B. T. McElrath chocolates are made there. Fabulous artisanal, handmade, small production – that taste even better than they look. You can get them in some other places in the US but they’re easier to get in the Twin...

takeout I buy some extra containers of rice. These are great for making into fried rice with some scrambled eggs, sesame oil, scallions, diced ham/chicken, frozen peas or edamame... whatever you like, really. And it can all be...

Just to give a feel for what I’m after, I already make great coq au vin, and also Spanish red wine chicken, and cacciatore, and my signature dish is chicken cooked in a dutch oven with olives. I guess I’m just looking...

, winding streets in the Gothic section; or the many smoky, crowded bars, with plates of wonderful looking food lined up on the counter; or many of the other small, interesting looking places that didn’t show up in any of...

According to Jeffrey Steingarten, it’s Bern’s in Tampa. I know where I’m going the next time the family wants to visit the mouse. Btw, the book is his second collection of articles from his Vogue writings,...

by the proprietor was assured that the tubs were “tutto fresco”, prepared Saturday and my choices definitely tasted like it. I had the coconut which was remarkably fresh tasting as well as the almond cream – VI and...

I agree, the Sopa de Albondigas at Mijita is super good and a great value.

the reserva cab blends). Overall, the meal itself was not so great, but I loved the company.

Great post. Do you know if the hours are still the same?

on and so on. Imagine desserts without the French being introduced to chocolate for goodness’s sake! However, evolution of a cuisine does not always require the disappearance of traditional foods. The bistro burger has not...

. not great, a rather small portion of lobster and a clump of baby arugula on the side, and the server poured a drizzle of the creamy citrus vinaigrette over it all. we dug in with gusto anyway, and then we both noticed a really...

's as ubiquitous as miso cod or molten chocolate cake. The short ribs were fatty and not properly trimmed. It’s pretty much improssibe to mess up short ribs. The only good dish I had there out of 12 was the sepia and...

First, great to have you pros discussing here. Great eavsdropping! coupla things: 1. what happened to the old fashioned sorts of restaurant signals customers used to do? Spoon in bowl says one thing, spoon on table another, spoon...

great post as always. give me a no-frills grocery store that is clean with good produce in the winter months(I hit farmers markets and farmstands in the summer, a good deli section, & the other basics at a fair price and I am...

Great! Allthough it would have been great to have CC back in Cambridge, I work in Lexington so I’m excited. Lets hope that they are successful and are able to expand to some of their former sites.