It happens, without fail—to me, to you, to everyone. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a vegetarian or a flexitarian, a carnivore or an omnivore, or any crossbreed of the above: the month of January, for …

Even if the trees, with their flares of color, didn’t belie the late September weather, I’d know it’s harvest time in the Douro Valley, home of Portugal’s port production, because the only road kill I’ve …

One of the many things that boggles my mind is that as food bloggers become more proficient in their cooking skills–and technology get better, faster, and easier–the images of their dishes become shockingly good. I …

I found this Burger King video via seattle tall poppy, my friend Traca’s blog. It shows the lengths and expense a company will go to in order to try and sell their product. It’s stuff …

Once again, December crept up on all of us. If it weren’t for Linda Avery, keeping tabs on books, reminding David to lift his head from his own manuscript to look at the ever-shrinking pile …

Although food-crazed bloggers and over-ambitious chefs have turned out every conceivable variation of turkey, on Thanksgiving the familiar is what we want. Food history editor Gary Allen explains.

The food loop is a silicon tie that makes trussing turkeys—for dinners Thanksgiving or not—a cinch. David’s been a fan for years.

Even if you’re thermometrically challenged, this surefire technique for finding the thickest part of the turkey thigh resulting in perfectly roasted birds works every time.

A few weeks ago, The One and I headed out to Vegas, Baby, for several days of fun, which is odd because I don’t gamble, don’t like crowds, and generally avoid anything remotely resembling sunshine. …

Once I finished my book, I got a bit of my life back. So I decided to do a few things. Specifically: cook (non-Portuguese) meals, travel, and socialize. Three things that being chained to my …

A lot of you have been asking about my book, and I have good news: the cover is finalized, the book itself is at the compositor, and I’ll see the first draft, called a dummy, …