportation in Bangkok, before the streets were flooded with smog-producing cars. (Bangkok’s air quality is horrid.) One of the royal palaces you can tour is the Vimanmek...

dans l’argile à la façon des Viking servi tiède. Palette, Château Simone 1993 – F. Rougier (Not very mediatic grape variety, the clairette produces on the limestone’s sides of the Sainte-Victoire Mountain a wine...

. In the produce area, there were boxes of sour cherries, of (baby) green almonds, of garbanzo pods (this is quickly steamed and then eaten as is, with perhaps a bit of salt; in Guanajuato, vendors sell these out of little...

was decent. Oi Vey, what a stomach ache. The worst looking rolls I’ve seen. Surely I must have walked into the wrong place as the sushi bar looked more like an assembly line in a Nike Factory than a place that cared about...

I’m an inattentive cook. It’s a wonder I don’t burn my house down, and a wonder I can actually produce decent & edible meals most of the time. I once made a big batch of chili from my great-grandpa’s...

. Right there I have given you the reason why bottled water has a heksher. Because we view bottled water as a product, no longer as a resource that we use. Most brands of water are owned by large companies that produce other...

in order to produce magic. That is rediculous. If you can’t see the magic in making an increadible burger then I don’t want to eat in your restaurant. The overwhelming majority of professional food writers do not have...

's supposed superiority. I thought Swan was truly excellent. Very honest place that lets the produce speak for itself. And it is a real neighborhood joint where folks come in to buy a lb. of shrimp on the way home. Good bunch of...

“huge distance behind Santarpio's” or “much better than expected.” Perhaps I’m wrong but I believe the typical comparison for Bertucci’s is Pizza Hut, Domino’s, etc. and it is better than...