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A Ghastly Discovery on a Jar of Pickles
“You’ve got to cut back on your salt,” warned my long-suffering cardiologist, his wise and friendly face furrowed in concern. “Sure, no sweat,” I assured him. ”I can do that.” I mean, really, how … Continue reading
Oklahoma Joe’s Barbecue in Kansas City: Worth the Hype?
We pulled into the parking lot in a pounding rainstorm (what I inexplicably like to call a frog-swamper) and hurried into the humble little gas station cum rib joint. Despite the … Continue reading
In Praise of the Ugly Tomato
I was at my favorite produce stand in the Chicago French Market the other day, buying a few heirloom tomatoes to slice up later for lunch. The cashier picked up my tomatoes … Continue reading
The Hangover
This hangover is pissing me off, mainly because I really don’t think I deserved it. I only had two-and-a-half cocktails last night, which I’d made myself, at home, from high-end vodka — … Continue reading
Dare # 131: Stay Sweet at St. Lucia’s Hotel Chocolat
Of the more than 600,000 TONS of chocolate the world will consume next year, the most precious morsels might very well be made from cocoa beans you harvested, dried and processed yourself. The … Continue reading
The Great Vegetable Stock Disaster of 2012
I don’t know why I never thought of it before! After all, using saved scraps of vegetables to make vegetable stock appeals to me on many different levels. Not only would I be … Continue reading
Vamos a Cuba
When I tell some people I’m taking a group of chefs and foodies to Havana, Cuba in the Spring, they look at me with surprise and more than a little suspicion. I know what they’re … Continue reading
Luck O’ the Potluck
We sat around the table in the soft summer dusk, our bellies full, marvelling at the meal we’d just eaten. “I wonder,” said my friend Andrew, “how people know what to … Continue reading
Salut! Gets BadHappy
The most brilliant idea in the world often starts out as a scribble on a cocktail napkin. Such is the case with BadHappy’s iconic logo. Long before Chef Tom Kern’s gourmet poutine shop opened its doors in … Continue reading
