food + cooking

There are Other Fish in the Sea…

Because Chilean sea bass is so scarce, I haven't eaten the stuff in years. Chefs nationwide have boycotted it.
10.16.07
food + cooking

Please Try This at Home

The beauty of home cooking is its simplicity, how it bears the fingerprint of its cook in a much more pronounced way than in a restaurant.
10.15.07
food + cooking

Pure Honey, from the South Bronx

I went to a honey tasting the other evening, and though some of the samples were from as far away as New England, the theme of the tasting was local honeys.
10.14.07
food + cooking

The World’s Best Figs, but the Supply is Limited

In the sunny Cilento region around Salerno, south of Naples, the harvest of white figs is just now wrapping.
10.12.07
food + cooking

My Sandwich

Prosicutto is precious, after all, and best savored in small quantities.
10.12.07
food + cooking

European Delights

It’s grouse season in London—and mushroom season in Paris. For people lamenting the creeping international sameness of restaurants, this is good news.
09.11.07
food + cooking

Oozers Are Losers

And I think I can safely boast that I have the most beautiful compost pile in Berks Count, Pennsylvania this time of year.
10.10.07
food + cooking

On The Naming of Things

Every faddish restaurant sells you overcooked mini hamburgers. But that’s not why I object to the fad. I object to it because everyone calls them “sliders.”
10.09.07
food + cooking

I’ll Show You a Candy Apple

In Minnesota, we have heard the call of the future, and it is sweeter than you can fathom.
10.05.07
food + cooking

Pepper Power

In our house the hot summer belongs to tomatoes and basil, but early fall, that’s prime pepper time.
10.03.07
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