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There is a time and place for the long-cook tomato sauce, heaped with meatballs and a big buttery slab of garlic bread, but summer is not that time. ‘Tis the season for fresh tomatoes and quick cooking. This recipe is simple and impossible to f-up, unless you buy shitty tomatoes or overcook the pasta. So [...]

The inaugural, and inevitably final, feed me kc “End Times Tomato Extravabonanza” continued this weekend with another wallet-busting trip to the farmers’ market ($45 in tomatoes, please) and gin-fueled evenings in the kitchen. Saturday I was craving scallops — something that has rarely occurred after I made myself sick on undercooked frozen Costco scallops in [...]

As I’ve mentioned before, my Italian is a wee bit weak. But I’m pretty sure panzanella translates to “delicious f-ing summer bread salad”–pane being Italian for “bread” and zanella translating to “delicious f-ing summer salad.” Or something like that. Make this salad while you still can (while tomatoes are in season), and then stop making [...]

One of the nice things about Hell encroaching on Earth is that tomatoes have arrived early! Unfortunately, it also means they won’t be around for long. Never one to dally in the face of impending doom, I’m cramming as much tomato fruit into my mouth as humanly possible. This, of course, includes plenty of BLTs [...]

Full Disclosure: I contrived this entire recipe so I would have an excuse to post this video.* *Fullest Disclosure: I will do it again. Beef carpaccio is something I rarely order at restaurants, probably because I worked in two restaurants that served beef carpaccio. That said, I think it’s a fine dish, if the beef [...]

Everything is better when grilled. (It’s just true, so let’s not waste a lot of time debating it.) Even foods I don’t typically celebrate, such as whole artichokes (so damn watery), are transformed on the grill. And why not grill your lemons. Heck, make a grilled cocktail while you’re at it. This recipe is good [...]

It’s been almost five years since my first and only trip to Italy. But every time Lady Akin and I eat dinner at Bella Napoli in Brookside (6229 Brookside Blvd.), we end up recounting the two-week trip. “Remember the 400 photos you took of the Trevi fountain … Remember leaving the camera in the taxi [...]

It’s that most wonderful time of year — when schools empty, the pools open, and crabs get soft. Actually, that whole sentence is kind of creepy. What I’m trying to say is, soft-shell crabs are delicious and only available for a few months (if that) each year. If you find them, eat them. (I found [...]

Let’s get real … I drink alcohol every night. Sure, I take the occasional night off, like when I had the stomach flu last year, or when I had the stomach flu three years ago. It’s not always a binge, often just a few drinks to unwind after a not-so-long day of having a relatively [...]

Pardon my boldness, but there’s something I need to say: Vacation is just grand. It’s true; I’m just a big, big fan. (And again, I’m sorry for the audacity, but this is something I feel very strongly about.) It’s difficult to pick my favorite thing about vacation (the not working, the extra sleep, the gluttony, [...]