I made fruitcake, and it wasn't horrible. also discovered that "nuts to you" - 20th & chestnut - is awesome.

right along the gentrification frontier at 22nd & carpenter. went on the friday after christmas and there was almost nobody there so I ...

This is a delayed posting, but for Drawing for Food's Birthday Hawk cooked dinner for our friends. This included the best celery root so...

believe it or not I was a vegetarian for 5 or 6 years and have much experience in the way of rice & beans. when I don't have a lot o...

the last place we ate in paris was a tiny rustic looking bistro hidden on a dark alley complete with pictures of old french butchers and pot...

Being in paris I felt obligated to go into restaurants, but honestly I could have been happy eating nothing but street food the whole time I...

Breakfast in france usually means a croissant and some coffee. which is great but if you're a filthy american like me you want a giant p...

In a world where you can shop all nite and the exchange rate is really good, Korea is my new favorite place in Asia. Don't get me wrong,...

I popped into La Minette for just a taster of this new french bistro, in an already populated french corner of South Philly. It was everythi...

reading this blog you would think we cook 5 course meals every night, but most nights I just eat chicken and salad with ranch dressing and f...

Japan is really good at snacks. My last nite with Saya, Ryohei and Jiro involved Okonomiyaki and Manju. Both not so good for you, both I cou...