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North Fork, LI: A Great Dining Spot

After you’ve toured the North Fork’s vineyards or steered your kayak through the inlets and coves that dot Peconic Bay, you’ll want to find a place to eat. Until recently, the choices were hum-drum at best: seafood emporiums with great views over the bay or Long Island Sound, but without the food to match.
Now that’s [...]

Virginia Restaurant: Southern Kitchen

Right off Interstate 81 in New Market, Va. awaits the Southern Kitchen. Like many of the other buildings in this sleepy old town, the eatery is housed in a plain wooden building. An old red neon sign shouts out the name. Inside, are a couple of rows of booths and a counter with stools. The [...]

Junk Food Alert: Twinkies in All Their Glory

Ever wonder what’s in a Twinkie? Read my interview with Steve Ettlinger, author of Twinkie, Deconstructed.
What’s Really in a Twinkie? Find out in Twinkie, DeconstructedThis article originally appeared in SLJ’s Extra Helping.Have you ever wondered what’s in a Twinkie, that highly processed yellow sponge cake filled with velvety cream that so many kids love? Prompted [...]

Upper West Side Restaurants: New Ones Coming

A restaurant addition and a change in ownership at another eatery are occurring on the Upper West Side. These events could perk up an area of New York long referred to as a culinary desert.
eighty one (opening mid-fall 2007)45 West 81st Street
After 14 years at The Sea Grill and a total of 14 stars from [...]

San Francisco: Market Hall Foods

In the East Bay, in the charming, leafy town of Rockridge, is a terrific market, Market Hall. With a fabulous cheese counter, fresh home made pasta, and a good selection of specialty foods, this light and airy market features individual vendors who purvey artisanal foods, many locally produced and grown.
At the Pasta Shop, there is [...]