Category: Food and Drink

the barn at gale woods farm … There’s a lot of yummy stuff happening this weekend. It’s the weekend of our Restaurant Week, so if you’re going to go out, why not choose a place that benefits our cities? Seriously, there are so many great choices: Cafe Twenty-Eight, The Sample Room, the new Spill the…

Today is one of those crazed days. I can’t seem to get to a meeting on time, let alone find anything to jam into my mouth to stave off embarassing stomach growls. It’s ridiculous. And now that school is almost out for the day, there will be the flurry of pick up and drop off…

piquillo peppers are part of our flavor … Doesn’t this dreary day call for a trip to Solera? Their Restaurant Week menu deal is a tapas spectacular for a measly $32. It’s like a little schooling in Spanish flavors. I know a few ambitious home cooks who see the tapas menu as a little project…

lingonberries are a part of our flavor…. OK, it’s here people. This is the real Retaurant Week, the one you’ve been waiting for. Now get out and EAT to feed the libraries. Not only do you get to eat in the aid of young, fresh minds, but you have a chance to sample what our…

I think they skipped a horseman, this must be a sign of the coming apocalypse. Have you seen the commercials for Stouffer’s new website, During Dinner, in which kicky “Mom” Anne Callaway has coffee and “Mom” Talk with friends, deals with the Callaway Kids, and manages to host a rollicking conversation-filled dinner every night! And…

mussels don’t grow on trees y’know, they grow on ropes… Since the weather won’t cooperate, I’ll have to satisfy my vernal cravings in the kitchen. I know I’ve been on a seafood kick lately, mainly due to over-potroasting and maxi-meatloafing during the colder months, but I’m not done yet … Mussels. Glorious little Prince Edward…