food + cooking
How Yogurt and Honey Can Save Your Soul
Fage Total, a Greek whole milk product, is prestrained so that it's extra dense, almost like a soft cheese, richly creamy with a pronounced tang.
05.15.07
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- ingredients,
- dairy,
- greek
chefs + restaurants
The Instinct, Part III
I'm an eater of convictions, and one of the things I used to believe in was the gnarlier looking the donut shop, the better the donuts.
05.08.07
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- restaurant notes,
- pastry,
- southern u.s.,
- the instinct
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Gonpachi Beverly Hills
L.A.'s newest, biggest Japanese restaurant turns dinner into a movie.
05.01.07
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- first taste,
- japanese,
- los angeles
food + cooking
The Instinct, Part II
Last week, while thinking about nuclear-powered tacos, I started deconstructing my eater's instinct into its component rules.
05.01.07
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- culinary culture,
- restaurants,
- the instinct
food + cooking
The Instinct, Part I
Some of the best Mexican food I've ever had was in the parking lot of a dive called Disco Taco in New Mexico, not far from a missile testing site.
04.24.07
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- culinary culture,
- mexican,
- the instinct