What better accompaniment to raw beef could there be than raw egg? Yuk Hwae has got to be one of the best combinations I have ever eaten. Being crisp, refreshing, smooth and creamy, I can think of few dishes that can compare. As far as raw dishes go, it could give sushi a serious run [...]
Primo bills itself as “A world-class restaurant inside a restored Victorian home in coastal Maine…the freshest possible ingredients put to imaginative use in dazzling recipes…a kitchen producing rustic favorites and back-to-basics treasures.” I’ll definitely have to take their word on that. I have this dilemma—a memory card full of beautiful photos and almost no recollection [...]
I was at a dinner party last weekend when my friend Nancy casually dropped the term, Philly Taco. My interest was immediately piqued, and I inquired as to what a Philly Taco is. I learned that it is a drunken snack she likes to make when out on South Street (the Philly equivalent of Haight [...]
Disneyland Mitsuwa is the most magical place on Earth—well, in the Atlantic Northeast at the very least. Moving from San Francisco to Philadelphia, and away from the Japanese markets, in one fell swoop, I was instantly severed from the lifeblood of my culinary heart. Sure, I have learned to fill in the gaps with the [...]