Reimagination Is Fun: 5-24-21
Spins on the familiar spark smiles and show off the skills of Garden State food artists. These are my favorites of the fortnight just past; what are yours?
Past Perfect: 5-10-21
Riveting versions of foods first experienced long ago highlight a spate of exhilarating mid-spring eating.
Humble & Haute: 4-26-21
A lovely, home-style soup seduces. A procession of gobsmacking Japanese-French dishes mesmerizes. So do an ancient mashup of beans, rice and macaroni, a dressed-up country pate and a reconfigured staple.
Something Old, Something New: 4-12-21
Sometimes a longtime food friend introduces you to something novel and wonderful. Sometimes a longtime food friend takes you back to something familiar and still fabulous.
Jersey Best: 3-29-21
Could I be eating better any place else? No, I say to myself, as this fortnight draws to a close. Not with the skilled growers and fisherfolk, artisans and chefs working here in the Garden State.
Promises, Promises: 3.15.21
The first rabe of the year; a soft pretzel that takes one back out to the ballgame; eggs that do Easter proud; a light, bright, decidedly non-wintery stew; a food meant to eat by hand at the first picnic of the season: These harbingers of spring flavors topped my personal eating chart during the fortnight just past.
In Like a Lion: 3.1.21
Pure, strong and compelling flavors that manage to be bright, even unexpectedly light, offer a glimpse ahead to a month that can start with rage and close with the hint of halcyon days.
Dog days of winter: 2.15.21
Are you despairing of a tomato-less time of year? Please don’t. There’s so much so good out there right now. Eat! Enjoy!