http://www.foodieculture.com/ Foodie Culture en Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:42:00 GMT Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:42:00 GMT info@foodieculture.com info@foodieculture.com http://www.foodieculture.com/healthy-eating-in-manhattan/ When I think of the best cities in the country in which dine out, Chicago and Manhattan come immediately to mind. I live near Manhattan, and until recently had never... http://www.foodieculture.com/healthy-eating-in-manhattan/#comments http://www.foodieculture.com/healthy-eating-in-manhattan/ Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:42:00 GMT http://www.foodieculture.com/france-in-fort-lee/3/ A sophisticated, hot spot with a Mediterranean swagger, a lot of cool and culture is just what Fort Lee needs and has in the way of Khloe Bistrot, a French... http://www.foodieculture.com/france-in-fort-lee/3/#comments http://www.foodieculture.com/france-in-fort-lee/3/ Tue, 05 Apr 2011 02:55:00 GMT http://www.foodieculture.com/getting-into-the-great-chefs-world/ This is the second or third time I've picked up The Reach of A Chef, Professional Cooks in the Age of Celebrity by Michael Ruhlman and it's gripped me as... http://www.foodieculture.com/getting-into-the-great-chefs-world/#comments http://www.foodieculture.com/getting-into-the-great-chefs-world/ Sat, 05 Feb 2011 20:44:00 GMT http://www.foodieculture.com/chickpea-veggie-burgers/ The vegetarian burger is a challenge. I've said it before. And, as I've said before, it's about getting the texture right. Not crumbly, solid, and tasty, of course. The following... http://www.foodieculture.com/chickpea-veggie-burgers/#comments http://www.foodieculture.com/chickpea-veggie-burgers/ Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:38:00 GMT http://www.foodieculture.com/avocado-soup-bowl/ I just happened on a super delicious combo that I'd like to tell you about. We're heading for another n'oreaster, and I thought, "What a perfect time to put soup... http://www.foodieculture.com/avocado-soup-bowl/#comments http://www.foodieculture.com/avocado-soup-bowl/ Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:47:00 GMT http://www.foodieculture.com/winters-yellow-split-pea-soup/2/ Know that shelling out a recipe is not easy for me. I'd much rather philosophize about food, or relay a culinary read or adventure. But tonight's repast was so right... http://www.foodieculture.com/winters-yellow-split-pea-soup/2/#comments http://www.foodieculture.com/winters-yellow-split-pea-soup/2/ Mon, 27 Dec 2010 06:44:00 GMT http://www.foodieculture.com/my-failed-fondue/ Very little can make one feel like more of a failure than a foiled recipe. Such was my fate this Christmas day. I failed at making my first fondue. It's... http://www.foodieculture.com/my-failed-fondue/#comments http://www.foodieculture.com/my-failed-fondue/ Sun, 26 Dec 2010 01:07:00 GMT http://www.foodieculture.com/revisiting-the-american-relationship-to-food/ It's just moments past Christmas, and some of us may be asking, what happened? How did our waistbands get so bloated? Our heads so out of sorts? Did we eat... http://www.foodieculture.com/revisiting-the-american-relationship-to-food/#comments http://www.foodieculture.com/revisiting-the-american-relationship-to-food/ Sat, 25 Dec 2010 21:08:00 GMT http://www.foodieculture.com/big-christmas-questions/ I don't know about you but I develop strange impulses around the holidays. Suddenly, just as everyone seems to be looking cheerful and happy -- even about eating more than... http://www.foodieculture.com/big-christmas-questions/#comments http://www.foodieculture.com/big-christmas-questions/ Thu, 16 Dec 2010 06:01:00 GMT http://www.foodieculture.com/holiday-cheating/ Vegetarians never win on Thanksgiving and Christmas, so those of us who cook might as well "suck it up," as my brother Bill likes to say, and serve the meat... http://www.foodieculture.com/holiday-cheating/#comments http://www.foodieculture.com/holiday-cheating/ Sun, 28 Nov 2010 03:15:00 GMT http://www.foodieculture.com/la-fontana-di-trevi-redux/ If you ever have the chance, see Federico Fellini's 1960 film, La Dolce Vita. There's a wonderful scene where Anita Eckberg steps fully clothed into the Fontana di Trevi in... http://www.foodieculture.com/la-fontana-di-trevi-redux/#comments http://www.foodieculture.com/la-fontana-di-trevi-redux/ Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:29:00 GMT http://www.foodieculture.com/chocolate-good-and-bad/ It's hard to imagine there could be bad chocolate, but I just had a disappointing experience I'd like to tell you about. I'm not going to blame it on the... http://www.foodieculture.com/chocolate-good-and-bad/#comments http://www.foodieculture.com/chocolate-good-and-bad/ Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:32:00 GMT http://www.foodieculture.com/napas-valley-surprises/ I had just finished saying two days before that you can't find a decent restaurant in a mall. Never say never. We stepped into Napa Valley Grille in the Garden... http://www.foodieculture.com/napas-valley-surprises/#comments http://www.foodieculture.com/napas-valley-surprises/ Mon, 04 Oct 2010 06:41:00 GMT http://www.foodieculture.com/what-makes-a-caesar/ Next time you order an "award-winning" salad at a mall restaurant, no matter how cool the restaurant name may seem or how much of the moment, don't expect award-winning taste... http://www.foodieculture.com/what-makes-a-caesar/#comments http://www.foodieculture.com/what-makes-a-caesar/ Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:18:00 GMT http://www.foodieculture.com/where-is-that-decent-veggie-burger/ I was at a diner last night with some friends and felt compelled to order yet again one of those meals I know will leave me feeling empty, despite how... http://www.foodieculture.com/where-is-that-decent-veggie-burger/#comments http://www.foodieculture.com/where-is-that-decent-veggie-burger/ Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:54:00 GMT