entity to New York. The people of the New Haven area have been making trips to Pepe’s for generations. Maybe websites like Roadfood (run by Yalies) have spread that notoriety. But outside of NY’s metropolitan area,...

but I set my sights high so I will produce the best I can every time. I hate the tiny red “cigars” that form from cooked tomato skins so I always peel them. I don’t like tasting sweet peppers for hours after I...

once when i complained online about the sweet tea flavor change at my mcdonald’s, i got an email from corporate AND a call from the local outlet’s management!

mango noodle hut in regent square is excellent for thai, and sweet basil/la philipiniana, which has locations in lawrenceville and squirrel hill, is good but sort of expensive. tram’s has very good vietnamese food...

Try a Jucy Lucy. But please, try it at Matt’s, the place where it was invented (I know the debate, so 58 Clubbers settle down). If you can put together Nye’s (try to get there when Sweet Lou is at the helm),...

in the weeds. i think his food is so intricate that having his sous yoinked for the last hours of cooking really messed up his carefully laid plan of attack and he had to make a lot of compromises at the end. he was spread too...

Just wanted to add in that paella pans are not essential to making paellas, unless you are looking to make the traditional Valencian style paellas that require a very thin layer of rice spread over a large surface area. You can...

veggies that are slightly past their prime. Unless it’s going in a salad, I will use bruised or otherwise imperfect veggies that friends of mine would throw away. Or sweet potatoes topped with spiced black beans and yogurt....

strikingly different flavors, but they often aim at a balance. Another trait of American cuisne is sheer quantity. Also we use a lot of sugar and lately favor a lot of recipes that combine fruits with savory dishes. And our...

to fix it has resulted in a crostini spread with all the appearance of wet dog food – it is a disaster. The moral of the story......the fact – that in 15 minutes – these Top Chef contestants can come up with an...

, Yum Thai barely fills its small dining room. We all need to get a bit of RST in us and spread the word that real, authentic, affordable, and entirely satisfying Thai food exists in places not related to Arun’s. VI

Thanks for starting this thread! As I posted in the voting thread, I think I prefer one book per month rather than a group. Having only one COTM seems to provide a much more comprehensive resource on the book rahter than spreading...

How nice, Melanie! Thanks. I think the interview was done early in January, but not 100% sure. I stepped down as General Topics Digest editor the beginning of the year. Giving it up was definitely bitter-sweet. This is the first...

a line out the door and at least a half hour wait each visit. So i spread the joy and the love with discretion now.... ;)

were traveling in Korea, and you were feeling homesick and were tired of kimchi, and you really wanted some great pizza. You go into a local pizzeria, and when they serve it to you, it’s topped with corn and sweet potatoes....