Food, like music, can be an instrument of time travel. The notes of a particular refrain, the four or five bars of intro to a song, often act as a drone missile to an exact location in your past. You…

Meatballs are the new cupcake. Restaurants devoted entirely to the sphere have sprouted in NYC and in every major city, and high-profile, upscale restaurants have put them on the menu. I can hear guys from Long Island to the Jersey…

When I told my son that a journalist from NJ Monthly Magazine wanted to do an article on me, with angle of “son inspires mom to go to culinary school,” he thought it was a great idea! As long as…

I’ve heard it said about fine olive oils, that they are as varied and nuanced as fine wines. So it’s fitting that the olive oil I used in this simple yet impressive appetizer was given to me by my good…

I was a Fish O’ Filet addict. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, (I suspect you do), a FOF is the seafood offering found on the McDonald’s menu. It’s a thickly-breaded square of white, flaky fish, deep-fried to… more »