Make sure the Thanksgiving preparations don't turn into an episode of "Hell's Kitchen" by following Mark Bittman's guide of 101 things to prepare in advance.
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it" -- Melissa Clark challenges her family's traditional chestnut stuffing by cooking up three new stuffing possibilities to see if they can compete.
The Pour Blog admits "books about wine are no substitute for drinking wine." But these six book suggestions about wine can help readers better appreciate what they're drinking.
Legendary French chef Pierre Gagnaire is the latest three Michelin-starred to infiltrate the Vegas strip with his first restaurant endeavor in the U.S.
A guide to beer additive hops, and the differences between what's fresh and dried.
The Minimalist makes Bok Choy with Shiitakes and Oyster Sauce.
Why do San Francisco residents eat local so fervently, yet drink European wines? Plus: A look at the primo vino locales in the Bay Area.
Room for Debate peeks into bento-box culture, wondering what aesthetically pleasing food says about Japan.
Michael Bao Huynh may think he's just a businessman, but he's building an empire of Vietnamese-inspired restaurants.
Avenue C's Summit Bar serves up classy cocktails with a side of laidback conversation.
Free and clear of "Gourmet," Ruth Reichl partakes in a Q&A with the Times.
A Good Appetite amps up wild salmon with brown butter cucumbers.
Recipe Redux takes a recipe for homemade Worcestershire sauce from 1876 and compares it to modern concoctions.
Food and Travel: Restaurateur Terence Conran starts new establishments in London, exploring the food of Charlevoix, Quebec farm country and Singapore's culinary melting pot.
Central Park South's Marea offers pricey seafood and atmosphere that's "unfussy, as welcoming as a luxe clubhouse."
$25 and Under finds a bunch of notable and classic Manhattan food carts.
Food Stuff finds: strangely flavored cannoli, MIL Kimchi and the best Broadway bites.
Restaurants: Daniel Boulud's sausage spot, DBGB, dishes "perfectly cooked food," East Village's Luke's Lobster is minimalist, like a "wiener hut" and The Financial District's Cowgirl Seahorse serves up adequate American food and fun.
Fried chicken goes international, from Creole to Korean kitchens.
L.L. Bean heiress Linda L. Bean gets ready to mass market Maine lobsters and end Canadian lobster dependence.
A look at "Top Chef" hostess Padma Lakshmi's Sunday routine.
Jewish delis are suffering from waning popularity, and those that are left struggle to keep the meaty magic alive.
The end of Gourmet magazine after almost 70 years, and those mourning its demise.
The dangers of E. Coli and pre-ground beef, and the story of Stephanie Smith.
When cooking becomes boring, A Good Appetite suggests playing "cupboard roulette."
The Minimalist makes a crustless, Pan-Baked Lemon-Almond Tart.
Joining old Italian pros as they chop, stew and jar plum tomatoes in prime autumn tradition.
Cooking with Dexter finally learns the artificial flavor of the fast food beneath the golden arches.
Rogacki is "a temple devoted" to Berlin deli fare, in West Berlin, Germany.
Restaurant: After 10 years, Brooklyn's Saul has only gotten better, Queens' Engeline is a rare slice of Filipino fare and the Lower East Side's Ten Bells mixes wine and charcuterie.
Restaurants: The meatpacking district's Standard Grill suffers some dining hiccups but is still a solid food experience, the Village's Joseph Leonard has "flashes of daylight" in otherwise so-so fare and Brooklyn's Bark Hot Dogs rests between chic eats and fast food.
In honor of the 400 years since Henry Hudson sailed up the Hudson River, the city goes Dutch in flavor and prices. Twenty-four bucks of course, like the 24 guilders paid for the island of Manhattan.
French names like Michel Bras are descending on the city for a number of food events in September.
The amazing story of one family who bought the farmback and now serve restaurants with a selection of rare produce.
Say it ain't so -- fresh fruit hits the new Yankee Stadium.
Fighting homemade mayo fear to whip up its tasty cousin, rouille.
RIP Sheila Lukins, owner of Silver Palate food shop and writer of subsequent cookbooks.
Troubled times hasn't killed the restaurant industry. Among the closings are chefs changing menus to suit the times and new frugal foodie ventures.
The Times' Big Restaurant Preview: As the froufrou falls, eateries like Lever House get back to the cheaper basics. Also: a look at Missy Robbins, new chef of A Voce; Tony May of San Domenico is creating "one of the more theatrical debuts of the fall;" Tien Ho is taking over a still-unnamed fifth Momofuku restaurant in the Chambers Hotel; Richard Caring moved from fashion to food in England, and now wants to set up more of his restaurants in New York; and San Fran's Nate Appleman moves to the Big Apple for a slice of Pulino's Bar and Pizzeria.
Old New York suffers the death of classic restaurant Café des Artistes after money and union woes.
Restaurant: Kajitsu offers vegan Japanese fare in the East Village.
"I believe that food that rhymes is almost always better than food that doesn't rhyme, don't you?" he says in the outtake released to the press, in which he calls a reporter "namby-pamby" for ordering a soft-serve ice cream cone instead of his own adventurous "South of the Border" choice.
Who knows if new national critic Sam Sifton will have Bruni's talent with one-liners, but we do know that, after reading this morning's (very accurate) description of the dinner review process, we will miss him: About a woman who "fumed" if her steak arrived at the table already cut, he writes, "People are as strange about eating as they are about love. They want what they want."
Perhaps our favorite description, though, is of those who just don't eat. One friend demanded that they order a fatty porterhouse with fries, and then "She commenced such frantic knife and fork movements that a veritable cloud of dust rose around her -- I was reminded of a Road Runner cartoon. When the dust settled 15 minutes later, I took a close look at her plate, and almost nothing was missing. The food had just been reconstituted and rearranged, a Picasso of its former self."
If this is the stuff of his new memoir, we'll be reading it.
"Born Round," the new Frank Bruni memoir. Photo: Amazon.com.
Mark your calendars, fans of "Garlic and Sapphires" and other food critic memoirs. Frank Bruni, the outgoing critic at the New York Times and the man behind the upcoming memoir "Born Round," will be blabbing to the press -- ABC News' "Nightline," to be exact -- about his history with food, including a childhood eating disorder this coming Wednesday night at 11:35 EST.
Choice quotes from a press release reveal that Bruni was on the Atkins diet at age 8 -- "Mom bought it in hardcover ... I remember leafing through it and learning about ketones and ketosis and you know, having no idea what that meant, I was 8 years old, but I thought, 'Oooh that's profound stuff. If I can get into this ketosis thing I'll be home free. I'll be skinny.' " Even later, in college, "I threw up a lot of my meals. Whenever I would eat a meal that would get out of hand, I would throw it up." Now Bruni has an incredible workout routine and -- perhaps most astonishing to those of us who write about food for a living -- is the same weight as when he started his gig five years ago.
We know we'll be watching, and we'll post our deepest thoughts about the interview online the next day.
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