Yes, a simple grilled cheese sandwich and a bowl of tomato soup is warm and satisfying. But can’t we do better, friends? For one meal, can’t we leave nostalgia for that platonic post-leaf-raking, aprés-snow-shoveling meal aside, and give as much love to the grilled cheese sandwich as it has given us? Which is to say:…
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A completely biased review of Honey Butter Fried Chicken.
I’ve known the Sunday Dinner folks for about eight years now, ever since my friend Aamer invited me along to one of their first underground meals. It was billed as a “pre-colonial Mexican feast” or something like that. The jicama salad was insanely delicious, and I would have eaten anything covered with their mole, including…
Cooking for Mom, part 1 | Some options for your Mother’s Day brunch.
Just in case you needed reminding this week: your Mom loves you, and will continue to love you, no matter what you wind up making for Mother’s Day brunch. It’s a good thing, too. I’m pretty sure I put my mother off crepes forever when I poured an entire bottle of vanilla extract into the…
The83k, in the ROK: Sashimi. Sweet baby Jesus, Sashimi.
The weather in Seoul is like Chicago right now – and April rain is frequent. The walk from the house to the sushi spot Uncle Seung treated us to dinner at threatened a downpour, but we managed to stay dry. The restaurant’s modest rooms, heady with the scent of ocean, were cozy and filled with families and…
The83k, in the ROK: Mandoo and Crullers.
The world loves dumplings, and in Korea, they are called mandoo. In the Myeongdong district – one of the many shopping drags in Seoul, the high-end shops and entertaining Konglish names of shops stand among seemingly hundreds of places to nibble. Kohl Guhk Soo has been around, in one form or another, for many decades….
The Eighty-Three Thousand | I like food. I hope you do, too. 