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Long Live the King Cake!
Mardi Gras—and king cake season—might be over, but I’m still buzzing from the sounds and from the sugar.
03.03.09
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- culinary culture,
- new orleans,
- dessert,
- southern u.s.
food + cooking
The Breakfast-for-Dinner Diaries
Stories of the most important meal of the day, whenever it is.
02.24.09
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- culinary culture,
- breakfast,
- eggs
chefs + restaurants
L.A. Kinda Rules, Part Three
A landscape of mountain, ocean, and taco.
02.17.09
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- restaurant notes,
- los angeles,
- mexican,
- latino
chefs + restaurants
L.A. Kinda Rules, Part Two
The crush gets deeper at a Thai restaurant next to an Armenian neighborhood.
02.10.09
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- restaurant notes,
- los angeles,
- thai,
- asian
chefs + restaurants
L.A. Kinda Rules, Part One
A New Yorker gets a crush on Los Angeles, and figures out the ’80s.
02.03.09
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- restaurant notes,
- los angeles,
- wolfgang puck,
- culinary culture
chefs + restaurants
On Fascism and Happiness
A few thoughts on waiters.
01.27.09
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- restaurant notes,
- culinary culture
food + cooking
Yeah, It’s Worth It
Sometimes it makes sense to pay for the good stuff.
01.20.09
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- cooking + technique,
- italian,
- pasta,
- vegetarian
chefs + restaurants
Eight Great Ways to Be a Great Restaurant Customer
How to get better service, how to get better food, how to be happy.
01.13.09
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- eight great,
- restaurant notes,
- culinary culture
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Bar Breton
(NEW YORK) - I don’t know what this place is, but I’m going to keep eating there.
01.08.09
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- first taste,
- new york,
- french,
- cyril renaud
food + cooking
$70 Bread: A Holiday Story
It was priceless, and this isn’t a credit card commercial.
01.06.09
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- culinary culture,
- winter holidays,
- bread,
- dessert