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  • Soup Dumplings at Din Tai Fung

    Atwater/Los Feliz/Glen…, California, Los Angeles, Travel

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    February 12, 2014
    Soup Dumplings at Din Tai Fung

    My shame was very great indeed. Din Tai Fung, the world famous emporium of soup dumplings, had opened up at the Americana Mall literally ten minutes from where we live in Atwater Village. I’d seen the sign go up when I was Christmas shopping, and–a few weeks later–I saw life through the windows. But any…

  • A French Feast for Craig’s Birthday (And The Best Soup I’ve Ever Made)

    Bests, Soups

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    February 10, 2014
    A French Feast for Craig’s Birthday (And The Best Soup I’ve Ever Made)

    This year, on Craig’s birthday, I had a revelation. My usual instinct to take him out to a fancy dinner on the big day (a tradition that began with an epic meal at Per Se back in 2008) really has nothing to do with Craig’s interests or wants and everything to do with my own.…

  • Lemony Greens on Garlicky Beans

    Recipes, Sides

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    February 6, 2014
    Lemony Greens on Garlicky Beans

    Trader Joe’s has always been a mystery to me. People love the place, they start to cheer when one opens up in their neighborhood, but I’ve always been stumped by what to buy there. I’ve done well with trail mix (because it tastes more like candy), and it’s nice to get a decent bottle of…

  • Gone to Greenville: Pomegranate, Swamp Rabbit Cafe, Makin’ Moonshine, Fried Green Tomatoes, Henry’s Smokehouse, Brewery 85 and High Cotton

    Travel

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    February 4, 2014
    Gone to Greenville: Pomegranate, Swamp Rabbit Cafe, Makin’ Moonshine, Fried Green Tomatoes, Henry’s Smokehouse, Brewery 85 and High Cotton

    In case you were driving from Columbia, South Carolina to Greenville last Tuesday, that was me blasting the original Broadway cast recording of RENT and singing along at the top of my lungs. It was really a mismatched pairing of sound and scenery–gospel churches, religious bumper stickers–but that juxtaposition was what made it so delightful.…

  • Skipping Across South Carolina: Hominy Grill, Terra, City Roots and Southern Belly BBQ

    Travel

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    January 29, 2014
    Skipping Across South Carolina: Hominy Grill, Terra, City Roots and Southern Belly BBQ

    Last we spoke, I was living it up in Charleston, pigging out at FIG and Husk and Butcher and Bee. The next morning, I was supposed to leave right away for Columbia but felt the pull of the one place I hadn’t managed to squeeze in over the previous 48 hours: Hominy Grill. And Hominy…

  • Chowing Down in Charleston, South Carolina: FIG, The Lowcountry Oyster Festival, Butcher & Bee and Husk

    Travel

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    January 27, 2014
    Chowing Down in Charleston, South Carolina: FIG, The Lowcountry Oyster Festival, Butcher & Bee and Husk

    “Things like that happen in Charleston.” That’s what a woman working at a kitchen store said to me after something extraordinary happened to me right in front of her. It was one of two extraordinary events that I’m going to tell you about in this post all about my time here in one of America’s…

  • Our Skeleton Twins Sundance Adventure

    Friends & Family

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    January 22, 2014
    Our Skeleton Twins Sundance Adventure

    When I first laid eyes on Craig, it was in the spring of 2006 at Joe on Waverly and he was with a guy slightly shorter than him working on a screenplay. I didn’t know they were working on a screenplay; mostly, I wondered if they were a couple or just friends. When Craig went…

  • Cold-Killing Chicken Soup with Ginger, Chili Paste and Soy Sauce

    Recipes, Soups

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    January 21, 2014
    Cold-Killing Chicken Soup with Ginger, Chili Paste and Soy Sauce

    The first time that I made a really good chicken soup (documented here), it felt like I’d translated an ancient Jewish text–the Dead Soup Scrolls–and that the resulting soup was irrefutable, everlasting, not-to-be-tampered with. Then, over time, I began to realize that the recipe, which is really just a formula for a very concentrated chicken…

  • Ten Years A Food Blogger

    Housekeeping

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    January 14, 2014
    Ten Years A Food Blogger

    Dear Me of Ten Years Ago, Let’s see if I can remember the moment. You’re in your room of the apartment you share in Atlanta, Georgia with your friend Lauren, avoiding the stack of law school homework on your desk, and trying out potential blog names on Typepad. A week earlier, you posted a question…

  • East Coast vs. West Coast Porchetta

    Stories and Rants

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    January 13, 2014
    East Coast vs. West Coast Porchetta

    On a cold December day in New York, I took the 6 train down from the Upper East Side to the Astor Place stop with porchetta on my mind. No, not Sara Jenkins’ glorious Porchetta sandwich served at her sandwich spot so devoted to porchetta it’s called, well, Porchetta. This time I was headed to…

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