Upgrade your Super Bowl spread with help from these party pros - 02/04/2010

With the Super Bowl coming Sunday, we consulted a few experts on how to serve a spread that just might replace the commercials as the highlight of the evening.

Filling the 'Gourmet' void: Foodies prowl surviving magazines, seeking their match - 02/04/2010

SINCE CONDE NAST ceased publishing Gourmet late last year, foodies have been on the hunt for substitutes to match their cooking styles and personalities. Perhaps you are among them, flipping through glossy after glossy, gazing at glam photos of roast chicken and chocolate tortes - or Paula Deen and Rachael Ray.

Winning dinner party, cooked by a character - 02/04/2010

Dinner was in danger. A crucial front burner wasn't working, the meat thermometer drew a blank, the skillets wouldn't fit in the oven as planned, and a pot holder caught fire.

MIXX, a new drop-in bar in the old Maia space - 02/04/2010

Main Line restaurateurs Win and Sutida Somboonsong have completed their takeover of the short-lived Maia (789 E. Lancaster Ave. in Villanova), which they began last summer with Azie on Main, a pan-Asian concept, on the second floor.

N.J. bill would allow direct shipping of wines - 02/07/2010

Looking for a rare Russian River red from California? Or a taste of Egg Harbor's finest, a 2006 Renault Winery Cynthiana?

 

Drink - 02/05/2010

Manhattan purists and infusion-phobes, turn away. I used to be one of you, too. But no matter how much I pooh-poohed the idea of a cinnamon whiskey drink and looked askew at the vaguely "'hatten-esque" cocktail passed across the bar at James Restaurant, a few sips set my taste buds straight int

 

Black Bean Soup With Shrimp and Rice - 02/04/2010

This is the type of meal you can make without a trip to the supermarket if you keep canned beans (any type can be used), frozen shrimp, canned tomatoes, chicken broth and rice on hand. Soups are great family fare, but most take too long to cook for a mid-week meal. Adding shrimp and rice to hearty black-bean soup makes a welcoming meal in a bowl that takes only 20 minutes to make.

 

GoodTaste - 02/04/2010

As South Philly's dynamic Asian community continues to diversify, its authentic restaurants have begun to spread their wings, too, beyond the usual neighborhood enclaves and the Washington Avenue corridor. The cheery new Kavei is a prime example.

Hash can make a diner happy - 02/04/2010

Like many divine personalities, Mary Kitchen has a past shrouded in mystery. No one really knows if the goddess of corned beef hash is based on a real person or not, and why the name was chosen. Though Hormel Foods is marking the 61st anniversary of the brand in 2010, it's likely we'll never know for sure.

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