I jumped off the subway and trotted down the stairs, and in seconds I was standing in the plaster whitewash wave doorway of Best of the Sea fish market. The place smelled crisp and aquatic, as a proper fish counter should. There was a lady spinning around asking questions, to what looked like an unqualified or at… Read More Fishmongering 101
Neighborhood Services: where the lighting is just a tad too dim, the waiters wear sweater vests with embroidered crests and I dream of splurging on sparkling water and pasta and French fries. I thought I was just there to eat, drink, and maybe use the mouthwash and little hand towels in the bathroom. But no.… Read More My Favorite Restaurant, and Restroom in Dallas and the World
Downtown McKinney, Texas. Idyllic Southern small town square, with antique furniture stores on every corner and one-way streets. The other side is home to a haunted jailhouse and lacey boutiques. It’s the perfect blend of charming and curious. And pie. The space inside Emporium Pies is cozy, chic and inviting. Grey walls, a gold-framed mirror with the menu… Read More My Dreams are About Pie, and my Daydreams are About Pie
Jackson Hole, Wyoming is the kind of place where you can ride a horse through the mountains all day and see a New York City Ballet show at night. The restaurants are just as varied as the culture, ranging from wild caught fish and game to curry and craft beer. Teton Thai For the… Read More Everything there is to eat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, which is surprisingly a lot
Summer is the season when some of nature’s best foods are on the table – crisp sweet corn, juicy peaches, lush tomatoes, and Copper River Salmon just to name a few. For a brief patch of time during late spring through early summer, morel mushrooms sprout from forest floors and beckon us with their earthy succulence. Tedious to forage for… Read More ‘Shroom season
Step inside the Oxford Exchange, located across the street from the University of Tampa, and behold a world of literary and culinary enlightenment and English charm. Here, you can curiously peruse the fascinating shelves of the bookstore, curl up in leather armchairs with a book and a cup of tea, and enjoy afternoon tea and sandwiches… Read More Lunch and tea over a good read at Oxford Exchange
Walk up to the door of True Food Kitchen in Dallas and you’ll notice that the entire front of the restaurant is an observation window, including the kitchen. Cooks can be seen washing and prepping huge cases of kale, tomatoes and other fresh veggies in the airy white-tiled kitchen that opens into the bar and dining… Read More See everything, eat everything at healthy True Food Kitchen, Dallas
While the raw vegan diet has recently experienced a significant growth in popularity, dieticians are quick to point out what can be missing from a diet that excludes meat, dairy, eggs and cooked food altogether. What are your thoughts on the raw vegan diet?
There’s a little place in my neighborhood where the people go to eat grass-fed steak with olive-oil fried french fries and giant slices of gluten-free cake. It’s called the Company Cafe. I ate breakfast, lunch and dinner at this place so I could write a well-rounded review. It’s a hard life.
My dad is a former chef who now works for a company called Turbochef. Throughout his career, he formed a business association and close friendship with Chef Charlie Trotter, who is widely considered one of the best chefs the U.S has ever seen. Growing up, I always heard my dad refer to Trotter with high… Read More Podcast interview with my dad, longtime friend of Chef Charlie Trotter
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