At least two e-mails are spreading false information on the Internet about a serial rapist who supposedly carjacked and raped three women last week in northeast St. Petersburg, police say. ...more

October 16, 2008

Sheryl Frattaroli of Romeo, Mich. (RL&F is very big in suburban Detroit), wrote to say she wants a recipe for the mustard pickles served at the old Maas Bros. department store restaurants. ...more

October 12, 2008

A few weeks back, Judee VanBrookhoven wanted a recipe for good old North Carolina barbecue. Lovers of the vinegar-based 'cue responded en masse. ...more

September 17, 2008

APPETITE FOR SEDUCTION Tripped across this list of chef pickup lines at Eggbeater, a food blog by Shuna Fish Lydon at eggbeater.typepad.com that I enjoy and read regularly. I liked the list because there are lots of in-jokes that only chefs can appreciate, such as the references to burned forearms, the lack of free time away from work and, of course, specific cooking techniques and seasonings. Great metaphors, all. ...more

July 30, 2008