Readers Reply: Why Do Restaurants Give Us Bread at the Start of the Meal?
Readers Reply: Why Do Restaurants Give Us Bread at the Start of the Meal?
Why do restaurants give us bread at the start of the meal? I can never resist eating it, but it means I fill up and don’t appreciate the meal fully. It seems counterproductive for both restaurateur and diner…
“Charcuterie Ain’t Nothing But Lunchables That Went To Harvard” And 49 Other Hilarious Food Tweets
When it comes to cooking and eating food, we all have our own opinions — lots and lots of opinions…
Restaurants Keep All-You-Can-Eat Items on the Menu as Costs Rise
The price of the fettuccine Alfredo at Olive Garden could get a little pricier this year. But the restaurant chain’s never-ending breadsticks and salad will remain never-ending…
How Long to Cook Steak On a Grill, Stove-Top and In the Oven So You Don’t End Up With Tough Meat
Have you ever purchased a steak and brought it home with plans for making the perfect steak dinner? Did that same cut of steak end up as an overcooked piece of meat that was tough and impossible to cut? You were probably frustrated and disappointed with the results, not to mention feeling like you wasted your money. So what went wrong? You may not have known how long to cook steak…
HBO Max’s Julia Is Tasty TV Comfort Food
Ever since a plump Fuji made Adam drool, humans have been wired for food porn. If not, we wouldn’t Instagram brunch, the Food Network would’ve flopped in 1993, and we’d draw a blank at the name Julia Child, mother of all TV cooking shows. Almost sixty years ago, the lanky, bassoon-voiced cook debuted The French Chef on Boston public television, and the making and broadcasting of vittles has never been the same. Now HBO Max’s earnest and elegant eight-part Julia traces its culinary hero’s arc from eccentric housewife to national nourisher…
The Secret to Making Perfect Pancakes, According to a Golf-Club Chef
“There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy. The other is burnt.”…
Serious Food Lovers Can’t Resist the Lure of Tinned Seafood
When you need a quick snack, simple supper or even party food, little beats the unfussy elegance of world-class fish straight from the tin…