Andrew Simmons

Ever since Aristotle wandered the supermarkets, philosophers and scientists have been wondering which came first: the chicken or the egg. Aristotle went with both, saying neither could have preceded the other. Around 2000 years later, Stephen Hawking favored the egg. However, when it comes to Tuesday afternoon's news that corporate......

In May, we wrote about metal cooking shows, noting that playing metal required precision and well-seasoned chops, much like cooking. Today, we're examining the metal-kitchen pipeline further, sorting through a 2009 cookbook we just received from Bazillion Points Books in Brooklyn, New York: Hellbent For Cooking, a carefully curated collection......

The well-heeled hedonists who flip like patties over Cochon 555's annual baptism-by-pork don't need any extra incentives to support local agriculture. Pork shoulder bánh mì, carnitas tacos, and maple pork-fat ice cream reel them in just fine. Yet Cochon 555 founder Brady Lowe, a man who Jonathan Gold described aptly......

We first saw Ted Sabarese's photography a few months back when a standout from his evolution series held down the cover of Gastronomica's Summer 2011 issue. There, a striking woman with huge luminescent eyes and a silvery gown sat poised to slice into a silvery fish with peepers the size......

Given the size of the man's paws and his height relative to that of the hoop, the sight of Yao Ming shooting always made us think of a toddler dropping grapes into a plastic cup. The recently retired NBA star from Shanghai had a sweet shot, but the jury's still......

The world is full of restaurant signs warning customers not to do things. Wear a shirt or leave. Order correctly or be yelled at. If your food sucks, don't ask for a refund because you won't get one. With all the negativity, it's refreshing to see an example of restaurant......

In Westlake, there is an establishment called the Silver Platter. The name brings to mind slabs of prime rib served on shining plates with ornate handles. However, if you go, you'll find no beef, just plenty of wriggling flesh on the dance floor. Over on Wilshire in Beverly Hills, there......

"Eat mor chikin," beg the witless cows in Chick-fil-A advertisements, eager to avoid a grisly fate and carrying on the Atlanta-based chain's tradition of eccentric spelling in the process. As far as intellectual property goes, the slogan is pretty low-wattage, but that isn't stopping the company from breaking out some......

Thanksgiving is really a spread more than a meal, if you think about it. Cranberry sauce, gravy and turkey notwithstanding, dishes don't necessarily appear together because they compliment one another. Whether they're part of a family routine or a conviction of what the holiday meal is supposed to include, tradition......

" Shatner is shameless when it comes to his acting and his public persona," wrote Pat Jordan in a September 2010 New York Times Magazine profile. "There is little he will not do, no humiliation he will not embrace, to make his fans laugh. He once boasted that he did......