No matter what dollar store I walk into, I always seem to walk out with some sort of chili. These things just happen. I’ve come to accept it rather than fight it.
It doesn’t matter which hockey team is winning, who’s running for president or what I ate last night. These cans of chili inevitably find [...]
My colleague Jim Gordon who currently edits Wines & Vines magazine just pointed me to an article on their web site that made my jaw hit the table.
Reporting from the recent meeting of the American Society for Wine Economists, writer Peter Mitham describes a presentation by researcher Robin Goldstein, who seems to have performed a sting operation on the Wine Spectator Restaurant Awards and exposed them as a total farce, as part of his ongoing investigations on the perceptions of value and...
I love finding new ways to use seasonal produce, and lately, the tomatoes here — especially the multicolored heirloom varieties — have been irresistible. One of the best ways to feature fabulous tomatoes is in a classic caprese salad made...
Carl?s Jr. gets reviewed here on Phoood a lot, not only because I tend to like their food but also because they are always coming out with something new. The folks in R&D must never sleep! They recently introduced the new Monster Breakfast Sandwich and I ate one for breakfast...
Filed under: On the Blogs I realize this topic may be a little more suited to Valentine's Day, but I think we should treat every day as Valentine's Day. Besides, I am a firm believer in the saying that food is love. Eric over at the Jew and the Carrot was reminiscing with his parents about the home made latkes his mother used to make for his father. This led to the question, posed to readers, of how you might show your love with food. I personally like to make my special chocolate cookies fo...
I see a lot dishes at fancy restaurants featuring beef cheeks. What are they, and how are they best prepared? --Alana Beef cheeks are exactly what they sound like. They are the muscles in the facial cheeks of cattle. They...
How to Sautee, Deep Fry, and Bake with Olive Oil
There is one hard-and-fast rule to Mediterranean cooking: extra-virgin olive oil. You can add a Mediterranean touch to every meal by using extra-virgin olive oil in place of other types of fats, lards, and oils while you are saut??ing, marinating, braising, basting, brushing, grilling, drizzling, some [...]
Filed under: Fish Who wants to invite me to a wedding with this cake? Please? I want it! I admit - it might be a little more pricey than the cake you were thinking of getting, but it's healthier. Surely sticking pieces of sushi in each other's faces is more romantic than frosting. Although, if you really wanted some frosting, perhaps you could add a green wasabi frosting. I'd be OK with that. If you need some help with it, you should know that the picture came from the wedding of Jef and Ji...
Filed under: Water, On the Blogs I think it's so strange that a tobacco company is making a supposedly breath freshening bottled water. That's what a Japanese firm is doing, though. According to Trends in Japan, Japan Tobacco has come up with this product, which is geared for men (it actually has "for men" printed on the labeling). I guess all the cigarette smoking is causing a nation-wide masculine bad breath crisis. Hmm, I guess Japan Tobacco wants to be the solution as well as the prob...
Filed under: Vegetables, Shellfish, Soups/Salads After disliking scallops through most of my childhood, I found them on my birthday dinner plate a few years ago. My friend had whipped up a warm scallop salad for my big day, and it was insanely delicious. Now, of course, I love the things. They're very tasty, pretty versatile, and are ridiculously simple to prepare. Over the last few weeks, I wanted to use up the last of the big scallops hanging out in my freezer. First, I made the above -- a...
Filed under: Summer Forget AA, and all of the other addiction services out there. Forget chastity belts. There's a million different techniques for battling the different manifestations of addiction and inclination, but I've seen none that work for foodie excitement. Do you have it? I'm talking about getting overwhelmed and buy-crazy over tasty food. It's best to keep me out of a gourmet store, and I go totally nuts when faced with a swarm of cheap, nice-looking produce. To the right, you c...
Get ready to "slow your roll" New York; the mass-produced version of "Purple Drank" will hit shelves in Manhattan and the Bronx tomorrow, Fork in the Road reports.
According to Wikipedia, the homemade version of the beverage is "a recreational drug popular in the hip-hop community of the southern United States. Its main ingredient is prescription-strength cough syrup containing codeine and promethazine." Purple Drank was supposedly popularized by Houston's DJ Screw, who then died in 2000 f...
Midtown Lunch
Check out the line at 99¢ Fresh Pizza. Zach Brooks of Midtown Lunch (and Serious Eats New York editor) captured this scene last Wednesday. That line's on par with Di Fara, though I doubt the place is as good.
99¢ Fresh Pizza
151 East 43rd Street, New York NY 10017 (b/n Third and Lexington avenues; map); 212-922-0257
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Filed under: Frugal Food, Vegetables, Recipes, Fruit, Pork, How To, Did you know?, Comfort Food, Retro cookery, Meat As the ongoing recession/inflation/credit crunch drives the cost of food higher and higher, British chain Sainsbury's has begun working to minimize food wastage. Meanwhile, ever-increasing numbers of consumers are cooking from scratch in an attempt to stretch their food budgets. Clearly, thrift is back! As you rush around in your search for cheap things to eat, it's worth remem...
Amid rising food prices, growing your own vegetables is newly popular. But, why stop at produce when you could buy a dog-sized cow that will produce 16 pints of milk a day and mow your lawn.
Filed under: Recipes, Soups/Salads My first exposure to Tuna and Macaroni Salad came years ago, while shopping the salad bar as one of those by-the-pound deli places that dot big Northeast cities. You grab a lidded container and load it up with various pre-made salads, gummy sushi rolls and wilted greens, then pay huge sums for your sub-par box of mayonnaise-y goodness. The tuna mac was always appealing upon initial examination, but frequently disappointing when tasted. I think that many othe...
Bobby's Burger Palace
355 Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove NY 11755 (map); 631-382-9590; bobbysburgerpalace.com
Price: Palace Classic Burger, $6.50; all other burger variations, $7.50; fries, $2.50; onion rings, $3; milkshakes, $5
Peoria, Illinois, is often considered the most average city in America, its population perfectly representing mainstream Midwestern and, by extension, American values. The oft-posed refrain "Will it play in Peoria?" actually dates back to the Vaudev...
"Come eat me. I'm a delicious pizza."
I'm not the first to point out that the Apple vs. PC ads are annoying. John Hodgman as the personification of "PC" is much more likable than Justin Long as "Mac." But even though these ads unintentionally make me a PC fan, they're usually pretty fun. In the latest Apple commercial, PC hides in a pizza box, as it's the only way he figures college students will choose him. Watch the video, after the jump. Mac Computer Pizza Box Ad
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Patsy's--the one in East Harlem (which some pizza enthusiasts consider to be the only Patsy's in town)--is 75 years young today, and to mark the auspicious occasion, prices a are rolled back to 1933. So, a grilled 12 ounce New York cut steak is 90 cents, grilled Salmon filet served with fresh lemon is 90 cents, and their original coal oven pizza pie is 60 cents . (And soda, ice tea and bottled water are 10 cents.) Patsy's is at 2287 First Avenue, New York (117 - 118 Street 1st Avenue) a...
I don’t know about you, but whenever I’m in my shower I have to be completely naked, because just like I believe a bed is meant for sleeping and sex, a shower is meant for nudity. It doesn’t matter what I’m doing, whether it’s showering, cleaning the shower, or butchering the Cyndi Lauper song [...] ShareThis ...
Filed under: Farming, Vegetables, Slashfood Ate, Summer, Fall This time of the year, I love going to the farmer's markets to try the many succulent and colorful tomatoes. Depending on the season, we can enjoy these fruity delectables into mid-fall. Like so many fruits and vegetables, there are plenty of varieties of tomatoes to try. Below are 8 with some history.
Heirloom - Within this category there are approximately 400 different varieties. Aesthetically, they look striking with t...
Filed under: America, Comfort Food, Fast Food, Food News When most people look at commercials for Klondike bars, I imagine that they see silly people doing fun, wacky things in return for yummy ice cream treats. Personally, I see cruelty, torture, and the dark side of addiction. Hunger is a harsh mistress; luckily, I've never been placed in a situation where I've had to do something embarrassing or illegal to get fed. To my shame, I have to admit that, under the right circumstances, I would pr...
I love taking cooking lessons when I travel. Not only do I get a glimpse into the pantries and kitchens of a region, I meet some of the most interesting people. Chef Terri Milligan of The Inn at Kristofer's in Door County Wisconsin does a mean imitation of her mentor, Madame Laine Kuony, the grande dame of French cooking in the Midwest. She can also get a room of ham-fisted students to create choux pastry swans without embarrassing anyone or ruining her own reputation. No small fete considerin...
Filed under: Cheese, America, Local Eating, Artisan Foods, Cheese Course Until recently, I did not realize how ignorant I was about the vast array of delicious creamy cheeses from Maine. I was aware of the many different cheese producers in Vermont, like Jasper Hill Farm and the Cobb Hill cooperative. So, a few nights ago, I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered a soft handmade goat's milk cheese from Seal Cove Farm, a small goat dairy in Lamoine, Maine. The flavors are exquisitely pris...
Want to make your own animal crackers? These cookie cutters are in the shape of a tiger, lion, giraffe, seal, and elephant. The cutters are made of nylon and they have a spring-loaded stamp to release the dough from...
Mapping obesity across America, Mississippi is the fattest state in the union (with nearly a third of its residents considered obese), while Colorado is the leanest.
Aug. 19, 2008 (9:11 PM EST) 
