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In one of the most cunning pieces of asshattery we've encountered in many a moon, two New York Times food writers set themselves the cutely novel challenge of preparing warring dinners for under $50. More »
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"Music will be performed by the Marine Corps Band and a group White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers said she 'really loves,' Earth Wind and Fire." Wait, what? More »
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Yeah, stories are fine and all, but for food-lovers, there's nothing better than a good meal description. In the latest New Yorker, chef Alice Waters reminisces about her favorite, a feast from Marcel Rouff's The Passionate Epicure — "this sumptuous French meal with everything, turtle soup, the whole thing." That sounds good, but it's no match for the awesome meals in Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle, or the daube in To the Lighthouse, or the avocado in The Bell Jar or the syrup in To Kill A Mockingbird or the weird picnics in The Sea, The Sea or the tomato sandwiches in Harriet the Spy or or or! More »
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Lately, "cooking for one" is "a hot topic" that food magazines and cookbooks are covering with patronizing gusto. A piece in the Washington Post offers a slew of practical tips on the joys of freezing and shopping and cooking in bulk, all of them good. (And many of which the 'belles had already cottoned to!) But the real issue probably isn't how to cook for one (same process, less food) or what to do with leftovers (save 'em!) Rather, it's working up the mental energy to bother. More »
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