Filed under: Television/Film Well, Top Chef Season Five has come to an end, although the conclusion feels far from satisfying to me. Watching the episode last night, I was practically screaming at Carla, begging her not to surrender to Casey's influence (why on earth would she sous vide something wh...

Filed under: Celebrities Last night, while watching the Oscars (I was a little bummed that Viola Davis didn't win for her performance in Doubt, she was spectacularly good in that role), I was taken aback by the sight of Tom Colicchio in a commercial for Diet Coke. I've come to accept the bizarre pro...

Filed under: In Sixty Seconds As the economy has gotten tighter, restaurants have gotten a whole lot friendlier and more solicitous, all in the hopes of getting and keeping your business. The show The Biggest Loser showcases the problem that most Americans don't know how to cook for themselves. The ...

Filed under: New Products When I think of Pace products, I think of those commercials from the eighties and nineties, in which a bunch of cowboys are sitting around after a long, hard day of working the trails. Suddenly, it becomes clear that they're out of Pace Picante Sauce and that the only alter...

Filed under: On the Blogs Chefs say that canned or boxed chicken stock is an abomination and that you're better off just substituting plain old water instead. However, what's a home cook to do on those occasions when you want something more than water (even if it's fresh, nicely filtered H2O) and yo...

Filed under: Feast Your Eyes Rachel of Coconut & Lime recently featured a string of 1960's inspired recipes and this Smoked Salmon Cheese Ball was the final dish in this retro series. Made with cream cheese, a small amount of smoked salmon and grated cheddar, this item is sure to be a hit at you...

Filed under: Feast Your Eyes These days, the food photographs I am most drawn to are unstudied shots like the one you see here from Amanda of Slow Like Honey. She's managed to create an appealing scene with nothing more than a tablecloth, journal, mug of tea, toast and a mound of slices apples. Imme...

Filed under: Fast Food, Food News U.S.-based, fast-casual* restaurant Chipotle Mexican Grill announced yesterday that they will be opening at least one store in London by the end of 2009. Opening a location abroad has more complications for Chipotle than it does for other dining brands, as they have...

Filed under: New Year's, Food News Everyone knows that on New Year's Eve, New York City drops a glittery ball over Times Square. However, there are a number of other cities around the country that also drop objects as a way to welcome the new year and, in Pennsylvania, they all seem to be food relat...

Filed under: Vegetables, New Year's I was around five years old the first time I had a steamed artichoke for dinner. They were a favorite of my parents' and so we'd often eat them for dinner, dipping the leaves in melted butter and then finishing the meal up with some salad. However, sometime around...