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Dino and the Italian Deli
The absence of Dino was the first sign that the owners of my favorite Italian deli, Minelli’s, have passed the torch to a younger generation. Not too long ago, Minelli’s moved to new quarters. One thing that apparently didn’t move with them was the bobblehead Dean Martin doll that used to watch over the meat [...]
How to boil an egg
In cooking, as in life, sometimes the simplest things can be the most vexing. Take the perfect boiled egg. If you have not quite mastered this skill, you know how unappealing a pitted, rubbery, sulphuric, green-yolked egg can be. With Easter on the horizon, a lesson in how to boil eggs seems in order. First [...]
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Eating like hypocritical toddlers
I had a friend whose 4-year-old son would eat only white foods. As many mothers can relate, this is not an unusual phase for young kids to go through. For a year, she gritted her teeth and served him nothing but pasta, rice, potatoes, white bread, and chicken breast. I was thinking of this recently [...]
Spirit of the Green Fairy returns
Van Gogh supposedly was under its influence when he lopped off his ear. It was blamed for murder, mayhem, and depravity of all sorts. It inspired a painting by Edgar Degas that enraged Victorian England. Its reputation was so bad that the United States, Switzerland and France banned its sale in the early 20th century. [...]
Chocolate covered pretzels
A couple of weeks ago I was visiting friends in Pennsylvania and worked in a trip to Philadelphia’s Reading Terminal Market, one of my favorite places to visit. It’s a feast for the eyes and senses of every sort of food imaginable, from freshly butchered meats to just-picked produce to marbled cookies. The Chocolate by [...]
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Honeycrisp is the perfect name for this apple
The tart-sweet Honeycrisp apple lives up to its name.
Salade Nicoise just right for August