A GOOD APPETITE; Tradition Remade for New Year
By MELISSA CLARK Published: September 24, 2008 SOME dishes are so iconic that it would never occur to me to...
By MELISSA CLARK Published: September 24, 2008 SOME dishes are so iconic that it would never occur to me to...
A GOOD APPETITE; Well-Planned Wackiness
By MELISSA CLARK Published: February 18, 2009 THERE was a time before I was married when I cooked grand, if...
By MELISSA CLARK Published: February 18, 2009 THERE was a time before I was married when I cooked grand, if...
A GOOD APPETITE; Luxury on Sale: The Lobster Glut
By MELISSA CLARK Published: December 10, 2008 I'M a sucker for a sale, the kind of shopper who tallies the...
By MELISSA CLARK Published: December 10, 2008 I'M a sucker for a sale, the kind of shopper who tallies the...
A GOOD APPETITE; Secrets of the Cake Stand
By MELISSA CLARK Published: March 18, 2009 ONE of my favorite wedding gifts is a whimsical, undulating porcelain cake stand...
By MELISSA CLARK Published: March 18, 2009 ONE of my favorite wedding gifts is a whimsical, undulating porcelain cake stand...
A GOOD APPETITE; A Tart That's Sweet, Yet Savory
By MELISSA CLARK Published: September 17, 2008 THE flow of ideas and ingredients between the savory and sweet sides of...
By MELISSA CLARK Published: September 17, 2008 THE flow of ideas and ingredients between the savory and sweet sides of...
A GOOD APPETITE; A Garlic Festival Without a Single Clove
By MELISSA CLARK Published: June 18, 2008 ''I'D rather have an ounce of garlic than a pound of truffles,'' my...
By MELISSA CLARK Published: June 18, 2008 ''I'D rather have an ounce of garlic than a pound of truffles,'' my...
A GOOD APPETITE; An Apple and Barley Get-Together
By MELISSA CLARK Published: November 5, 2008 BARLEY has always been the one-trick pony of my pantry. I'd trot it...
By MELISSA CLARK Published: November 5, 2008 BARLEY has always been the one-trick pony of my pantry. I'd trot it...
A GOOD APPETITE; Snail Butter, Please Hold the Snails
By MELISSA CLARK Published: July 16, 2008 WHEN I was growing up, my parents were so obsessed with eating snails...
By MELISSA CLARK Published: July 16, 2008 WHEN I was growing up, my parents were so obsessed with eating snails...
A GOOD APPETITE; Third Time's the Charm, Valentine
By MELISSA CLARK Published: February 11, 2009 A FEW years ago, I asked my husband, Daniel, what sweet treat I...
By MELISSA CLARK Published: February 11, 2009 A FEW years ago, I asked my husband, Daniel, what sweet treat I...
THE GOOD APPETITE; Silky, Sweet and Tart, a Triple Threat
FOR cooks of a lemon-loving persuasion, a puckery citrus curd is the culinary analogue of a chocolate fanatic's fudgy ganache....
FOR cooks of a lemon-loving persuasion, a puckery citrus curd is the culinary analogue of a chocolate fanatic's fudgy ganache....
Aboard the Truffle Truck, Some Sniffs Before the Sale
New York Times: December, 2006
FOR John Magazino, a baby-faced 37-year-old from Larchmont, N.Y., the unmarked white van in which he conducts his truffle...
New York Times: December, 2006
FOR John Magazino, a baby-faced 37-year-old from Larchmont, N.Y., the unmarked white van in which he conducts his truffle...
A GOOD APPETITE; Taking Back a Childhood Favorite
New York Times: April, 2007
OF all the reasons to visit my friends with small children, grilled cheese sandwiches may be the best. Sure, I...
New York Times: April, 2007
OF all the reasons to visit my friends with small children, grilled cheese sandwiches may be the best. Sure, I...
A GOOD APPETITE; A Salad No Rabbit Could Love
New York Times, March 2007
IN college, I worked at a restaurant where the owner had a low opinion of the ordering habits of his...
New York Times, March 2007
IN college, I worked at a restaurant where the owner had a low opinion of the ordering habits of his...
A GOOD APPETITE; In Case of Emergency, Extract Sausage From Freezer, and Enjoy
ASK cooks about their culinary emergency funds -- for use in case of a rainy day, citywide blackout, severe illness...
ASK cooks about their culinary emergency funds -- for use in case of a rainy day, citywide blackout, severe illness...
A GOOD APPETITE; Not Irish, but Maybe It's for the Best
New York Times, March 2007
WHEN I was in college, I somehow acquired a recipe for what I've always considered to be the ultimate Irish...
New York Times, March 2007
WHEN I was in college, I somehow acquired a recipe for what I've always considered to be the ultimate Irish...
A GOOD APPETITE; Shrimp Scampi, A Classic Open to Interpretation
SHRIMP scampi is a dish so entrenched in the Italian-American vernacular that until the day I decided to make it,...
SHRIMP scampi is a dish so entrenched in the Italian-American vernacular that until the day I decided to make it,...
FORAGING; Bologna, Italy: Antica Aguzzeria del Cavallo
New York Times, February 2007
A stroll down Via Drapperie, Bologna's main market street, leads past vegetable stalls overflowing with exotic citrus fruits and melons,...
New York Times, February 2007
A stroll down Via Drapperie, Bologna's main market street, leads past vegetable stalls overflowing with exotic citrus fruits and melons,...
A GOOD APPETITE; Winter's Stew Infused With Summer
New York Times, February 2007
AT a recent dinner in a fancy restaurant, my braised lamb shanks were served pulled off the bone and molded...
New York Times, February 2007
AT a recent dinner in a fancy restaurant, my braised lamb shanks were served pulled off the bone and molded...
A GOOD APPETITE; Saving a Few Hours On a Trip Back to Colonial Times
New York Times, February 2007
MY friend Dave Wondrich is the proud owner of an authentic earthenware bean pot, passed down from his grandmother Virginia...
New York Times, February 2007
MY friend Dave Wondrich is the proud owner of an authentic earthenware bean pot, passed down from his grandmother Virginia...
A GOOD APPETITE; A Morning Meal Begs to Stay Up Late
New York Times, January 2007
A CRAVING that Americans share, to the exclusion of the rest of the world, is a penchant for cold cereal...
New York Times, January 2007
A CRAVING that Americans share, to the exclusion of the rest of the world, is a penchant for cold cereal...