Daniel Meyer (not THE Danny Meyer?) at Bitten, extols the virtues of stale bread. No, really. Forget those high-fructose corn syrup-laden* oatmeal bars from the market, why not make Chocolate & Zucchini's couldn't-be-easier banana, oat,...

Hey folks, sorry for a lack of posts lately, which is due to lack of time and maybe lack of inspiration, though not lack of fodder. It is also partly due to the fact that I received a spiffy new camera as a birthday gift form the Hub, but have not...

Sweet wines dont receive the same respect as other varietals, but they can be as complex, delicious, and deserving of admiration as their dry counterparts. Made by halting fermentation halfway through the wine making process—before all the...

Coming to you on Saturday! I didn't know if I was more excited about the new season of Top Chef, or the winsome repartee about it by Adam Platt and Josh Ozersky on Grub Street. It turns out Ozersky is off the gig this season, and Daniel Maurer has...

We threw out the rest of the last apple pie I reported on, due to a weird and unpleasant mushroomy/bacony (depending on who you ask) flavor we suspected might have been caused by an off apple. I now fully comprehend the adage about that one bad...