Malloreddus with Pork and Pancetta (Malloreddus kin Purpuzza)

Sardinian pasta with simmered pork, red wine, and tomato sauce.

Waiter, There's a Pig's Ear in My Soup

Your chef might be slipping you some offal.

Keep Your Eyes Off My Dish

Is it OK to ogle other people’s orders?

Great Grater, and Now Greater Graters

Microplane changed cheese graters forever. It just keeps getting better.

Hold the Cream of Mushroom Soup

From Bismarck to St. Paul to Madison, new high-end restaurants are embracing such local cuisine as fried walleye and wild-rice porridge. Call it the birth of northwoods chic.

Chicken in a Burger Suit

This week’s mission: preseasoned, grillable chicken patties and fancified crackers.

Masai Blu Tea

From Africa with love.

Youth Culture

Unaged tequila is considered by many aficionados to be the best way to enjoy the spirit because the longer tequila sits in a barrel, the more it tastes like oak or charcoal and the less it tastes like the agave plant it was made...

Tasty Kosher Products

Kosherfest debuts chocolate liqueur and treats for doggies.

Fake Accent

Some foods you think are “ethnic” actually aren’t.

Beyond Ketchup and Mustard

Our favorite condiments for your spreading, dipping, and dribbling pleasure.

Fast-Food Pizza Chains Attempt Gourmet

This week’s mission: pizzas that are less fake and greasy, and toasted ciabattas that are more fake and greasy.

Another Excuse to Eat Chocolate

This week’s mission: single-origin candy bars.

How Does Seedless Fruit Reproduce?

A seedy mystery story.

Decoding Diner Lingo

I’ll have a shingle with a shimmy and a shake in the alley.