• Rosh Hashanah starts on a Monday this year, which means it could be a bit challenging for working folks to get a festive meal on the table. Try some of these do-ahead tips to make your holiday run smoothly.
• Jose Garces and Marc Vetri are inspiring a new wave of chefs in Philadelphia and making their mark with multiple restaurants and now, new cookbooks.
• Marc Vetri has worked to bring true Italian cooking to a town that has thrived on red sauce and meatballs for years.
• Iron Chef winner Jose Garces has made latino food cool in a city that was ready for a break from French and Italian cuisines.
• This week, you'll find a mortar and pestle, Annie's cucumber yogurt salad dressing and square, Moroccan-style dishes in the Market Basket.
• The Rush Hour Gourmet is cooking up Sauteed Scallops With Honey-Onion Chutney.
• Rick Nichols checks out the Oktoberfest menu at the City Tavern and ponders the dearth of German restaurants in a city that was home to the first German settlement in the New World.

• The Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah is coming up and one of the food traditions that goes with it is the consumption of honey, to represent the sweetness of life.
• This week, the Recipe Finder features a Graham Cracker Brownie recipe. Yum!
• Rob Kasper searches for the perfect Maryland Fried Chicken with Cream Gravy and comes up with a winner.
• Cherry tomatoes are an easy crop to grow on a patio and make a terrific pickled addition to a martini (in place of the olive).
• Geof Manthorne, the enigmatic right-hand man on Ace of Cakes, has become something of a heartthrob since the show's inception.

Honey is a symbol of the sweet year ahead during the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, but it isn't an ingredient that gets as much respect as it deserves, largely because people tend to stick to the generic grocery store honeys. Now, it's not that there is anything wrong with a generic honey, but they do lack the nuances that many more specific varieties have to offer. These honeys often come from just one type of plant or one small area of land and, rather than just tasting sweet, they offer notes of berries, flowers, citrus and spices that can take a dessert - or even a piece of toast - to a new level. Epicurious picked out some of their favorites, which include:

• Black Sage Honey, mild with notes of apple and vanilla
• Star Thistle Honey, intensely floral
• Rosemary and Lavender Honey, very mildly herbal
• Javanese Island Honey Rambutan Blossom, strong taste of sandalwood and patchouli
• Forest Honey, dark and molasses-like

More can be found with the Honey Locator. You'll also be able to find some more exotic honeys by visiting a smaller, specialty grocer or perhaps just by taking a closer look at the labels at the supermarket. If you see more than one you like, you can always host your own honey tasting.