fine dining

What Are Microgreens?

All about the fancy sprouts garnishing your plate

May 28, 2013 1:31 pm

Food enthusiasts like us see microgreens meticulously tweezed on elaborate platings like magic little sprouts popping out of something amazing. Sadly, this is not where microgreens come from. If you can imagine, they come from gardens. And they're just what they claim to be.

Big Ideas

Are Restaurant Tickets Really The Future Of Reservations?

Imagine buying a restaurant 'season pass'

Apr 15, 2013 3:03 pm

There are few things frowned upon more in the dining community than reservation no-shows. In a nutshell, it’s a lose-lose: restaurants lose business and customers hoping to snag a prized table at the latest hotspot are shut out. Restaurants are starting to fight back, via public shaming and policies requiring advance ticket purchase. So, what exactly does the future hold for reservations? We have some ideas.

Chef Talk

Philly's Chef Daniel Stern Sure Ain't Fancy

But his restaurant, R2L, certainly is

Jan 29, 2013 11:31 am

Photo: AFS - Advanced Foodservice Solutions on Flickr

Daniel Stern is the self-taught, Gray Kunz-Daniel Boulud-Jean-Georges Vongerichten-trained chef and owner of Philadelphia’s R2L. He has a penchant for antelope meat, subtle yet classically delivered cheese-cutting jokes and Mario Lopez. He doesn’t seem like your typical fine dining chef when you meet him. We chatted with him about being a not-so-haute guy in an haute cuisine world.

Video Time

Video: Next Restaurant's "The Hunt" Hits You Right There

Watch Grant Achatz go all field-to-table on a deer

Jan 11, 2013 2:16 pm

It's not every day a restaurant releases a promo video that truly makes you feel good inside. To know that Grant Achatz and his team are still putting the magic in the food. "The Hunt," released just this morning, portrays the constant pursuit of the perfect meal. And if you're not going to crunch through the snow to obtain it, don't come back to the kitchen.

Travel Tips

Dining In Vegas: 3 Awesome "Secret" Restaurants

Hit these little-known spots for great Vegas dining

Jun 19, 2012 2:01 pm

When in Vegas, you most likely won’t be staying at Circus Circus, Palace Station or even The Luxor, but that’s where you’ll find three of Vegas’ best-kept secrets that are definitely worth a detour, if only for an hour or two.

Heart Attack

Valentine's Day Is Nice. But, Eating Day?

Why eating deserves a holiday more than Columbus

Feb 9, 2012 12:56 pm

A lot of people attack Valentine’s Day as being too commercial or too cheesy. “It’s a Hallmark holiday!” “You shouldn’t need a special day to celebrate your love!” All of those arguments are garbage. Valentine’s Day is the most important holiday we have. It’s not tied into any religion, it doesn’t celebrate any individual or group, and it’s not political in any way. It’s just a day to honor love, which transcends all of those things.

What To Eat: Lunch

7 Things You Didn't Know About Ketchup

Tomatoes don't own ketchup. You do.

Jan 4, 2012 12:31 pm

There's nothing like opening the fridge and seeing a bottle of ketchup at least half-full. Your fries shall be dipped. Your burger will be okay. Your eggs are safe. But if you've been to a trendy establishment serving up any posh "housemade" variation on ketchup, you may eventually look at your squeezy bottle as half-empty. We raise our hats to you, food snob.

French Fare

Ants on a Log Recipe

Bone marrow and snails for an after-school snack?

Sep 11, 2011 12:01 pm

Photo: Jeff Fried

Disclaimer: Making this dish as an after-school snack may earn you praise and admiration from the other dads, but your kid will most likely hate you.

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