Earlier this week, we talked about plating and presentation, and whether these are important to us as home cooks. Most of you responded with an emphatic "Yes!" and pointed out that making the effort t...
In restaurants, how food is plated and presented is just as important as how it tastes. Home cooks aren't under quite as much pressure to perform for their guests as top chefs, but plating can still p...
With the risk of sounding like your grandmother, we'll say we do think people should take more time out from their electronic lives to write letters (and yes, we see the irony as we write this on a bl...
Putting a coaster under every cup, mug, or soda can was the law of the land in our house while we were growing up. While we're not nearly so fanatical now that we're on our own, we do keep coasters on...
While eating in the car doesn't pose quite the same set of concerns as eating on public transit, there are still some definite do's and don'ts. What are yours?...
Do you eat on public transit? After years of riding buses and subways almost daily, we think there are some definite do's and don'ts when it comes to eating on any form of public transportation. Hear ...
We had a friend over for dinner the other night and the soup we served ended up being less filling than we had expected. Our choices were to order take-out, walk to a restaurant, or heat up some lefto...
At home over the holidays, we'd just finished a big meal and set our plates on the floor for the dog while we recuperated for a few minutes. Gazing fondly down at our dog as she licked up every last c...
A friend of ours with southern roots recently had a baby, and while she was home over Thanksgiving, she told us her family held a "Sip 'n' See" so everyone could meet the new family member. We'd never...
There's a lot of pressure during the holiday season - and at Thanksgiving in particular - to throw the most extravagant, impressive dinner parties possible. This can leave many of us torn between holi...
Sure, we'll eat a sandwich or a slice of pizza without a knife and fork, but what about something like a Caesar salad? Manners expert Helena Echlin was on Good Food this past week talking about the et...
Because we can't! We've tried and practiced and strategized, but if those guests arrive before we're done cooking, we're goners. What about you?!...
Ever wonder what, exactly, you're supposed to be doing when someone offers you a glass of wine and asks you what you think? Here's a (very) quick look at how to taste wine like a pro - or at least loo...
Having food stuck in our teeth and not knowing is one of our worst nightmares. And when the offending bit of dinner is discovered hours later, there's the inevitable cry of anguish: "Why didn't anyone...
When it's dinnertime in France, the natives shout À table! which Les Petites Emplettes, a small company outside of Paris in Boulogne-Billancourt that makes retro accessories for the home, has stamped...
Americans have their salads right off the bat, prelude to the main event. At the very least, salad is served alongside the main course. In Europe, however, salad is often served after dinner. It's con...
There's one other thread to our tale of the quince tree: our neighbor hasn't had a chance to eat them in years. Why? Because in the middle of the night just when the quinces get ripe, all the fruits m...
Home cooking is not just about getting an applaudable meal on the table. It's also about invitation, conversation, and helping guests feel comfortable. We are not sure whether or not whipping out th...
The other week we asked our readers to pose any and all questions on cheese to our cheesemonger. (Lines are still open if you have a query of your own.) Herein lies the answer to reader jeffzelli's qu...
Splitting dessert...all mine...just a little taste...germs are gross...sneaking a bite... Whether you like to sample freely from the table or guard with fork and knife, here are some thoughts on food...
This summer, most of our trips out of town have been quick, 48-hour jaunts here and there — usually as (very grateful) moochers of friends with beach houses. We try to bring a little gift, plus so...
In the grocery store, we tend to hold, squeeze, poke, and prod the fruit to see if it's going to be ripe enough to eat that week. Try this at a farmer's market and you're likely to get glares from th...
We threw a dinner party a while back for a vegan, a friend with nut allergies, someone who doesn't like vegetables, and several hungry omnivores. This menu required some pretty extensive juggling! Wh...
We are big fans of old-fashioned hand-written dinner invitations. They are such an unusual touch of civility and graciousness in our fast-paced world. We just came across these letterpressed dinner in...
Anyone heading to a friend's beach/lake/country house this weekend? We are. And we'd like to bring a gift — nothing extravagant, but something more unique than a bottle of wine. So we rounded up ...
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