Handiwork: 05.08.23
What do all these favorites have in common? Deft workmanship, precisely when it’s needed.
Spring Flings: 04.24.23
Two curries, two ice creams … and asparagus? Well, why not indulge in longtime loves and let the heart have its way?
The Innocents: 04.10.23
Who’d think spare ribs, fried mushrooms, a slice of fish, a tangle of greens or a bowl of soup could emerge complex and alluring? It’s what a consummate culinary pro does to each that commands attention anew.
Lots of Love: 03.13.23
Funny date today, isn’t it? Zero-three, one-three, two-three. The kind of date that doesn’t happen very often. Just like some dishes don’t happen as you wish very often. But when they do, you know they’re foods you’ll remember always. With lots of love.
Winter Wind Down: 2.27.23
It’s a most wonderful time of year, a time to appreciate foods that somehow taste better than they might at any other time of year. Take advantage of them, these favorites of the two weeks just past, before the sundial shifts.
Give ’em a Hand
No forks needed to make the most of this quintet of favorites for the two weeks just past. Each is best negotiated without so much as a single instrument of flatware. Easy eats at their best, every which way.
Soup’s On-Target
To be expected at this time of year, might you say, that soup is at peak? Maybe, but never take excellence for granted. These varied incarnations are worth marking on your dine card for a purposeful trip.
Citrus for the Save: 1-16-23
With zest, verve and an indomitable energy, winter’s sunniest fruits elevate foods sweet and savory and brighten even the grayest of days. They’re the champs that make this quintet the favorites of the first two weeks of 2023.
The Fab 5 of ’22
Cherry-picking the best eats every other week is a gut-wrenching task; too many worthy dishes get left on the cutting room floor. Following that formula to cull from a year’s worth of F5s a Final 5 is beyond painful. (Eliminating the already-named fave restaurant dishes of 2022 helped.) So, take it away … and CONGRATULATIONS in 96-point neon type to the winners!
Auld Acquaintances: 12-19-22
And so as the year draws to a close, a fivesome of dishes that may have worn out their welcomes elsewhere rise to new levels. Don’t you love a nice surprise?
Favorites, Amped
You eat something anticipating happiness and love and the exhilaration that comes from experiencing the meeting of humans and nature in the kitchen. When expectations are exceeded, bliss-eating occurs.
First Rate Second Takes: 11-21-22
You think you know a certain dish – and then you come across a new incarnation of a familiar favorite and fall in love all over again. Well, that’s what a top-tier chef does best.