The economic recession has affected the way many of us eat. For me, it's meant dining out less often than I used to a year or so ago. But there has been an upside to things. More and more restaurants have cut prices to lure people like me who are on a budget but are still looking to shell out money at restaurants.

Pizzas, burgers, fried chicken and even Vietnam... Read More

I've never been a caffeine addict — until recently.

It started innocently enough. I'd sip a soy latte or a cappuccino as a treat every once in awhile, usually on weekends. Then one day in class I started drinking coffee because I was tired from a late night before and could barely stay awake while learning about some science behind baking bread. It all so... Read More

At The French Culinary Institute this week we had a demo I'll remember for a long time: Chefs showed us how they cut apart a big (and I mean big) fat tuna fish.

Like me, I'm sure you've eaten tuna in many forms: a grilled Ahi tuna steak with your salad nicoise, as raw slices of sashimi, a citrusy tuna tartar or just straight out of a can and into your tuna sala... Read More

If I needed a reason to move to San Francisco, I found it this past holiday weekend. The motive? Food, of course.

It all started at Beretta for dinner on a Saturday night in the

The recession has had its perks — especially for people who love to eat. In New York City, it seems like there's a proliferation of joints opening every week: the next beer garden, pizza makers, cupcake spinsters and burger masters. And that's only the beginning.

Even celebrated and well-known chefs have turned to offering customers with more affordable o... Read More

Does bacon make everything better? Some people swear it does. I love bacon, but I can't claim to be bacon obsessed.

Even so, my friends dragged me to a sliver of a restaurant in the East Village recently to try Permanent Brunch. What lured them in? Bacon, of course. But this place takes it a step furt... Read More

Summer has finally hit New York this month. But for people who love food, the hot and humid weather can have an upside: fresh tomatoes, succulent zucchinis and ripe peaches are just some of the options.

Seeing as my apartment is so tiny, I don't have much room for storage, including my fridge. Luckily there are plenty of green markets dotting the city where I c... Read More

I'm in Boston this weekend and instead of checking out the Freedom Trail, Harvard Square or other sceneries, what do I do? Eat, of course. Lots of eating.

Clam chowder, lobster, ice cream, Italian fare and sushi? That's only the start. So far I've eaten some great Italian food. One of the first stops was at Read More

If a James Beard award is the food world's equivalent of an Oscar, then cooking at the James Beard house must be a pressure-packed night for a chef. For many chefs, it's a step in gaining respect and recognition amongst their peers.

Since I enrolled at the French Culinary Institute last year, Read More

Everywhere you turn on the Internet, there seems to be a food blog. For me, that's the problem.

Everyone and their grandma writes — I use that term loosely — a food blog documenting what they ate for dinner (even if it was a frozen burrito they nuked in the microwave) or the "out-of-this-world" meal they ate at a newly discovered restaurant (serious... Read More