Roasted chicken. Chef Thomas Keller waxed poetic about it on a recent episode of “Charlie Rose.” It has “reference points,” he noted. A big browned bird signals the arrival of the holidays, or a ...

Think of any food at its peak now and chances are it goes better with lemon: asparagus and artichokes, soft-shell crabs and wild salmon, strawberries and rhubarb. Whether as just a squeeze of fresh ...

The other day a friend stopped by while I was working on this article. She asked what I was writing about this week. My answer was Capers. She had no idea what I was talking about. I would bet that ...

Serve this zesty, room-temperature potato salad on its own with crisp lettuce or arugula leaves on the side, or alongside meats from the grill, a roasted chicken or any type of fish. The dressing ...

In this dish, the topping almost steals the show from the fish in terms of flavour. Therefore, it is actually of secondary importance which fish fillet ends up on the plate. What is more important, in ...

Corie P., Bay View, requested the recipe for ratatouille from Pastiche Bistro, 411 E. Mason St. (There is also a second location at 4313 W. River Lane in Brown Deer.) She wrote: “I was devastated when ...

If I were still in school, I’d write a thesis paper titled: How Capers Can Take a Meal from 0 to 10. I recently tried capers for the first time, and I can’t believe it took me this long. Salty and ...

Braised sausages and lentils are classic French comfort food, and by streamlining the recipe, we bring it out of the countryside and squarely into the weeknight rotation. Many traditional recipes make ...