The Simple Art of Cooking — Archive

The Simple Art Of Cooking: Excellent Eggplant

(October 10, 2012) Plant and Sing, the annual festival of art and food, was held at the Sylvester Manor on Shelter Island on... More

(February 8, 2012) My friend Herb Paer of Tenafly, New Jersey, has been a season ticket holder to football games since 1968 and... More

(February 1, 2012) America has been in the midst of a gastronomic revolution for decades, and pasta has headed the list as one... More

(January 9, 2012) I was so inspired by a column Mark Bittman of The New York Times wrote for the magazine’s January 1,... More

(December 30, 2011) 2011 was in the Hamptons, filled with so many incredible edibles thanks to Silvia Lehrer and the tasty treats she... More

(December 1, 2011) I can hardly wait for the bay scallop season, which traditionally begins the first Monday in November. When I checked... More

(November 8, 2011) Shrimp are probably the most popular and valuable of all our seafood. And among them there is tremendous variation. We... More

(August 8, 2011) Sea salt is local thanks to the Amagansett Sea Salt Co. More