companion), and a jalapeno tropical sauce. I thought none of them enhanced the steak (wet-aged, corn fed Midwestern prime beef cooked over an open flame, for those of you who need to know those things.) Our sides, potatoes au...

Soft shelled crabs would be my clincher, especially if they have 'em grilled over an open flame. YUM. Isn’t Old Bay more of an East Coast thing, not a Gulf Coast spice? I don’t know, so I’m curious as well also...

I’ll second Nero Wolfe’s dinner table. Fritz had to be some cook if he was able to tame Wolfe’s palate and temper. Another reason would be to share the company of Archie Goodwin, of whom I had an intense crush...

great post! i do believe there are some real cliques on this playground. sometimes it is hard to represent the minority opinion because you just know you’ll get flamed. sometimes a simple question leads to a very intolerant...

of tomato and a very low flame. I agree with the poster who siad 45 min should do it.

for extra extra hot and got a plate of warm coconut milk. apparently, this place used to be really good but fame pushed them to americanize or tame the flavors for some reason. La Vache in Hillcrest – terrible service and...

, but damn, that crunchy stuff is so good. Now that I’m thinking about it, I think my rack may be too close to the broiler. I saw some flames shoot off the side when I put it into the oven. Didn’t effect the taste at...

I just wasn’t into the fish. I don’t like dried fish anyway (even the little tiny ones you get in Filipino restaurants). It is illegal in some towns to open the surströmming indoors because if you have an open flame...

... they are tame on spice here... so don’t be afraid to ask for it very hot. Ø The Pork Cutlet may be the classic... but the real winner here is the Sirloin Steak Curry...a very tasty & surprisingly tender, fully petite steak...

insult to Mexican gastronomy... needless to say it was a huge disappointment. I then started "flaming" Tito’s on the City Guide type sites... however, the lines only got longer... so I tried a different tact... why not...

splashed on. the best part, when the pan spitting oil ignited, the brief flare-up was tamed by the chef blowing the fire out. what is it your birthday cake buddy'? I’m wathcing you sitting there as you spit/blow all over my...

depends – usually no, but i do try to tame my inner control freak when i’m cooking with friends or my partner because i know they want to help. but honestly i’d prefer to just do my own thing.

of Semarang, by the flickering flame of a gas lantern, this pan fried snack starts out with a pliable dough. Expert hands then stretch and work the dough into a thin membrane as wide as a bed-sheet. It is slapped onto an oiled...

as a crutch. They don’t put in the work and ingenuity and inspiration, and they rely on ingredient porn to carry their weight. The mediocre chefs from the school viewing ingredients as fodder to be tamed into submission...

on cherry snow cones. Now everyone else from the Texas board is going to flame me.