, not shoddy journalism. As to the phenomena itself? It’s an odd form of feminism, I guess. It’s I guess why women insist on smoking cigars – to make a point to do the same things that men do. One would think...

. Remember the Latin American lunch? She made an awesome-looking chile relleno with fresh cheese that the guests were raving about. Furthermore, how kool is it that she is smoking a roll-your-own (what was in it?) topless in the...

Cooking pork roasts and gobbling off the top layer of hot, crispy, juicy, delicious fat straight out the oven. I don’t know if those are my arteries I can feel seizing up between bites but I know something ain’t right...

portion of smoked sea bass in a higher-end restaurant is smaller than a single serving in most of the non-chain restaurants in the SF area. (I was at Myth last night and the half portioned of the striped bass was about the same...

’s Wine Bar in Yountville. I got the smoked salmon plate, which came with a lot of salmon, not quite enough toasted rye bread, cream cheese and capers, onion, and tomato. A classic, well executed. A touch overpriced for...

important. Dumb. Plus yes, Lisa did mess up the dish with the smoke. The rice dish she did a) use a rice she was not familiar with and b) Dale lied, the camera shows HE did pick out the rice at the super market. The right one went...

the next few bites or sips one takes. At this restaurant it is essential to order bottled water ($3 for a small bottle). “SMOKED SALMON ‘LE VICHYSSOIS’” (a slice from a terrine-like layering of many thin strips...

as a fresh battery for the smoke detector.

in a restaurant near DC a few years back—and I ordered it smoking hot. The waitress knew me and put in the order with no problem. She brought it out and I started eating it with great gusto and glee. The table next to us...

Has anyone else noticed Richard’s tendency to refer to himself as “we” when describing his dishes. Especially in the quickfire. He says things like "we did a traditional crab cake and then we smoked a little..."...

you’re back in paradise. Or to actually be helpful, what constitutes your idea of a good breakfast? Smoked fish? Olives? Soymilk and youtiao? Omelettes galore? Fruit-besodden pancakes a la Jinky’s? Crunchy womyn-run...

the Godfather ragu. Let’s see if they can smoke ribs or briskett for half a day. Roast a whole turkey or leg of lamb. Does anyone agree? Quick is sometimes good, but some of the best meals take some time.

chiles, provenance unknown and hotter than the hinges of hell. I swear that smoke came out my ears as I ate it...but I ate it. My eyes bugged out and tears streamed down my cheeks, but I ate it. That was nearly 20 years ago and I...

in my fair city of Montreal, we’d start with lunch at Schwartz Deli, for a Montreal smoked meat sandwich, medium-fat, with a Cott’s black cherry soda. we’d then proceed to the St. Viateur bagel bakery and watch...

— as someone pointed out above, most bacteria in cooked food comes from cross-contamination with raw food. You’re right — the main reason I didn’t want to waste it was that it was very good stock made with...