Articles in France
Boeuf Bourguignon that’s even “better than street meat”
When our daughter’s college friend, Amanda, fresh from a St. Patrick’s day parade on a wind-whipped afternoon of traffic, crowds, bars and brew, blew in our door, ready for dinner, we sat her down with …
Balthazar’s Amazing Goat Cheese Tart with Carmelized Onions
On a cold night in Manhattan on a slickened cobblestone street, we tucked into Balthazar Restaurant–so cozy, so buzzy, so carefully designed to bring thoughts of a French bistro circa 1920– and sipped Rose Champagne, …
"El Jaleo!"
I knew when I walked into this tiny glass-enclosed restaurant in Buffalo, NY, that serves every kind of traditional Italian dish, from giambotte to cioppino, homemade bread, great pasta fagiole, good wine--the works, that something was about to happen. There 
