‘How-to’ Archives
13 Idiot-Proof Honey Recipes
These micro-recipes I penned were originally published on GoodEater.org (which has since undergone a facelift). They're the kind of recipes that are most useful for kitchen-retarded, time-strapped people like me - minimal equipment, dining-hall-able ingredients - more conceptual starting points than formulas. If you're a Bostonian looking for a local variety of honey to try, I highly [...]
The Foie Gras Diet, or, 7 Rules for Food Enthusiasts
Here's one eater's guidelines to making sure that you look as good as the food you are eating. Also, I don't follow these all of the time. I mindlessly eat Cheetos like the best of them. Just, hopefully, less often. If you have suggestions, feel free to add them in the comments. I tried to keep this list of insights lean. Har. 1) If someone hands you foie gras, eat it. Never feel guilty [...]
How to pick a date restaurant: advice from food writer MC Slim JB
I thought I would highlight a comment from my fav Boston food writer (for the Phoenix and STUFF) MC Slim JB. I wrote a semi-serious post on how to choose a date restaurant where I warned men not to take me to Bertucci's. He adds a few good points: My advice on this score includes: don’t pick someplace expensive (looks like you’re trying too hard), do pick a place that makes really good [...]
How to pick a date restaurant
The question I get asked most often is: "Where should I take my romantic interest on a date?" When you ask me this, I secretly congratulate you on "dating." The media often presents a rather skewed vision of college life, with claims of "rainbow parties" in middle school (I thought rainbows were the things that came after rainstorms) and incessant "hookup culture." I'm not convinced [...]
How to photograph food in a restaurant
So your torched dover sole with a cola reduction and parsnip foam comes to the table, what do you do? Whip out your digital camera to prove the rest of the blogosphere how incredibly cultured you are for eating such a bizarre looking, sounding, and tasting dish, of course! (Bordieu, eat your heart out. Or you know, pigs tails are very popular too.) I am not a professional photographer by any [...]
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