healthcare benefits, paid vacations and other benefits. If you frequent his restuarants you will see very little, if any, turnover in staff. Tom continues to build a successful line of businesses (spices, cookbooks, sauces, etc)...

praise matching my own (on the Outer Boros board)...and I am actually HOPING for more negatives to balance out the discussion. A rich spectrum of opinions is the spice in our stew here. Please don’t EVER deny someone their...

and amateurish food names).We especially enjoyed the shu mai—not overly spiced as it sometimes is at other places and very tender—, the Peking duck—crispy, flavorful skin and tender, moist meat—, and the...

in the oven with some sugar and spice. the custard is very versatile. you can use it in a trifle as well.have fun with all the dessert suggestions.

amount of succulence, tastiness, and spicing/seasoning -

treats, dried fruits and nuts, spices, coffee, pita, salmon caviar, etc etc Produce Places – the big stores on the south side of Queens Blvd in Rego Park have good selection and prices. Ditto for the three produce stores on...

descriptions of the hamburger, pizza, and meatloaf spend their words trying to be clever with unusual but unenlightening comparisons ("an aggressive spice mix that has all the refinement of a lawn statue of Michelangelo’s David...

. Two Georgian restaurants in Moscow – Genatsvale and U Pirosmani were excellent. The latter, near the novodevichii convent was better (they get a lot of visiting dignitaries) but also overpriced. The Five Spices in Moscow...

too. Lord Krishna’s Cuisine. Yarmuna Devi. For me the penultimate Indian cookbook. All of Rick Bayless for Mexican. Spice by Anna Sartun. Turkish and eastern Mediterranean. Beautiful book with fantastic descriptions and...

Stuffed with Granny Smith Apples, Nicoise Olive “Tapenade” and Toasted Almonds. Served with Arrowleaf Spinach and a Sherry Vinaigrette “Blue de Chevre” Spice Poached Dates and Sweet Carrot Salad Hayden Mango...

grannysmith apples, pinenuts, and pineapple with butternut squash, and red, yellow, and orange bell peppers in yellow curry Green Curry with Beef: Seared flank steak with Thai spices with asparagus, green, yellow, and red bell...

with “hot” spices) A very visually appealing dish, for the crunchy, thin slices of artichokes were covered by the green of the rocket saucing in an appealingly intentionally haphazard way. Interestingly, no bitterness...

, and colorful. The cottage cheese and tangerines cut the radish spice leaving a pleasant crunch. The original recipe said you could keep it in the fridge for 3 – 5 days. ROASTED RADISHES WITH LAVENDER SALT Well, this one...

to be rich, moist and full of flavor with hints of herbs and spices that bring the full flavor of the preserved duck to its apex. This duck confit was boring. The taste was no different than if I had ordered roasted, sliced duck...

bean curd roll with black mushroom in the center was vegetarian goose. It was less firm than it should be, but had a nice smoky note. The beef shank had plenty of tendon pieces and five-spice flavor. Image:...