ANY meal can be the ideal Hollywood Bowl meal. It’s just that some suppers are more ideal for certain evenings than others. A tuna sandwich and a beer work for a night when you’ve made a last-minute ...

Curly endive has long been one of the uglier ducklings in the lettuce lineup, its scraggly, scratchy, dark-green leaves looking about as fun to eat as a Brillo pad. But lately, this homely green's ...

Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add tomatoes and cook, stirring frequently, until tomatoes begin to burst, about 8 minutes. Add garlic, lemon peel, and dried crushed red pepper; ...

A good salad strikes a perfect balance of textures and flavors, but it’s easy to overdo it with rich ingredients, especially when striving to add savory elements. For a vegetarian salad that hits all ...

1. Cut the root end off the head of frisée, then tear the frisée into small pieces to measure the indicated amount. Place in a large mixing bowl. 2. Separate the leaves of kale from the stems and tear ...

Bitter greens are balanced with sweet pear wedges, bold blue cheese, and toasty hazelnuts, all in a simple vinaigrette of hazelnut oil and red wine vinegar. Bill Telepan is the culinary director, NYC, ...

1. Make the Poached Egg: Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a large saucepan over high heat. Add the vinegar and adjust the heat to a brisk simmer. 2. Break the egg into a small bowl and pour it into the ...

Note: Cashel Blue, made near the town of Cashel in County Tipperary in southwestern Ireland, is considered one of the best blue cheeses in the world, but any quality blue cheese will do. Find it at ...

Curly endive has long been one of the uglier ducklings in the lettuce lineup, its scraggly, scratchy, dark-green leaves looking about as fun to eat as a Brillo pad. But lately, this homely green's ...

Suffice it to say that I eat out more than the general population, unless, of course, the general population can catalogue more than 450 restaurant meals in a year — which is about the number of ...

Behind an antique two-pump gas station on the seaward side of Highway 1, up a path of stone steps laden with native plants and the fog-driven ghosts of Henry Miller and Anais Nin, before a stretch of ...

I keep hoping that if I say that enough, it will actually come true. Comfort food should be pronounced dead, because it’s gone as far as it can go in the white-tablecloth-and-heavy-silver restaurant ...