While in college at the University of Minnesota, Shakshuka Night brought me and my gaggle of late-teen to 20-something friends closer in the way I’ve since learned that only food can.
My boo is with me, batting her lashes and peeking longingly at my freshly procured noodle bowl.
Green papaya salad is one of the great salads that don’t get enough attention in the world.
top story
Sometimes the mid-day hunger pangs strike me harder than a Kamaru Usman jab to the mandible, and I just have to crush a toasty sando.
I don’t know exactly when the tradition started, but it had something to do with my husband throwing himself a one-man pity party on his Christmas Eve birthday many, many years ago.
Keeping up with corporate entities isn’t always easy for small businesses, but technology can level the playing field a little. At least that’…
Crust’s debut batch of kolaches aims to satisfy handheld breakfast devotees. The sweet, sesame-seeded brioche the bakery uses as its vessel is top-notch, but with the addition of chopped sausage and melted provolone in the middle, it really gets your taste buds’ attention.
The biscuits at the relatively new Bubba’s in Olympia slot into the large and dense category.
what: Ttukbaegi Bulgogi
This spot, tucked away on the side of 9 Medical Park, may be Columbia’s actual best kept secret.
Most pizzerias half-ass dessert. But you won’t find any oversized chocolate chip cookie pies or braided and sugared-up dough nonsense at Il Focolare.
Food folded into a neat vessel will always be delicious. Sure, we have sandwiches, but there’s something about a perfect little handheld thing that you tuck and bite into that makes it 10 times better.
When it gets to be fall or winter, I don’t think about those dark, charred dogs anymore — it’s chili dog season to me.
what: Butterscotch-Dipped Ice Cream
what: Brie and Anchovy Puff Pastry
what:Philly Stir Fry Salad
what:Dijon Encrusted Smoked Salmon B.L.T.
top story
At some point in history, someone discovered that a weird thing happens when you bake whipped egg whites
top story
It’s a delicious bar snack that’ll do trick whether you go for Monday Night Football or afternoon soccer — or if you don’t care for sports and just want to kill a pint and a plate.
Jordan Lawrence
Managing Editor for Free Times
Jonesing for a quick bite at a budget friendly Tex-Mex or Latin joint with greater menu diversity and culinary pizzazz than a Moe’s or Salsarita’s? Sabor could well be your new go-to.
Summer is all about the picnic. And the post-pool snack. And the post-beach snack.
On the hunt for the most decadent omelet in the Midlands?
Their freshly shaved marinated ribeye is crazy tender and bursting with flavor so rich and wonderful it’ll be at least a solid decade before the agri-tech wizzes at Beyond Meat can come close to mimicking this level of umami.
what: Pulled Chicken Platter
top story
Renovations continue on A Peace of Soul Vegan Kitchen’s brick-and-mortar location at Main and Franklin streets.
what: Blood Orange Marmalade
what: Huevos Rancheros Tostada
what: Grilled Louisiana Alligator & Pork Sausage
what: avocado salad, hot and sour soup, and ginger beef chow fun … but with tofu
what: Smoked & Cured Atlantic Salmon Board
what: Schnitzel Sandwich
what: crispy duck confit
what: Waakye and Fried Chicken
