Nancy Lowell has spent a lifetime loving, eating, cooking, learning and reading about food. She has owned a small restaurant in Delaware County, New York, a catering business in New York City, worked for fifteen years for Whole Foods Market, and served Breakfast at Tiffany’s during her time working in corporate dining.
Just the other day I was reminiscing with a friend about the department store restaurants that were ubiquitous in our youth. Almost every department store had at least one restaurant and some had a lunch counter as well. These were sit-down restaurants with real china, cloth napkins, and as a kid I always felt very […]
Though I am not much of a sandwich eater, I do appreciate great sandwiches. In fact I put a lot of effort into making my own Cubano a few months ago. If you believe making a sandwich is a simple affair, you haven’t had a really great one. I understand that there are some specifics on […]
Pan roasted; just saying it makes me want whatever is going into that pan. Pan roasting evokes warmth, and comfort, texture and depth. I am a huge fan of pan roasting, and the cold weather, and the seasonal produce are a perfect match for this easy and aromatic technique. Lately I have made […]
It is a shame that boneless-skinless chicken breasts are the go-to chicken for most people, rather than the far superior (in my estimation) bone-in, skin on,chicken thighs. I think there are a number of reasons for this, and none of them have anything to do with flavor. Some people can’t deal with chicken bones (or […]
Cooking is the sort of thing that is passed down in families, and rarely takes on anything as formal as cooking lessons. We cook the way our moms (or dads) cooked, and this goes way beyond technique, and a penchant for always using the same pan to roast the turkey. The way we cook has […]