I spent a few years living in Japan, and one of the many magical places you could eat was Pepper Lunch. There's nothing quite like going into the little restaurant, paying for your options in yen at a...

Home Inspector: Looks like there's something left up here in the attic... A coffee tin? opens up Huh, it's wedding cake.

Me and real estate agent: OH MY GOD snatches tin from his hands

We found...

A little roast beast as a first meal of the year. I finally had something to cook in this beautiful mega casket I picked up a few months ago - some portioned turkey. The roaster is ridiculous and bare...

We were in NYC for Thanksgiving, in one of our usual favorite haunts - Rockefeller Plaza. We were feeling fairly indecisive for lunch and thus ended up in a Korean BBQ restaurant across from the Ninte...

Thanksgiving in New York! I'd been to NYC all times of year, but this was my first Thanksgiving here. Today was the Macy's Parade, and the parade crowd around Rockefeller was pretty festive - it was a...

It was a day of celebration with my mother visiting, and we settled in for a day of some favorite decadent things. We decided on some Guy Ritchie films, so in addition to Trash King Arthur - er, I m...

My mother is visiting us, and we're having a decadent breakfast before heading outside. I surprised her with a Bloody Mary sprinkled with ground Sichuan pepper, and a plate of Ossetra black, gold, amb...

We made it to Den Den Korean in Providence to sample their Korean fried chicken. Having just recently started making my own at home, I can't claim to be an expert by any means. The flavors were great,...

Still one of my favorite roasting recipes - leg of lamb seared and sealed in a garlic salt rosemary crust, set to roast, then allowed to rest overnight in the fridge before slicing it up and frying it...