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Hungry for Comfort Foods
Post | Diane Morgan on 10.12.08 | One Comment
Hungry for Comfort Foods

Autumn days make me hungry for comfort foods. Is it the simmering pot of soup on the stove sending up steaming goodness or the radiating heat from the oven as a casserole bakes? As I …

What We’re Eating: Fat by Jennifer McLagan
Post | Linda Avery on 10.12.08 | No Comment
What We’re Eating: Fat by Jennifer McLagan

A media-mail package arrived one morning, and when I pulled the book from the envelope, I gasped. It said, “fat.” In this day of calorie-counting, health-seeking yoga aficionados, why would anyone write a cookbook promoting …

Waiterly Conduct
Post | Jess Thomson on 05.24.08 | No Comment
Waiterly Conduct

Food writer and humorist Jess Thomson recounts her hilarious and daunting visit to the mecca of molecular gastronomy in the States: Grant Achatz’s Alinea.

Mother and Son, Minding Peas and Cues
Post | Monica Bhide on 05.23.08 | No Comment
Mother and Son, Minding Peas and Cues

As a very young child, my son Jai had an unaccountable aversion to learning any language other than English. Yet, Iwas determined to teach him Hindi, my mother tongue, to ensure he did not miss …

Taking the Sting Out of Nettles
Post | Jess Thomson on 05.23.08 | No Comment
Taking the Sting Out of Nettles

I’d like to file a petition to officially divide the spring season into two sub-seasons: “Spring,” which comes after Mother’s Day and is usually lovely, and “Unsprung,” the obstinate lovechild of January and July. I …

What We’re Reading: Cornbread Nation 4
Post | David Leite on 04.30.08 | No Comment
What We’re Reading: Cornbread Nation 4

It was long in the making, and hotly anticipated, but it’s here. It’s finally here. Cornbread Nation 4, the anthology of the South, serves up a 53-course celebration of Southern food, Southern cooking, and the people …

What Ever Happened to This Blog?
Post | David Leite on 01.11.08 | 7 Comments
What Ever Happened to This Blog?

This blog was originally supposed to launch months ago, as a place for me to write about my experiences living in Portugal while researching my cookbook—and for our contributors and guest bloggers to write about …

What We’re Eating: The Bacon Cookbook by James Villas
Post | Linda Avery on 12.29.07 | No Comment
What We’re Eating: The Bacon Cookbook by James Villas

Cookbook authors are an amazingly dedicated bunch. When we here at LC peruse a new book, looking for the recipe we’ll test before posting, I think not enough thought goes into the process of creating …

Notes from Portugal: Gavião Novo | Madeira
Post | Janet Boileau on 11.29.07 | No Comment
Notes from Portugal: Gavião Novo | Madeira

The balmy, semi-tropical climate, dramatic landscapes, and famous eponymous wines of Madeira have been attracting visitors ever since the Portuguese settled this lovely Atlantic island in the early 15th century. Cristóvão Colombo called at the …

Notes from Portugal: Campo de Ourique | Lisbon
Post | Janet Boileau on 11.02.07 | No Comment
Notes from Portugal: Campo de Ourique | Lisbon

Restaurante Verde Gaio, in the heart of Campo de Ourique, in Lisbon, is the kind of place I’d been hoping to find with David: a hole-in-the-wall where food-savvy Lisboetas eat well. Really well. Granted, there …

Notes from Portugal: Bica do Sapato | Lisbon
Post | David Leite on 09.20.07 | No Comment
Notes from Portugal: Bica do Sapato | Lisbon

It’s not exactly a pretty sight, but when I entertain, I often go shirtless in the kitchen — with just an apron over — to avoid the inevitable drip and splatter that ends up on …