Pop Open Some Sake

What to drink with our New Year’s mochi menu.

Caribbean Black Fruitcake

Don’t be fooled by its innocent chocolaty appearance— this Caribbean cake is spicy, boozy, and every bit as wicked as devil’s food cake.

TMZ has the scoop on the best rap star–versus–fast food feud since Run-D.M.C. took on McDonald’s in “Son of Byford.”

alone the middling chains of Ruth Chris and Morton’s. While the staff can seem overwhelmed at times and the atmosphere very hustle-bustle (in keeping with NYC roots), the service last night was the best of our four visits....

. Similarly, I remember some years ago the Trib did a taste test of root beers and Sprecher’s from Milwaukee came in dead last— while first place went to the Jewel house brand. Again, I assume that people were reacting...

"My husband actually grew some in our garden this summer, but it was not what anyone would call a bumper crop." I also tried growing my own, and found it no better than storebought (fresh storebought root that is, not jarred)....

Holy mackerel, I don’t care how they package it, I just want to get it down in the East Bay! My family was just up in Point Reyes Station for a week, and—innocently enough—bought some Clover chocolate. It was...

There are dozens of reasons why they have not posted prices to their website – many of them quite innocent. Judgments made without full information often are faulty. . . Any question about their price range can be met with a...

, Mareuil-Sur-Ay Mukune, “Root of Innocence,” Junmai Ginjo Hubert Lignierm Aligote, Burgundy 2002 Heidler, Gruner Veltiner, Kamptal 2002 Fourrier, “Clos Solon,” Morey St.-Denis, Burgundy 2001 Pinneau des Charentes,...

Now we all know a man is considered innocent until proven guilty, except in this case where we know HE DID IT!

Thanks for the clarification—it was a new waiter so I assume was just an innocent mix-up, as the other items we ordered (lotus root, I believe, and lion’s head meatball) arrived as ordered. Zoe’s has always been...

Listen to Karl, root vegetables as well as lots of fruits harbor lots of sugar. They may look innocent but can really sabotage a weight loss program. They can make it harder to lose weight and because of the sugar content make...

and scallion draped in an innocent looking clear sauce that packs a serious punch. tian2 suan1 lian2 ou3 (sweet and sour lotus root) are thinly sliced sections of lotus root with an occasional hot red pepper bathed in a very light...

), a vegetable lasagna using thin shavings of celery root for the noodles (excellent!), braised chickpeas with preserved lemons, lentil mint soup, spinach with pureed pine nut butter and creme fraiche, chard with pine nuts and...

, American-style hot dog. Why? Because there’s not that much flavor to the dog itself. On the other hand, give me a good spicy dog, let alone a Polish or Thuringer, and I’m a strict mustard man, maybe onions. Clearly...