Jane Curtin, my former colleague on Saturday Night Live, characterized school cafeteria food in a ...

NY Style Coffee Cake typically comes with a thick rich crumb topping and one of the most famous ...

When I worked in a gourmet retail store as a teenager, I got a chance to try many delectable ...

Which would you choose, the green or purple basil?

I choose the purple every time. Not only is ...

Last week I hosted a cooking class with my friend, “J”.  Each year we donate a cooking class to our ...

With our year-round temperate San Diego climate, we have picnicked in November, in March, and many ...

I’m told that coleslaw dates back to the ancient Romans, although it didn’t really kick into gear ...

The Northgate Soda Shop in Greenville, South Carolina proved an elusive target for a burger. But ...

Redrum Burger in Davis, CA sits catty-corner to an In-N-Out Burger just off the freeway. Redrum was ...

Nestled under a nail salon, down just a few stairs, there lives an outpost of delicate seafood, ...

My first taste of Chef Josiah Citrin’s cooking was at the James Beard “Chefs and Champagne” event ...

In the summer of 1966 I worked as a dishwasher in a summer camp near Hunter Mountain in upstate New ...

I remember it like it was yesterday – laying in bed, completely entranced in the fiery excitement ...

Large pans filled with a billowy mixture of oven-baked eggs, bread and vegetables is always a good ...

I’m quite sure it’s in the genes. I know I got the ice cream-loving gene from my dad who got the ...

We’re finally to the months with Rs in them. Thank goodness. And just in time for oyster season is ...

I hate to admit that French food intimidates me. Both eating it and cooking it. While there are ...

Biscotti comes from the Latin word biscoctus meaning ‘twice cooked, or baked.’ Baking them twice ...