"boston chefs" news and stories

• Boston chefs tell you the best way to prepare fried chicken in a pan.
• Dunkin' Donuts is going for the iced tea market too.
• An interview with Trevor Corson, author of The Zen of Fish: The Story of Sushi, From Samurai To Supermarket.
• Martha Stewart, on the best butter alternatives.
• You don't have to be overweight to be a chef.
• This week's recipes: Ravioli Pasta Salad, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake, and Whole-Grain Spaghetti with Poached Eggs.

New York City has already done it, and other cities are thinking about them too. Now Boston is the latest city to consider banning the dreaded trans fats.

It's nothing that's going to happen overnight, since they are just beginning to think about it after meeting with New York City health officials about the issue. They could make a decision as soon as this February, but even if they do that the ban would not go into effect until 2008.

• The many uses of the chick pea.
• When it comes to chefs, Boston is a more female-friendly city than New York.
  
• Yes, there are more condiments in the world than ketchup and mustard.
• Kids love to make doughnuts.
  
• A guide to apple picking in Massachusetts.
• More and more New Englanders are becoming vintners.
• What do vegetarians eat on Thanksgiving?
• This week's recipes: Tapenade; Mock Lemon Aioli; Buttermilk Doughnuts; Buried in Vermicelli; and Chicken Curry.