The highballs are served in highball glasses and the (quite potent) gin-based cocktails are served in coupes. The soapstone bar is broad and invites touching. The music enhances, rather than overpowers, the boisterous conversational hum. And the folks running the …
25 Soup Blogs That Will Bowl You Over
There’s nothing like a good soup when you’re tired of eating fast food and at random restaurants. While cooking at home is always easy on the wallet, soups are often packed with …
Bar Mingo, home to Chef Jerry Huisinga, is an Italian-inspired spot in Portland’s trendy Nob Hill/Uptown area. It features some of the finest and freshest, small plates I have sampled in the Northwest. It’s site trumpets, “full flavored food that …
At Gem Restaurant & Lounge, one twisty staircase up on a secluded side street in downtown Boston, the friendly bartender confides in us that the New England Lobster Chowder is her favorite dish. With good reason: it’s the kind of starter …
In this world of ‘natural’ products, many of which push what the definition of natural to the other side of the sun, Two Guys in Vermont soups truly mean business. You get soups with locally sourced organic ingredients, which I …
Chef Gabriel Kreuther, the executive chef at The Modern, was born in the Alsace region of France, north of Strasburg. He shares these roots with my grandmother, who was born in the small village of Colmar. I was curious about …
If you haven’t been to Portland, Oregon lately, there are probably some things about our culinary scene that you might not be aware of. For starters, we are the micro-brew capital of the world. Take that Germany! We are also …
Most often, Pasta e Fagioli is a hearty, unpretentious, family-style meal for a wintery day. But pasta e fagiole is exactly the kind of dish that can be improvised and changed according to inspiration and what’s available. The way we …
I was fortunate enough to be one of the 4 judges for the ultimate Soup Challenge™ at Le Cordon Bleu – The Cambridge School of Culinary Arts that took place March 5, 2011. Each of the five NE finalist’s homemade …
With the recent Super Bowl ad for Acura featuring cameo’s with Jerry Seinfeld and actor Larry Thomas (The Soup Nazi), we are yet again reminded of one of the most classic soup legends ever introduced on television. What one may …