New York City in the early ‘80s was a very dangerous place. My first apartment was cater-corner to the Silver Palate, and within 23 months of moving in I had switched careers. Proximity to that ...

Come this way, up the garden steps and into a backyard where the patio is canopied by an old avocado tree. Take a seat in the mild yellow light of the resurgent sun, and fill a plate from a buffet of ...

Like many in our region, my grandfather, Don Mathison, was 100 percent Norwegian and proud of it. For years, our family's Christmas Eve buffet has included Norwegian specialties like lefse, pickled ...

This gravlax recipe comes by way of my good friend Kirsten Petersen, a longtime Solvang resident and local caterer who died in December of 2010. John David Finley is a freelance writer and author of ...

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Celebrate the holidays the Barefoot Contessa way with Ina Garten’s holiday brunch menu. The celebrity chef and longtime Food Network star makes brunch special but, of course, not without a “How easy ...

Near Seoul’s famed Garak Market in Songpa-gu, the newly-minted Salmone Kitchen serves up house-cured gravlax, cold-smoked salmon and raw slices of the popular fish in a pristine two-story space. With ...

Mix together the salt, sugar, and peppercorns in a small bowl. Rub a handful of the mixture on both sides of the salmon, place it in a shallow dish, and sprinkle with the remaining salt mixture. Cover ...