Food is an integral part of any party so one must choose a catering service wisely. But how does one choose the right caterer for an event? It is important to do a lot of research, check references, and often request a sampling to make your final decision among the many catering services available.
Enjoy this collection of some of our favorite quotes as famous people utter their musings on food and wine.
Lynne Rossetto Kasper offers this recipe — Ripe Tomato Stack with Pine Nuts and Mozzarella.
With the growing use of reusable grocery bags, Shelly Orr of Re-Market at Etsy, is trying out her idea of reusable produce bags. What do you guys think? Would you bring your own bags for produce and bulk items?
Reusable Produce Bags | $7.50 for set of 3
The e-mail from a colleague came Tuesday afternoon, when I was hunkered down in front of my computer at the Seattle Times office: "On the Fly opened its door today. Just strolled down there to check it out. You should, too." A half hour later I was on the fly myself, strolling down street to check out the new Flying Fish's take-out adjunct, as directed.
I got a kick out of this story about chefs whose creative use of everyday supermarket ingredients offers good ideas for me and my kitchen. (Altoids to add a curiously strong mint flavor to sauces? Love it! And what if I used the cinnamon Altoids? That might be great melted into the custard for my homemade cinnamon-basil ice cream.)