Last week in the Nation’s Capitol I decided to check on the late Spring soup scene. And while browsing through lists of standard soups (French Onion, Minestrone, Chicken Vegetable, etc) I gave pause to the menu posted in the window …
The latest cookbook by Sweet Basil Chef Dave Becker and food photographer Nina Gallant is both the ultimate coffee table book, and a must have in the kitchen. The cover itself stands out as a movie marquee, inviting the viewer …
Just where the Green Line surfaces on Beacon Street in Brookline, Massachusetts, there’s a graceful round plaza technically known as Audubon Circle. It’s long been an open secret that there are a bunch of adventurous and unusual restaurants (and soups) …
There are only a (small) handful of things that I actually like about winter. For starters, I actually do like snow but it’s a conditional love affair in that I only like it when it’s falling, swirling around giving everything, …
Oh how I do love Northwest cuisine. It’s easy to get excited about the culinary scene in this part of the country. Things like local, seasonal, organic, Farm to Table, slow food – and that’s just the quick rundown. Another …
Owner Abby Duke met us at the tiny Riverside Ave outpost of Sugarsnap at 10am last Friday, just as they were opening for the day. We arrived in full winter gear, with the tinier (and messier) two of our three …
Ben and Virginia Ali opened Ben’s Chili Bowl in 1958 on DC’s U St Corridor. And it’s stayed open through the good times and the bad. Back in its heyday, the U St Corridor was known as “Black Broadway”—the Lincoln …
New York’s Hale and Hearty Soups chain is not likely a Valentine’s Day hotspot for couples looking to celebrate Cupid’s handiwork. This soup/salad/sandwich shop is more focused on serving fresh soups “made from scratch using only the finest ingredients” to …
Looking for a delicious & romantic getaway right about now? Look no further than The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort & Spa in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. Making Cond Naste Traveler’s Gold List 2013, as one of the world’s best …
Okay, okay, at some point, Seattleites will stop talking about it and move on to other things—but we kinda still just won the Superbowl, and it kinda still feels pretty awesome. So, I was more than happy to take a …