that it’s been long enough to determine where it all might settle down. Big beers garner much attention from the serious beer drinkers. But most American craft beer is purchased by regular folks, not beer geeks, and they're...

over the food or shudder give them a lick off something they're eating. I’ve never understood why cat owners allow them to roam about the countertops either, but it seems they’d be hard to control that way, if they...

feel for the neighbothood. For more upscale spots, I’ll eat at the bar and chat with the bartender. Dining alone in an upscale, top spot in the city you're in is the pits, regardless of the quality of the food.

Thanks to dabinlo (aka HK hot pot) for the heads up about this new place in Belmont. Blue Sky Cafe, a new HK style western cafe kind a place, occupies the space that was Sichuan Court, nested in the corner of a complex of...

open-can-reheat deal. I do think it comes down to more a desire to want to cook, but I still don’t think it’s a matter as simple as age. Re: women entering the work force. My mother is a doctor, worked full-time, and...

“home made” is. I’ve never chased down a chicken in my life. I’ve been lucky to get an egg off a nest on a rare occasion.

wonders. So they're inspecting their treasure on the kitchen table when someone notices mom in the driveway. Quick thinking his brother isn’t, but quick acting he was so the whole lot was swept up into the bag and quickly...

year-round. So imagine my surprise reading Edna Lewis and discovering that meat was traditionally considered as seasonal as plants. Or imagine ancient Italian sauces without tomatoes, since they're native to the New World...

You're good. That quote was the first that popped into my mind when I saw the topic. There were several memorable feasts in TWITW. As a kid, I devoured Mary Laswell’s stories about Mrs. Feely and the girls, which always...

was pulled in different directions, convenience products popped up now and then (like frozen lasagna or pre-breaded chicken breasts) but now that it’s an empty nest, when the kids come over for dinner, it’s a big...

Durst you think I was referring to you? Are all those exclamation points the work of a maudlin person? You're certainly right in being grateful to the creators of New York Chinese cuisine; after all, they went to great trouble to...

My bad, it turns out Andy used to work at the original Tsui Hang Village (aka Harbor Village) in Hong Kong years ago according to whatever online articles are available via google search on the man, which explained why he was...

Re: saffron/paprika comment – exactly what I thought. He might like himself, he might like his personality, but if he can’t get others to work well with him (or work with him at all!), it will continue to be a problem...

bun with the same condiments as the burger – lettuce, onion, mayo, tomato. It says they are “so good they're almost a sacrament”. Great American Hamburgers & Pie Co. 35 E. Richmond Pt. Richmond, Ca 94801 510-233-2223 It...

spaghetti pot into a saucepan, nested a smaller saucepan in it, and lit a burner. He cracked an egg into his hand, let the white drip out between his fingers, and plopped the yolk into the empty saucepan. “Now you!” and...