a certain spirituality and timelessness about him, a longing for a time in the past when life was simpler and more rooted to the land. Gravner continues to cast a large presence in the region, continually pushing the envelope...

of salt. I say “anonymous” because posting under a generic name like “Michael” (amid our tens of thousands of posters) doesn’t indicate intent to grow roots with our community (Michael, if I’m...

there innocently on the plate. But my sweet lord, it just about put me down for the count: pure, buttery, melting, sweetness, set off by the sea salt dusted on top and the croutons. I almost went home right then, it was so good....

be forced to pour the undrinkable portion on the ground, because I didn’t want to subject any innocent ants to this revolting chemical brew. So let me ask my fellow Chowhounders, what’s your worst soft drink experience...

found in the Carribbean) with a small slice of pepino melon on top and a thin round of deep fried lotus root. I know there was a sauce on the plate but have no clue what it was. I do know that it was all gone by the time she was...

with bacon fat, in a 450 degree oven. Poured batter into hot skillet; baked 25 minutes. Is this a remotely authentic recipe? I know there are controversies about whether one should include sugar in the batter, but otherwise I am...

within its borders. The recent public trial and execution of the Chinese official as a sacrificial lamb and scapegoat was probably meant as an offering to symbolize rooting out corruption in China, but most doing business there...

tried to sabotage others while appearing innocent. This episode made me like Harold and Dave more too. Lee Anne didn’t say much and looked like she was just waiting to get out of there. Last week I was rooting for Tiffani in...

others become real Brooklynites, involved in their neighborhoods, exploring its many communities and tasting all the wonderful experiences Brooklyn has to offer. From the standpoint of putting down roots in a community, the...

I should know better than to get involved in cooking ... but here I am getting more and more mired in a project which innocently started by buying a package of fresh injera. I’m trying to make a lentil wat recipe which calls...

contrast. If you’re feeling junky, the garlic fries went well with our citrusy 209 gin and Hangar One vodka tails. But the Caesar salad crashed and burned, so much so that I longed to tell the chef so that no other innocent...

in squirts of hot cheese on innocent bystanders!!

Chiles, the Chinampa Horticulture (creating arable land on lagoon surfaces by making “rafts” with light trees that would grow roots into the lagoon floor... bringing up soil from the bottom etc)... domesticating...

all this time was actually good, like we were telling her all along. Then she went off to college and decided that the food was worth some minor dings to her pride. Now all of a sudden she likes things like curry and shrimp and...

And one other thing I can’t believe I forgot: fresh horseradish! It’s dead simple, just pare the brown outside off the root, rinse it clean, cut it into chunks, and throw it in the processor. Puree it as fine as you...