In recent years, dining in Havana has been a tug-of-war between old favorites and new discoveries.
1000 North is a dining haven for smokers.
You’re to be forgiven if you think of fruitcake as a punch line rather than a culinary treat.
Seldom remembered facts: our first Thanksgiving was celebrated in October and turkey was not the only meat course. Venison, or deer meat, a kind of tangy, gamey, musky alternative to beef, …
Forget for a moment the taste of barbecue—sweet smoke and savory meat—and consider the other reason making it is so satisfying: cooking outdoors with fire is a primal urge that isn’t …
There’s never been a better time to be a chocolate lover. Raw materials are selected and processed with more care, and the fine chocolate market for both plain and flavored bars has …
Most sparkling wine is not Champagne, and most “pancake syrup” is not maple syrup. Maple syrup comes only from the sap of sugar maple trees, and like kangaroos or gorillas, Mother Nature …
It was December of 2008 and renowned chef Thomas Keller was on the “CBS Morning Show” demonstrating a seemingly arcane cooking method he used at his restaurants called sous vide (pronounced …
Moments after dispatching an encroaching thug in the film, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service , James Bond, portrayed by George Lazenby, helps himself to a mouthful of caviar and declares it, …
There isn’t an exact consensus as to what makes for a truly authentic dish of paella, but there is certainly no shortage of strong opinions. Ask a Spaniard from Valencia—the purported …
If men involve themselves in culinary purchases it is usually with huge outdoor barbecues meant to instill grill envy in their neighbors or cast-iron, gas-driven ranges that lend the …
You call yourself a coffee connoisseur yet you're still slashing away at your gourmet beans with a blade grinder? Time to abandon the coffee philistines and step up to a burr grinder.
If you've been underwhelmed after trying Spain's much-hyped Jamon Iberico, there's a reason: you probably weren't tasting the best. Banned by the U.S. Department of Agriculture until a …
Sunday dinner was looming, and this was an important one, celebrating my lovely wife's birthday with a large contingent of family. I offered to prepare the feast. "What would you like?" I …
You can't smoke a cigar in a Paris restaurant anymore these days—it's against the law. But if you dine at the renowned two-Michelin-star Maison Rostang, you can at least sample the taste of …
With many foods, fresh is considered best as we buy produce that's been raced to market and carefully check sell-by dates on dairy products. Yet the true royalty of the meat world is aged …
In another incarnation I traveled the competitive barbecue circuit for a couple of years while researching a book about the delicious craziness of that world. Along the way I witnessed some …
It's a running joke. When I go to a restaurant that has octopus on the menu, my friends laugh and say, "Well, we know what he is going to order." It's no use protesting. I love that ugly, …
