French toast is one of those dishes everyone should master for, say, a brunch when you want to cook for a crowd or a decadent breakfast-in-bed for Valentine’s Day. Either way, this recipe is the perfect place to start. It’s a departure from tradition because it’s baked rather than pan-fried, so you can put the… Continue →

Not every meal needs something totally off-the-charts different; sometimes a simple riff on a classic will do. This time of year, when I’m in San Francisco and the rain is slanted sideways and the fog so thick I feel alone in a city of nearly 1 million people, that’s when I crave recipes that are… Continue →

You know what bums me out? When I read a menu and find a dish that gets me salivating in anticipation, only to have it arrive looking completely different from what I imagined. Is that just me? Or do those sort of menu fake outs happen to you too? It makes me so dissatisfied that… Continue →

We’re in full swing season: that few weeks a year when flavors of both this and last season are in the market.

I’m not one to play favorites so I’ve never understood people who pander to the thick versus thin asparagus debate.

I’m in constant search for food adventures and I’ve definitely got a thing for mail order, so I recently headed to Ann Arbor for a Michigan football game, I was insistent we stop by Zingermans. If you’ve never hear of it, Zingerman is like a 30-year old brick-and-mortar version of my show, foodCrafters. Ravished from… Continue →