'Fine Dining'

The South Bay School of Cooking located in Manhattan Beach, Calif. presents:
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house was feasting, merrymaking, drinking and good cheer. Enjoy a Victorian menu of yesteryear’s beef Wellington with mulled wine reduction sauce, pear and walnut salad, creamed onions, roasted root vegetables, and a flaming Christmas pudding.
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Here’s a hysterical article in the New York Times about how the waitstaff talks to diners and tries to put words in our mouth.
According to the article, restaurant speak “traffics in off-kilter pronouns, on display when a server asks: How are we enjoying things so far?
Well, we didn’t know you were dining with us. And [more...]

There’s an interesting article in the New York Times about food as science — something Rita Connolly, a frequent Circle of Food contributor, was educating us about a few weeks ago.
The article explains some of the theories and ingredients such as hydrocolloid gums (used in the disgusting Twinkie) and xanthan gum used in bottled salad dressing and [more...]

Going out to dinner or lunch should be a joy not a ploy for the restaurant to treat you badly.
There are so many restaurants in major metropolitan areas that bad or indifferent service would most likely close down a joint sooner vs. later.
Here’s one writer for the LA Times who chimes in with a bill of [more...]

Explore the deliciously exotic mysteries of Moroccan cooking with your sweetheart at this very popular series for couples only at the South Bay School of Cooking in Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Take a magic carpet ride as we highlight the mysterious flavors of Morocco with luxurious B’stilla-layers of chicken, almonds, and eggs cooked with sweet and savory [more...]