For April Fool’s, I served panna cotta for dessert. Expecting something sweet, imagine their surprise when they took a huge bite of chawan mushi

It’s been a while since I’ve tipped 15%. We dine out a lot, and my tips are now 18-20%. Four of our children work or have worked in food service. It’s a tough, demanding job (or career). We listen to both horror...

to bring extra ice). Our New Years Day party was a great success (based on our guests feedback). The only “presentation” we did was for the snack table-cheeses, dips, crackers, chips, Southern-style relish tray, nuts...

I was just thinking how much I love some of the names on this board. I especially like the literary references behind the names Clarissa and Babette Feasts; wish I’d thought of something so clever!

I think the best pizza I have had in St. Louis, at least in recent memory, was at Lemons. I’m not sure of the address, I think it is on Gravois a little west of the Christy. It is Chicago style with a sweet-tangy sauce. A...

. This is how they compared, and all are one piece unless noted differently: Both omakases had the following: hamachi, albacore, red snapper, black snapper, toro, salmon, yellow-striped jack, sweet shrimp, scallop and a blue crab...

(covered in the “Adding Herbs” sidebar), in a white wine and butter pan sauce. Bouillabaisse on page 269. I usually use aioli instead of rouille, as friends I often make this for aren’t wild about sweet peppers....

…all wonderful. And a white chocolate mousse with mint and sweet olives that was to die for. I can’t do the food justice here, just go. Downtown Market: I wish I had someplace like this near my workplace-was short on time (blame...

I simply don’t agree with your assessment of the chopped liver. It’s full and rich, with a great flavor, a contrast of sweet and salty. I often get the pastrami/chopped liver combo sandwich— they compliment each...

or a ly wong bao, but the center is actually a salted duck egg yolk mixed with sugar and most likely pork fat, which when heated results in a sweet yet rich, lovely lovely thing. I’ve only seen it here at Gold Mountain, in...

Yes, I just had a soy mocha from my favorite local coffee shop, and it was delicious (I had to switch to soy...16 oz of milk makes my belly bloated) but if I order a soy mocha at Starbucks , it is too sweet to drink.

The truffle cake is worth the visit. When the scallops are on the menu don’t miss them, they come with a sweet potato puree that makes you want to lick the plate.

. Usually the honey on baklava is straight honey ... thick & waaaaay too sweet. But they diluted the honey a little & I think flavored it w/ a bit of lemon ... it was perfect. Looks like I’ve forgotten the total cost, but...

to create mutant varieties of sweet peas = government plot...Sometimes it is hard to tell the loonies from the ok people and you often don’t have time to do that plus get your work completed. One month working in that type...

liver with onions, sweet peppers and mushrooms. I know people who think this dish sublime. Also you can have Shrimp DeJonghe, which was created here in Chicago. Few places anymore have it one the menu. Then you can end your meal...