http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off Food and Wine Editors' Blog en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:27:53 -0500 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:04:56 -0500 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2009/11/9/Park-Avenue-Potluck-Celebrations What can someone like me, a girl living in Queens, NY, possibly learn from a bunch of Park Avenue socialites with names like Muffie Potter Aston? A lot, I learned, after I read Park Avenue Potluck Celebrations, a new book by New York Times columnist ... Entertaining Cookbooks Holidays Events Style Recipes News Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:04:56 -0500 http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2009/11/9/Park-Avenue-Potluck-Celebrations Alessandra Bulow http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2009/10/30/Halloween-Dress-Like-a-Chef Scrounging for a last-minute Halloween costume? Get inspiration from some of our favorite chefs’ ensembles in F&W's "Dress Like a Chef" slideshow, like Mario Batali's now-iconic look: red wig pulled in a low ponytail, bagg... Events Holidays Chefs Style News Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:54:45 -0500 http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2009/10/30/Halloween-Dress-Like-a-Chef Alessandra Bulow http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2009/4/10/The-Peeps-Are-Coming Forget ham: The real reason to be excited for Sunday is that the Washington Post will announce the winners of their third annual Peeps diorama contest. Last year, they got more than 800 submissions. That means more than 800 people took time out of th... Holidays Recipes News Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:13:00 -0500 http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2009/4/10/The-Peeps-Are-Coming Emily Kaiser http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2009/4/10/An-AllNatural-Egg-Dyeing-Experiment My mom lives by the mantra that all-natural is always better. So last weekend when I went to visit, I found her in the kitchen ranting about Paas, the popular Easter-egg dye. After many years of Paas-stained fingers and perfectly colored Paas eggs, m... Holidays Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:33:00 -0500 http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2009/4/10/An-AllNatural-Egg-Dyeing-Experiment Jen Murphy http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2009/4/8/A-Vegan-Passover If retweeting is re-posting a twitter feed, what's the word for re-blogging a Facebook status update? Retatting? This is a retat. Last night I got so excited I mentioned this on my Facebook page. A vegan friend is coming for Passover, and while c... Entertaining Holidays Recipes Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:36:00 -0500 http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2009/4/8/A-Vegan-Passover Emily Kaiser http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2009/4/7/The-Best-Pizza-of-Spring Easter is this Sunday. This means that my mother has started baking her annual batch of pizza rustica using a recipe from her aunt, a stubborn woman who, because of a lamp, did not speak to her sister (my grandmother) for six years. Per this aunt&#39... Baking Cooking Holidays Recipes Ingredients Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:23:14 -0500 http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2009/4/7/The-Best-Pizza-of-Spring Emily McKenna http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2009/2/12/LastMinute-Valentines-Gifts-for-Every-Budget I have a disproportionate amount of guy friends, which means I usually start getting distraught calls around this time of year (i.e., two days before Valentine’s Day) asking for gift suggestions. Case in point: Over the weekend, I asked my newl... Desserts Cooking Wine Holidays Recipes News Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:56:00 -0500 http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2009/2/12/LastMinute-Valentines-Gifts-for-Every-Budget Jen Murphy http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2008/12/23/Hostess-Gifts-on-the-Fly My friends must have been inspired by F&W’s list of 20 spectacular holiday parties in the December issue because this month has turned into one nonstop party – cocktail parties, cookie swap parties, Mad Men–themed parties, Monda... Entertaining Holidays Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:16:00 -0500 http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2008/12/23/Hostess-Gifts-on-the-Fly Jen Murphy http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2008/12/23/Fish-and-Fun-with-the-FW-Family Since it's just two days until Christmas, we all decided it would be nice to start the festivities a little early. When F&W wine guru Ray Isle asked how we in the Test Kitchen were, I replied, "We'd be better if we were drinking ... Holidays Test Kitchen Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:34:00 -0500 http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2008/12/23/Fish-and-Fun-with-the-FW-Family Grace Parisi http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2008/12/22/Top-Holiday-Cocktails Recently, writer Jonathan Miles pondered that traditional holiday drink: mulled wine. It's fragrant, it's soothing and it’s the official beverage of Charles Dickens's “A Christmas Carol.” The only problem? No one actuall... Holidays Cocktails Recipes Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:25:00 -0500 http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2008/12/22/Top-Holiday-Cocktails Ratha Tep http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2008/12/19/Where-To-Eat-Out-During-The-Holidays When oil prices went through the roof this summer and airlines started charging all sorts of never-before-seen fees, a lot of my friends were hunkering down, forgoing any air travel, and for the first time, using that odd blend of words: staycation. ... Holidays Travel Restaurants Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:18:25 -0500 http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2008/12/19/Where-To-Eat-Out-During-The-Holidays Ratha Tep http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2008/12/17/Airport-Survival Just in case President Bush’s efforts to ease holiday hassles at the airport aren’t foolproof F&W’s Senior Online Editor Rachel Wharton has devised the ultimate airport dining survival guide so you can at least eat and drink wel... Holidays Chefs Travel Cocktails Restaurants News Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:08:00 -0500 http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2008/12/17/Airport-Survival Jen Murphy http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2008/12/9/Leftover-Genius Eco or cuckoo? Efficient or lazy? Resourceful or just plain cheap?  Given my family's distaste for leftovers, my near inability to make "just enough" and the rate at which my fridge gets emptied, I found myself tossing way too much... Cooking Holidays Test Kitchen Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:14:00 -0500 http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2008/12/9/Leftover-Genius Grace Parisi http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2008/12/4/FW-Gift-Guide-Bonus-Extras Our December gift guide  only had room for 40 items. Here are three more, from a steal to a splurge, that I'd almost love to receive more than give.$5 and upMe & Goji CerealsThis brilliant new service from a New Hampshire–based com... Holidays Farms Desserts Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:55:00 -0500 http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2008/12/4/FW-Gift-Guide-Bonus-Extras Emily Kaiser http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2008/12/1/A-Meat-and-Potatoes-Holiday-Party Glittering paper snowflakes! I loved the gorgeous styling by renowned event planner David Monn for Alex Williams's recent budget-holiday-party piece, "We're Going to Party Like It's 1929," in the New York Times. But the food&#8... Entertaining Cooking Holidays Ingredients Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:47:56 -0500 http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2008/12/1/A-Meat-and-Potatoes-Holiday-Party Ratha Tep