Gnocchi with Pork Ragú Dominic Armato Cleveland's been getting a lot of play as an underappreciated food town lately, and based on my recent experience, I'm disinclined to doubt those who say so. We've had two great meals at Lola and a wonderful welcome to Cambodian at Phnom Penh. We did some old s...

Pan Dripping Vinaigrette Dominic Armato Doesn't look like much, but this has been one of my lifesavers over the past couple of months. It turns out that the Top Chef hiatus came at a pretty good time. Since the holidays, my ladylove has been on a doctor-ordered very low carb diet. The imminence of o...

Stick a fork in season five, folks, it’s done. Having now had a week to digest the finale, I’m considerably less bummed than I was. Yes, it was somewhat anticlimactic and yes, I would much rather have seen Stefan or Carla win, but having checked out Hosea’s recipes for the final meal, I feel e...

Best. Twist. Ever. I love it. Not just a fun idea, not just applied in a way that makes it hard to call it unfair, but busted out for just the right season. Great call on the part of the producers. And another great episode all around. Anybody who was beating up on Emeril last week want to eat their...

PLEASE READ BEFORE COMMENTING!!! There's a lot of sneaky intel out there, especially this season, but I'm endeavoring to keep this blog a spoiler-free zone. This isn't just for the readers, but for me, too -- I don't want to know what happens! As such, anything that's already been broadcast or has b...

PLEASE READ BEFORE COMMENTING!!! There's a lot of sneaky intel out there, especially this season, but I'm endeavoring to keep this blog a spoiler-free zone. This isn't just for the readers, but for me, too -- I don't want to know what happens! As such, anything that's already been broadcast or has b...

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!! Well, this sucks. First off, in my defense, I'd like to point out that while I've already read the J-word three times in the comments, Jamie was actually eliminated months ago. It's not my fault!!! Secondly, sorry this took so long to get up tonigh...

French Fries Dominic Armato Holy restaurant reviews! Every Top Chef season, I find myself telling people midway through that I wouldn't blame them for thinking this was a Top Chef blog, and given the limited blogging time I've had lately, that goes doubly so for season five. At any rate, some of Ski...

PLEASE READ BEFORE COMMENTING!!! There's a lot of sneaky intel out there, especially this season, but I'm endeavoring to keep this blog a spoiler-free zone. This isn't just for the readers, but for me, too -- I don't want to know what happens! As such, anything that's already been broadcast or has b...

PLEASE READ BEFORE COMMENTING!!! There's a lot of sneaky intel out there, especially this season, but I'm endeavoring to keep this blog a spoiler-free zone. This isn't just for the readers, but for me, too -- I don't want to know what happens! As such, anything that's already been broadcast or has b...