I used to have a fear of doing things on my own. This included going shopping, going to the movies, ...

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There are times when I scrutinize my outfit before I leave the house, and find it absurdly, ...

Steamed, roasted or grilled—they're not the only ways to enjoy asparagus. Have you tried it raw? If ...

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Cashier: Picking up the two fennel bulbs I was buying and examining them. "Do you cook with fennel ...

I was recently in Spain for Madrid Fusion, one of Spain's biggest gastro-festivals that included a ...

An excerpt from  "Hungry for Paris"

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I had an experience the other night that was right out of Larry David’s universe or Seinfeld’s. A ...

My idea of a good time is dragging my sorry ass up the stairs after a long day, plopping down on ...

In many families, grilling and barbecue are rites of passage. Son or daughter reaches the age when ...

In a recent headline in the "Dining" section of the New York Times, the following question was ...

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I reviewed a lot of cookbooks this past year, but these are some that I feel really strongly about. ...

Growing up my mother had the usual cookbooks a housewife in the ‘60s owned like the ring-bound ...

When I was in college I had a vegetarian friend who ate the same thing every single day for lunch, ...