Author: Stephanie March

And then there’s this…the most romantic, best way to show someone how much you love them is by cooking a meal together. Turn off the TV, put on some good music, pour a couple hefty glasses of wine, and roll up your sleeves. The converstations that happen while you’re chopping onions will never be the…

ain’t happenin’ … Valentine’s Day is an odd holiday for the restaurant industry. Yes, it’s a money maker, but most of the reservations are two-tops. And you can bet that your walk-in traffic will be next to nothing. And then there’s the fact that you will be working the holiday, so your spouse, ahem, will…

I have a semi-quiet Saturday ahead of me so I’m a little excited to park myself at the kitchen computer with a steamy cup of French Roast and a slice of pumpkin bread while I catch-up with my food writer reading… TONY rules, does he not? And thank goodness Michael Ruhlman allows him space to…

Are you a land lubber or a sea lubber? Or do you actively lub both, as I do? Well, according to the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) even though there was a slight decrease in seafood consumption in 2005, we spent $65.2 billion on seafood products, a $3 billion rise over 2004. We were…

Yesterday, I spent a few delicious hours as a judge for the Town Hall Brewery’s Chili Cook-Off. There were definitely interesting ingredients used in some of the dishes: zucchini, venison, curry, cocoa. Challenging the very definition of chili was one dish with a cream base and another that consisted solely of beef cubes and sauce,…

So Ilan is Top Chef, Marcel is the fool. Meh. Each chef had to prepare their version of The Perfect Meal. The food looked tasty enough, most of it sounded yummy, and yet. Ilan touted his passion for food, his ability to cook from the heart but I just don’t believe him. He knows that…