I resolved to read at least one Nero Wolfe book in 2010, and I've kept that one: I read The Second Confession . Obviously, my goal is mo...

Marion Nestle's top food issues for the year are very interesting. See: Hot food issues ready to boil over this year for the full list....

We arrived so early that the Dim Sum cart workers were all standing and waiting for the kitchen to load their carts. It was so cold that the...

From Arny and Tracy's recent trip to Florida. This market is every Thursday under a freeway overpass.

My sister, Elaine, wrote me to be sure to read Maira Kalman's latest op-ed . We are all fond of her work. Elaine said: "I was parti...

In the basement of the Hirschorn museum (next door to the restroom and coat room) they are showing a video by Phoebe Greenberg called "...

We all stayed up and watched the ball drop, after watching the Wizards of Waverly Place movie. Very exciting. Here was our dessert -- Ice Cr...

A tradition new to us: fondue for New Year's Eve dinner. Broth with marinated meat, various vegetables, bread, and Miriam's suggesti...

Happy New Year to all: may you enjoy many wonderful meals in 2010. I resolve to continue blogging what I eat as well as what my favorite fic...

The Body in the Ivy by Katherine Hall Page was recommended to me because I love to interpret the meaning of food in mystery and detective f...

We ate at Coastal Flats, a very large restaurant specializing in seafood. My grilled fish with spinach, red pepper, and mushrooms was very n...

Food Fighter: Does Whole Foods’ C.E.O. know what’s best for you? by Nick Paumgarten is an interesting profile -- typically, a very long one...

After a visit to the National Aquarium in Baltimore, we walked to Fells Point for lunch at Bertha's, where the specialty is mussels -- t...

Evelyn made a leg of lamb with mustard sauce from the Julia Child recipe in Mastering the Art of French Cooking . We ate it with salad, foll...

"The Princess and the Frog" is a great fairy tale. The characters include the beautiful young Tiana (a girl with a dream), her har...

Tom's tradition for Christmas Eve is sausage and sauerkraut. Here it is cooking (the sausage is reflected in the sauerkraut pot). Once o...