I never thanked everyone for the advice on getting thin slices of garlic. I'm not sure any amount of practice as a home cook would let me approach the speed and accuracy of Stringer, so I broke down and ordered the truffle slicer Michi suggested! I never do more than seven or eight cloves at a...
There are many grocery delivery companies here in the United States. One of them ("Instacart") is apparently planning on hiring hundreds of thousands of drivers to meet the increasing demand for their services.
I have never used such a service before because I don't mind grocery shopping and...
That seems to be the take of the authors of this article in the New York Times, who believe there will be at least two if not three or four prolonged periods of "social distancing" needed before an effective vaccine can be developed:
"Unfortunately, normal is a long way off. We need to be...
Great idea for a thread!
I made pasta aglio e olio last night and wondered how you pros would approach getting a bunch of finely sliced garlic. I also wonder if there is a fast way to chop Italian parsley that doesn’t include leaving lots of stems in the mix (perhaps stems matter less than I...
This must be a scary time for restaurant owners (and employees) all over the country. With so many hourly workers living paycheck to paycheck, the consequences of this thing will be devastating.
I host many small (40-80 persons) events each year that I have catered, and I worry about the...