food + cooking
Belafonte and Bay Scallops
What’s the proper etiquette when a celebrity’s standing next to you in the fish market? When Harry Belafonte asks for half a pound of sea scallops, is it okay to protest?...
01.28.08
- Keywords
- ruth reichl,
- culinary culture,
- new york,
- seafood
chefs + restaurants
Highs and Lows down South
Local pheasant served with rutabaga puree, shredded kale and pickled peaches was so delicious I was loath to leave the table.
01.17.08
- Keywords
- atlanta,
- culinary culture,
- southern u.s.,
- linton hopkins,
- ruth reichl
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Bastide
Bastide's meal was unfolding like a delicious dream. An oyster shooter—the essence of the sea—followed by a ceviche of bay scallops, laid out on the plate like an opening orchid.
12.05.07
- Keywords
- first taste,
- restaurants,
- los angeles,
- ruth reichl
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: TABLE fifty-two
(CHICAGO) - I’ve eaten a lot of terrific food in the past few days
in Chicago. But the one thing I find myself dreaming about are those
heart-stoppingly delicious biscuits at Table Fifty-Two.
10.15.07
- Keywords
- first taste,
- chicago,
- ruth reichl,
- art smith,
- baking
food + cooking
European Delights
Its grouse season in Londonand mushroom season in Paris. For people lamenting the creeping international sameness of restaurants, this is good news.
09.11.07
- Keywords
- ingredients,
- produce,
- ruth reichl,
- mushrooms,
- paris
chefs + restaurants
Hot to Trot
Charlie Trotter can walk on his hands. Around midnight last Saturday he suddenly flipped over and began strolling upside down through his house.
10.08.07
- Keywords
- ruth reichl,
- chefs,
- charlie trotter
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Fiamma
New Yorks Fiamma, where Fabbio Trabocchi and his crew are now in residence, is off to a running start.
09.15.07
- Keywords
- ruth reichl,
- first taste,
- new york,
- italian,
- fabbio trabocchi
food + cooking
A Confession
In a secret list of favorite foods, onion rings would be at the top. I love them, can't stop eating them, have never passed them up on any menu.
07.18.07
- Keywords
- ruth reichl,
- restaurant notes,
- new york
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Hill Country
My fingers smell like smoke. My hair smells like smoke. My skirt and my sweater smell like smoke too.
07.12.07
- Keywords
- ruth reichl,
- first taste,
- new york,
- barbecue
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Soto
People in Atlanta were devastated when chef Sotohiro Kosugi
announced that he was moving to New York.
07.06.07
- Keywords
- ruth reichl,
- first taste,
- atlanta,
- sushi