I know this article will only strike a loud, melodious chord with 3 types of people -- people who love duck confit, people who love Stanford football and people who hate the Oregon...

Yes, the McRib is back. My first reaction was, dude, AWESOME! Mainly because everyone keeps saying its awesome, and perhaps I'm just a follower.

Then I thought about it.

Look, I'm all for its $2.99 price tag and seemingly not-too-terrible 500 calories, but it's...

Window coverings are a tricky subject. From curtains to valances to shades to blinds, velvet to tulle, discount to luxury, finding the right thing to block out the sun or frame your window is, frankly, kind of a drag.

What's even more of a drag is when the already installed...

Everyone's morning cup of joe tends to mean something different. Whether it's a wake up aid, something to heat up your stomach, or a reason to check out the cute barista at your local coffee shop, coffee has become part of many Americans' morning routines. I don't even think twice...

Father's Day is a day to raise a glass to your dad for all the hard work and sacrifice that he has made for you, right? Why not actually raise a glass ... full of delicious cocktail-y goodness. Forget getting your dad a tie, or boxers, or a metal detector....

Photo by Jason Lam

If you are a New Yorker... or know a New Yorker... or know someone who knows a New Yorker, you know about the best halal chicken and rice cart in the city. It's on the corner of...

I often have these fantasies of moving to a tropical island, starting a farm, growing all sorts of delicious exotic fruits that my neighborhood Gristedes charges exorbitant amounts for, and cooking delicious plates of from-the-earth goodness.

During a week-long trip to St. Croix, much to my envy and slight...

I think one of the great joys of my job is learning how to make dishes straight from the chefs who create them in the best restaurants in NYC. I file those recipes away in my email and look them up whenever I have a dinner party or a special...

(Photos from www.millesimerestaurant.com)

I watched Billy Elliot on Broadway this weekend. More like, I gawked as this awesome 12-year-old showed me he would school me in a dance-off. (I guess the lawnmower can only take you so far.)

Following...

The one thing that still stays in my mind from Christmas 2010 is the media coverage of the "fat sugarplum fairy." Following The New York Times article calling the ballerina allegedly chubby (claiming she had "eaten one sugar plum too many"), I went to go see the New...

A couple months ago, I wrote about my eye-opening Christmas dinner conversation that left my world rocked by the realization that soy bean paste (known in Korean as dwen jang) and soy sauce come from the same process.

I had asked my dad, "Who the heck thinks,...

The latest venture by NYC's Little Owl and Market Table Chef Joey Campanero is in Philly. For me, Philadelphia is far, and seemingly colder than my beloved New York, (among other things, but my only real image of...

My family views the dinner table as akin to a cross between a Roman Forum on crack and a racetrack. The racetrack comes from the fact that my Korean family eats as quickly as possible to get it out of the way. The faster you eat, the more...

Recession? What recession? You feel transported to a time when bottles were a no-branier and investment bankers still wore bespoke suits, when you step into Calvisius Caviar's small lounge tucked inside the Four Seasons Hotel. And yet, the atmosphere isn't stuffy; it's...

As a food journalist and resident foodie in my social circle, I tend to get gifts that have to do with food or drink. I can assure you I've gotten far more awful fruit cakes and oversized chocolate baskets than you.

Having received a vast assortment of gifts from Mars...

Photo courtesy of Delicatessen

All readers should know that Delicatessen holds a special part in my heart. Why? Because I was at the kick-off party when the restaurant first opened its doors. I was in the company of Padma Lakshmi and...

It's my favorite time of the year. Sample sale season. There are crazy ones, there are low-key ones. And then there are the ones that you need an invite, an R.S.V.P., (and maybe a reference letter) to get into. The Christian Louboutin sample sale will be at 306 West 38th...

It seems that after a night out, there are just a handful of options for post-party food: Gray's Papaya, street meat, Koreatown. I recently visited OliO's in West Village, and they have an elevated and satisfying late night menu, a nice departure from...

The It Gets Better campaign that we have been seeing all over the internet came to Boston, Sunday night. The message, being spread by the Trevor Project, aims to empower LGBT youth who are the victims of bullying and harassment. The campaign has attracted celebrity support, with numerous big names...