While leafing through a recent Food & Wine issue, a seared tuna steak recipe caught my attention with its citrusy soy sauce, so…
If you’ve ever indulged in what I call “reverse shopping,” such as buying an entire outfit to match, say, a scarf, tie, or…
For Christmas, our good friend Dylan gave Robert an autographed copy of “The Shun Lee Cookbook” and I’m very glad he did because…
I know what I forgot to talk about in yesterday’s post; the six 1.5 lb lobsters I got in Chinatown the week before…
Well not really, thank goodness! Actually, more like dreaming about the fishes. Generally, when we purvey seafood from Arthur Avenue in the Bronx,…
I’ve always felt that any amuse-bouche worth its salt should be more than a whimsical little bite before you get down to business…
After much preparation and anticipation, we finally had our extraordinary family Christmas dinner Saturday evening. It wasn’t necessarily all about Sicilian food, although…
And we’re off! — preparing our Christmas extravaganza dinner, that is. The menu is well underway, as are some of the dishes, such…
Although it’s not officially winter yet, we’ve been blasted with unexpected cold weather here in the northeast. What better then fresh hot soup…
I had a lot of left over ingredients in the refrigerators at the beginning of this past week from a wedding we catered…