• Tuesday, January 06th, 2009
Over at Serious Eats, Robyn Lee put the question to the food community on whether they’d send back an overcooked burger. I’ve found that the majority of recooks sent back to the kitchen are undercooked, but it is an interesting question. Personally I only send a steak or burger back if I’m paying top dollar. I can endure an overcooked $5 burger, but a $45 filet you can bet is going back to the kitchen. more…
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Walking into a restaurant called Tokyo Seoul you may expect to find contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. In a way you find just that, depending on how you choose to enjoy your experience at the family run restaurant on the East side of Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. Kim met in Seoul, South Korea and just knew that the food they found there was fantastic. So fantastic that, back in Syracuse the school teacher and her husband opened up their very own restaurant. 
I don’t do the resolution thing. I’ve found in the past that they are simply a way for people to make themselves look good to friends and family, but in the end it’s all empty promises. If you’re going to make a commitment you should stick to it. And who says you can only resolve to start or change something on January 1st. that’s why rather than make some cooking resolutions, I’m just going to try and make adjustments. I’ll try to make sushi at some point at home, a task I’ve only done on a few occasions to the horror of my eyes. 
In evidence of when you have an idea go for it quickly, I was disappointed to see Mark Bittman’s article in the 
Today’s the day people. Thanksgiving has officially started. But wait, how can that be? You’re probably checking your calendar right now wondering if there’s been some sort of rip in the space time continuum. No, but if you want to enjoy the holiday you must prepare now. So I’m going to provide you with menu ideas and when exactly you should begin working on them. That way when you wake up on Thanksgiving morning there aren’t a bunch of cranky cooks in a cramped kitchen trying to get dinner complete without bloodshed. 
We’re closing in on Thanksgiving, and that means it is preparation time. Yes you really should at least start thinking about getting ready for the big day. In fact there are things you can be doing right this moment to make the festivities go smoother. For one you can prepare all of your pie crusts and stocks for freezing until ready to use. See? I’ve just saved you hours of labor on the day of the feast. You probably like me a lot right now, and it was such a simple suggestion. Want more? 
Confirmed. These are the best chocolate chip cookies I have ever had or made. The flavor improved dramatically over the course of the 36 hour waiting period. Everyone has devoured the cookies and my batch of 24 is now a measly 2. Which means I’m going to have to get baking again. 
Thanksgiving is a holiday of tradition. I love Christmas, and my wife loves it even more, so by extension my enjoyment of the holiday has grown. But Thanksgiving is my holiday of choice for this season. The food, the family, the afternoon nap. These are the great moments I remember year after year. And within that are some disastrous recipes that I cannot believe were ever attempted. So I’ve decided to kickoff the Munch Monster Thanksgiving celebration by sharing the 5 worst recipes ever attempted by me. 
American cuisine is often seen as simple hamburgers and hotdogs. Or a bastardization of imported cuisine, such as Italian here in the Northeast or Mexican in the Southwest. But that limited view of what we Americans offer the dining world ignores the innovative and wonderful treats that make our country just as viable a source of fine foods as France. What I have below is a list of 5 food items that come from a specific region of the country and simply need to be more pervasive in the average American diet. Too many of these dishes simply dawdle in their respective areas of creation, missed by millions. 