Ah yes, stir-frying or “chow” cooking, as it is referred to in this handy recipe card, was all the rage in the 70’s. So exotic, so foreign, and such a damn fine reason to use that universal tasty seasoning, MSG. This particular card came with a bold faced “helpful hint” at the bottom, for those [...]

“Great restaurants are nothing more than mouth-brothels. There is no point in going to them if one intends to keep one’s belt buckled.”
~Frederick Raphael

Yoshi Sushi has opened in the former Fu Hao space on the corner of Park and Post in Five Points. I am hearing that the menu is virtually unchanged from the Fu Hao offerings – [...]

::Editor’s Note: I will be out of town eating my way up the Eastern Seaboard this weekend. As a special Memorial Day gift, I’m leaving you with one of the most disgusting vintage recipe cards I’ve ever seen Surly post. Enjoy and be safe out there!::

Ingredients
3 pounds halibut steaks
1 tablespoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
Juice of 3 [...]

A truly entertaining vintage meal, complete with dancing poultry, pineapple spears, and questionable spherical objects that could be grapes, olives, or marbles.

Ingredients
3 1½ to 2 pound broiling chickens, split in half
1 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons lemon juice
¼ cup Sherry wine
½ teaspoon ground ginger or 1 wedge fresh ginger, smashed
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tablespoons honey
Directions
Lay chickens [...]

There is a lot of foodie news this week, but I’d like to begin with a public service announcement. It’s hot as blazes out there right now. Have a seat in the air conditioning, pour yourself a glass of iced tea and kick your feet up with a trashy novel. Just do me a favor and [...]

On February 22, I had the good fortune to be invited to the taping of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives at 13 Gypsies in Riverside. Tonight, the show will air on the Food Network. My usual partners in crime were along as well. Cari Sánchez-Potter and Nancy White are simply the two best people to do [...]

There’s a lot of foodie news this week! It seems that everyone has thawed out from a winter that seemed to drag on longer than my Uncle Joe giving the fifteenth toast at my cousin’s wedding. It’s nice to bring out the shorts and flip flops, but the true beginning of the warmer months started [...]

Woo hoooo!
It’s Spring Break time here on the First Coast! That means sun, fun and food. Sometimes, that means a bit too much of all of it. You may be wondering how you can partake of all that Florida has to offer once the temperatures climb over 80 degrees without feeling like the floor of [...]

Hey there, Jaxers!
With temperatures in the 70s and very little chance of rain, it’s time to shed those heavy coats, put on your flip-flops and eat like you live in Florida!
If you’re in the mood for something Mediterranean, Zaitoon would like to offer you a complimentary glass of house wine or draft beer and a special [...]

Azurea at One Ocean resort is now introducing an Edible, Life Size Gingerbread Igloo free for the public to view. In fact, children are free to walk inside for a close up view.

Executive Pastry Chef Nancy Slatsky designed the One Ocean Ice Igloo, and a staff of five assisted her in the construction of the [...]