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This time of year we are full of virtuous promises: I resolve to be tidier and to not throw my sweater over the armchair instead …

I highly reccommend this article about Michael Ennis, described as probably the “best soup kitchen chef in New York” in today’s New York Times. Ennis …

Last night, we made a (too-small) batch of latkes that of course were fried into crisp perfection; they were preceded by matzo ball soup, and …

Usually dinner is just dinner, but sometimes it’s dinner. I will lightly — and willingly — step over this fine line; it often catches me …

When I lived in Washington, the holiday season was never marked for me by fir trees or sparkling lights — no, what truly heralded winter’s …

A former room mate of mine had a book titled “What to Eat When there’s Nothing in the House for Dinner” (or something similarly labeled). …

Thanksgiving 2006 — the first time I’d be spending the holiday in California in a decade — dawned bright and clear and crisp. All day …

This article in the New York Times from a few months ago (I think it is restricted-acess for Times subscribers; sorry) about amuse-bouches at first …

This morning I have been gorging on the online Thanksgiving ideas offered by the food sections of Washington Post, NY Times, and the San Francisco …

There are few things I love as much as I love a cheese plate — before it became ever so fashionable here in the States, …