Every so often, I’ll check in with a recipe and shopping list perfect for entertaining on the cheap. This week’s installation, for 6 very hungry people: Braised Organic Chicken with Chickpeas and Chard Sauteed Chard Stems with Garlic and Chile Carrot and Cilantro Salad with Warm Vinaigrette Toasted Flatbread Steamed Rice = $20.59 Click throughRead more »

So “two is a trend” and all, but are we really heading for a squirrel resurgence? On the heels of a Times article that stopped just short of calling squirrel the new bacon comes news from the UK that one of the 6 finalists in a name-a-new-chip-flavor contest from Walkers Crisps is “Cajun Squirrel.” (CompetingRead more »

I don’t know about other departments, but here in Culinary we have a longstanding tradition of marking the holidays with a Secret Santa ritual. Several weeks in advance, names are drawn blindly from a hat. On a designated day (this year’s was yesterday) we all gather for snacks and trade small tokens of collegial affection.Read more »

Via Eater — so I guess Wife Swap is looking for a food writer for an upcoming show. Don’t get me wrong, I think this is all well and good, and I do plan on surreptitiously nominating several colleagues. But what I really want to know: what precisely is the opposite of a food writer?Read more »

The idea of getting a Lars von Trier-themed CSA box is phenomenally appealing: There’s also a “dogma” box—named for Denmark’s well-known Dogme film collective, which banned artificial lighting and sound—that contains only Danish produce. In the winter, that means a lot of roots, tubers, and greenhouse lettuce. But Harttung says the dogma box, which accountsRead more »

A thousand times yes. Rupa Bhattacharya, Culinary Writer

When my now-husband was in graduate school, I’d visit him on weekends from college and we’d inevitably end up at a coffee shop I’m not going to name. At the time, there were two constants there — the first was this guy who called himself “The Inflected Self,” who’d always be hitting on hapless femaleRead more »

Not too long ago, I was craving noodles. Since I am fortunate enough to live close to Chinatown, finding fantastic hand-pulled noodles was a no-brainer. My husband and I dashed over to 88 Food Sing Corp, a small noodle shop at 2 East Broadway. It just so happened to be a Friday night after aRead more »

Via the inestimable Cake Wrecks comes word of the following poster, available for purchase (also as a T-shirt, beer stein, or tote bag) at One Horse Shy: Look familiar? Rupa Bhattacharya, Culinary Writer

From us to you.