Epicurious has a neat little feature called ‘Your First Kitchen.’ I wish I had this guide to refer to when I was shopping for kitchen equipment and tools when I moved into my apartment last year. The guide lists the web site’s recommendations for prepware, cookware, bakeware, and tools. While I [...]

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For the past few nights, I’ve been trying out a new pre-workout snack.  My usual consists of organic low-fat yogurt and two slices of lightly buttered whole wheat toast.  It was getting boring and it just didn’t do it for me anymore.  My new pre-workout snack is more of a dessert, but it’s [...]

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You know you’re a foodie when you dream about food. A couple of nights ago, I was dreaming about buying a stick of butter at the supermarket. Yes, butter qualifies as food. After I woke up, the thought of mixing Tabasco sauce and butter occurred to me. So later [...]

Not only are those tasty Oreo cookies clogging up our arteries, they’re also clogging up the Interstate. A truck driver who’s truck was transporting 14 tons of Double Stuf Oreos fell sleep at the wheel and slammed into a median on I-80. The boxes were ripped open as they fell off the truck [...]

Before the start of my weekend shift on the execution of a project I was managing at work, I was able to squeeze in some time early Saturday afternoon to attend the 9th Avenue International Food Festival that was held between 37th and 57th streets. The weather conditions were exemplary. The sun was [...]

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Soy sauce chicken is one of my favorite dishes from Chinatown. I don’t go out there too often anymore so I had to come up with my own version. Here’s the basic recipe to get you started.
Soy Sauce Sake Chicken Drumsticks
Ingredients

4 chicken drumsticks
2 cups of low-cost sake
1 cup of [...]

Harry Sperl, a man of all things hamburger, has transformed his Harley into a piece of mobile deliciousness. This baby has all the trimmings that’s fit to be on a hamburger. It’s topped with lettuce, onions, pickles, cheese, tomatoes, and ketchup. There’s also a serving tray located right below the handle bars, [...]

Today,  participating McDonald’s and Dunkin Donuts will be giving out free food!
 The McDonald’s Deal:  Get a free Southern Style Chicken Biscuit from 7AM to 10:30AM with the purchase of any medium or large drink.  Come back between 10:30am to 7:00pm for a free Southern Style Chicken Sandwich with the purchase of any medium or large drink. 
 The Dunkin Donuts Deal:  Free Iced Coffee Day.  [...]

“Squeeze Me”
April showers bring May flowers, and soft-shell crabs. They were always a hit at my father’s restaurant, and I used to press on the top of their shells with my finger until bubbles frothed out of their mouths. The crabs would be deep fried and served with either garlic-pepper sauce [...]

Ill-tempered celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey is at it again. Honestly, this guy never runs out of people to yell at. This time around, he’s targeting restaurants that serve out of season fruits and vegetables. He says:
“I don’t want to see asparagus in the middle of December. I don’t want to see strawberries [...]