Cuisine

“Rumali roti,” my Indian friend explained as I leaned back in our booth, “is a feathery sort of naan. It’s very light and soft. We eat it with many of our meals back home.” As he was talking, our dishes…

A few feet above my head hovered a balcony-in-miniature, complete with a wrought iron railing and shutters reminiscent of those latched to houses in the Italian countryside. Their color evinced a weather-weariness; though, pockets of flowers brought the scene to…

For Italians, food is not just the exclamation point at the end of a sentence—it is the sentence. Marking important moments with food, the Italian way of life means any gathering of family or friends is an excuse to set…

With the economy crippled (and crippling), there are three reasons I would seek out diner food instead of, say, a truffle-laced steak: it’s comforting, it’s big and it’s cheap. Fitting, then, that I would happen across Two Dog Diner in…

Too often, I end up reviewing restaurants that have seen and heard more praise than any one restaurant should. When I show up at the hostess stand, eager to judge a place on its own merits, I have to work…