Coffee

Coffee—You Going Qahway? Legend has it that the first of God’s creatures to know the pleasures of “qahway” (or as we know it, coffee) was a goat. A young Arab goatherder, Kaldi, after tending his herd for some time, took note of the strange dancing behavior his goats exhibited after eating the crimson berries from […]
Hard-Boiled

The Hard-Boiled Truth Whether it’s the remnants of Easter or other eggs-acting holiday celebrations, suddenly you are left with an overabundance of hard-boiled eggs. So, no surprise then that the Monday after Easter is National Egg Sandwich Day. In addition, it kicks off National Egg Salad Week, marking the seven days following the Paschal celebrations. […]
A Martini, Shaken, Not Stirred

A martini, shaken, not stirred. SEAN CONNERYScottish actor1930—2020As the character James Bond in the 1964 film Goldfinger written by Richard Maibaum and Paul Dehn A Bonding Experience There are few fictional characters whose place in the pantheon of contemporary culture is as global or as intergenerational as British author Ian Fleming’s master spy, James […]
Meat-Centric Michael Symon: Steak is His Favorite Vegetable

Steak is my favorite vegetable! MICHAEL SYMONAmerican chef, restaurateur, television food celebrity, and author 1969—Fix It With Food: Every Meal Easy Excerpted from Ian Makay’s Food for Thought: The Pleasures of the Table: Primi Piatti Meat-Centric: Carnivores of the World Unite! Restaurateur, chef, author, Food Network fixture, and member of ABC’s The Chew crew, Michael […]