Feb 21
While you’re busy figuring out the best gifts for your girlfriend or wife, don’t forget to pick a classy restaurant to pamper her with good food. How about a full-course Italian set meal? If you don’t fancy leathery pizzas, uninspiring pasta and toppings that you can barely see with the naked eye, try Avanti …
Feb 19
1 1/2 LB Yukon Gold (or other potatoes), Boiling1/2 LB fresh morels2 bunches asparagus, stalks finger-thick, (abt 3/4 lb)1/4 LB sugar snap peas3/4 LB fresh English peas in shell, 1 cup shelled1/2 cup butter – (1 stick) Coarse salt, to taste Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste1/2 cup blanched peeled fava beans, (optional) Water, as needed2 …
Feb 14
What do Lucille Ball, Elizabeth Taylor and Patrick Swayze have in common? They’re all dead, of course. But did you know they all made killer chicken dishes? Thanks to Frank DeCaro, the signature recipes of these stars and scores more live on in “The Dead Celebrity Cookbook: A Resurrection of Recipes from 145 Stars of …
Feb 12
Cormac Sheridan, contributor Artist Andy Best in Gas Bag (Image: Patrick Bolger) Food can be a tricky subject. Bombarded by conflicting messages from advertisers, health promotion agencies, scientists and celebrity chefs, it’s hard to know which is the right food or the wrong food, and even those elusive definitions are shaped as much by economic …
Feb 11
Getting to the sundry eateries I check on your behalf can be a bit problematic.The transport office buzzed Tuesday asking “Did you want a lift to Ridgeway, Mister Dust?” I sure did; a disembodied voice said a car was leaving in a few minutes if that suited. Candidly it was earlier than I’d normally leave …
Feb 08
Mercato, on a Monday night. Though this restaurant has been open for a year, I nearly passed the tiny entrance. Had I not known, I would have assumed the space was merely an extension of one of its neighbors on North Aurora Street’s restaurant row. My two foodie friends and I were quickly seated by …
Jan 31
A woman loves when a man can provide for her. That’s a fact. And one of the most common things she’ll be surprised and pleased by is finding a man that can provide her dinner by making it instead of just ordering or paying for it. I’m not sure about you, but when I cook, …
Jan 31
Buy Now Alessi ES03 G Ettore Sottsass Butter Dish We Choose Low Prices and Compare to offer You Here!Alessi ES03 G Born in Innsbruck in 1917, Ettore Sottsass is known all over the world over as one of the initiators of the revolution in architecture and design which led away from the rigid functionalism of …
Jan 28
“I’ve always said, ‘Practice moderation, y’all,’’ Paula Deen said on NBC’s “Today” show after disclosing she has Type 2 diabetes while continuing to dish up calorie-laden recipes on TV. “I’ll probably say that a little louder now.” She’ll say it loud and proud if only to deflect the criticism that’s smothered her like a pork …
Jan 27
Lorenzo Rio 49-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 8 by Lorenzo Import, LLC Ratting : List Price : $249.99 Price : $148.88 5-Piece environment per person.Dishwasher protected.Includes serving pieces: 14-inch platter, 8-1/2-inch serving bowl, salt and pepper, teapot, creamer and sugar bowl.Silver and black border.Material: porcelain. forty nine Porcelain Dinnerware set, provider for 8. Dishwasher protected. …