Mark Bittman's Blog, page 68

Make It One for My Baby: Do Strollers Belong in Bars?

Are babies in drinking establishments a welcome sign of relaxed parenting or a troubling omen of head-splitting caterwauling?

Make It One For My Baby: Do Strollers Belong in Bars?

Are babies in drinking establishments a welcome sign of relaxed parenting or a troubling omen of head-splitting caterwauling?

Nathan Myhrvold Delays Book, Apologizes to Santa

"Modernist Cuisine," his six-volume, 40-pound, 2,400-page, $625 treatise on science-based cooking, will not be ready in time for holiday shopping.

Dear FloFab: May I Take a French Leave?

When it's okay to leave without saying goodbye, what to say to potluck guests who show up with a bag of lettuce, and how to thank a chef without barging into the kitchen.

Rickshaw Dumpling, Van Leeuwen Ice Cream and More Coming to Tavern on the Green

The two food truck operators, along with a Turkish restaurant and a Westchester food shop will set up outside the Central Park restaurant starting Oct. 15.

Finalists for the Vendy Rookie Award Are Announced

The Street Vendor Project selects the best newcomers among New York food trucks.

My Mise Is a Mess

Do regular civilians cook like chefs? Can we? Should we even try?

When Food Is Exciting and You Are Bored to Death

A reader says some restaurants take such a reverent attitude toward fun that they're no longer fun.

Food Photography: How to Shoot Soup

Andrew Scrivani gives pointers on how to photograph pureed soups, lentil soups and broth-based soups.

Beer Garden Radar

A new phone app zeroes in on beer gardens in New York.