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food + cooking

In Praise of Morels

Last Saturday, the mass that was clamoring for Rick Bishop's ramps at the Greenmarket was four people deep.
05.07.07
food + cooking

2 Guys Investigate: Supper Clubs, Part I

This is the first in a series of posts on underground supper clubs, dining establishments that operate outside the law.
05.03.07
food + cooking

2 Guys: Getting Baked

PR-savvy hemp growers have banded together like Haight St. musicians in a concerted marketing blitz.
04.26.07
food + cooking

Did You Say "Shelf-life," or "Half-life"?

The newest trend seems to be ready-ready-made products, things that are convenient already but are made even more convenient by industrial-strength food processing.
04.09.07
food + cooking

Aw, Shucks

One food rule I steadfastly follow is to eat oysters only in months that have an r in their names.
03.29.07
wine + spirits + beer

2 Guys: Vintage Beer?

Checking out the vintage beer menu at the Gramercy Tavern.
03.13.07
wine + spirits + beer

2 Guys: To Beer, or Not To Beer?

To some, beer is nothing more than swill, a simple brew for simple men to drink while watching football or grilling burgers.
February 20, 2007
chefs + restaurants

2 Guys: The High-Low Dining Conundrum

The unfortunately named high-low trend in restaurants around the country is by now completely familiar to diners.
01.30.07
travel + culture

Boston's Hotel 140

When I was visiting friends while in college, I was lucky if the stains on the couch where I inevitably ended up sleeping were only from beer.
01.26.07
chefs + restaurants

Newly Opened Restaurants: Alan's Take

It's no secret that restaurants take a while to get up to speed when they first open.
12.27.06
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