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Filed under: Dinner, Poultry, Food Oddities, Food Quest, Roasting, America, Retro cookery, North America, Thanksgiving, FallA few days ago, I documented my first visit to a Pollo Vivero, or live-kill poultry place. Well, having now had the joy of dressing and eating a freshly-killed turkey, I can absolutely state the following points: Cutting ...

Filed under: Dinner, America, Holidays, Thanksgiving I have been contributing to Thanksgiving dinners since I was a child, doing everything from polishing the silver to serving the cocktails to making all the side dishes to inventing new deserts. However, this year will be the first that I'll be hosting and, admittedly, the thought fills me with ...

Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, Restaurants, Raves & Reviews, AmericaI found myself in Westport, Connecticut and wanted to check out Chef Pietro Scotti's hot lunch place, Zest. Chef Pietro Scotti of the famous Da Pietro's opened Zest in 2006 to cater to Westport's casual crowd, or at least the fine dining crowd when they don't feel like getting ...

Filed under: Lunch, Breakfast, Dinner, Hors D'oeuvres, Snacks, Dessert, Restaurants, Raves & Reviews, Trends, AmericaCafeteria rocks. Cafeteria is a restaurant in New York's fabulous Chelsea area. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Cafeteria caters not only to its trendy local neighborhood, but to the nearby Meatpacking District where ...

Filed under: Dinner, Restaurants, Barbecuing, Raves & Reviews, America ''Who doesn't love Wii?'' says the manager I spoke with at Wildwood BBQ, a restaurant on Park Avenue at 18th Street in Manhattan. Every Tuesday night since August, Wildwood BBQ, a classy new ribs joint off Union Square, has hosted Wii Boxing with cheap beer and big ...

Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, Restaurants, Beef, Raves & Reviews, America, Comfort Food, Local EatingWe've mentioned it a couple of times before, in our review of GQ's Best Hamburgers and our Ten Best Burgers in NYC, but it's time to take a proper look. It's the Soup Nazi of burger joints, it's a best kept secret in New York City: it's The ...

Filed under: Dinner, Asia, America, Comfort Food, High-fructose corn syrup, Fast FoodFirst off, I should probably admit that I'm a huge fan of Trader Joe's. Like many people, I go there every week or two; unlike many people, my pilgrimages involve two 45-minute subway rides and about a mile of walking with armloads of groceries. Even these ...

Filed under: Dinner, Restaurants, America, Local Eating There are numerous reasons why I enjoy going to restaurants that serve local food. When traveling it's an exciting way to discover the foods that different places have to offer. Atlantica in Camden, Maine is an excellent restaurant that incorporates local ingredients. I started off dinner ...

Filed under: Tastings, Wine, Lunch, Dinner, Books, America, CelebritiesIf you're a Vayniac, you already know that Gary Vaynerchuk came out with a book called 101 Wines Guaranteed to Inspire, Delight, and Bring Thunder to Your World. Marisa announced the book here at Slashfood about a month and a half ago, and I just got my hands on a copy a few ...

Filed under: Dinner, East Coast, Vegetables, America, Local Eating, Ingredient Spotlight, Guilty Pleasures For reasons I've yet to understand (perhaps in recompense for my obsessive heirloom veggie gardening), the food fates smiled upon me today. I reached into the crisper drawer for a bunch of scallions, and instead drew out (gasp!) ramps -- ...