Mark Bittman's Blog, page 47

Off the Menu: Fish Tag

Michael Psilakis opens his latest offering on West 79th Street.

For the Briners, Thanksgiving May Start Today

A simple how-to on brining, with recipes from our archives.

Dining at the New Bowlmor Lanes

David Burke has helped prepare menus for the 220 seat restaurant and the lanes at the new Bowlmor alley off Times Square.

Off the Menu: Mas 2

Galen Zamarra plans a second Greenwich Village restaurant this summer.

Off the Menu: Villa Pacri

After a long delay the high-end Italian restaurant is opening in the meatpacking district.

Smashburger Is Coming to Town

The chain serves made-to-order, never-frozen all-Angus-beef grilled burgers.

The Temporary Vegetarian: Cabbage and Mushroom 'Lasagna'

A cabbage and mushroom lasagna, a golden, bubbling layered dish of sauteed mushrooms, Napa cabbage and thinly sliced potatoes bound with a béchamel sauce

A Nontraditional Sweet Potato Pie

Mark Bittman finds that flavoring the crust and making the sweet potato with coconut milk redeems his image of sweet potato pie.

Weekend Fare

Classes in Indian street food and Thanksgiving dishes, oyster and chili contests, and a sweets market.

Shopping Regionally in Rome

Mark Bittman shops at one of the neighborhood markets in Rome and finds food that is affordable and not pretentious.