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recent features

The sweet (and bittersweet) taste of summer

Summer drinks should be like summer evenings: long, light and cool. Guest writer A.D. introduces some less common ones to enliven our senses during these wonderful long hot days.

Strawberry Fields Forever

Food traditions bind my family; I'm reminded of that every year when I drive to north-central Massachusetts to pick strawberries with my grandparents.

Comparing Frozen Fish to Fresh

My mother swears by frozen fish. I was unconvinced, and decided to put her statements to the test: could flash-frozen fish taste as good as fresh local fish from the Greenmarket or even fresh fish from a local supermarket?

around May 23, 2006...

I was also writing about:
Philadelphia councilman proposes ban on foie gras
For the cheesemaking I need to start with this homemade ricotta
So you think you want to make cheese
Two basic stances people have on high fructose corn syrup
Great long post about Paris organics
Gadget: Cuisinart Smart Stick
Combine seasonal food and travel
California hopes to make fish farms
Gothamist reports that this weekend's NYC Culinary festival
Learning from the best with an Argentine Barbecue Master