Mark Hobbs 
‘Tis the season for giving, and in the case of one local bakery, that means serving sass to an unhappy customer. Over the weekend, Poulette Bakeshop in Parker grabbed some attention by responding to a commenter on Instagram who didn’t approve of the eclairs. “I got an eclair here once, paid $10 or something for … Read more
On a crisp December afternoon in Union Square, I rode four flights of escalators up to the restaurant at the top of Neiman Marcus. Inhaling the heavy scent of mall perfume and tinny din of holiday tunes, I tried to catch glimpses of the department store’s towering Christmas tree light fixture on the way up. … Read more
Pan frying is the most traditional way to make scrambled eggs and omelettes but it’s not always the most successful. The liquid mixture can quickly turn too solid and leave the end result without that fluffy core that omelettes are known for. That said, one home-cook-turned-food blogger has claimed to have found the perfect solution … Read more
For lighter flavours, there is the Christmas Green Tea (HK$248) – a blend of tea, star aniseed, licorice, coconut and sweet vanilla. Shop 022, G/F, K11 Atelier, Victoria Dockside, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui The best panettone: bakers reveal the secrets to making the Christmas loaf 3. Four Seasons Hong Kong panettone If you … Read more
Tesco is turning up the holiday cheer with a wallet-friendly Christmas dinner bundle, outpricing Aldi and offering a complete feast for six at just £12.54 – a mere £2.09 per person. Available exclusively for Tesco Clubcard members, this deal includes a 3.245Kg white whole turkey, vegetables, stuffing, and more. Running from December 19 to Christmas … Read more
While each country has adapted the shape of chopsticks and the material from which they are made to suit its culture, there isn’t much divergence in how they used. Two dominant ways of holding chopsticks prevail. A paper published in the Journal of Physiological Anthropology described these two methods as the “traditional pincers-pinching mode” and … Read more
Pasta is one of those dinners you can really go wrong with, but many recipes claim to be simple, yet take a long time to make and have numerous ingredients. One pasta recipe that has very few ingredients takes just a couple of minutes to cook, and is absolutely flavoursome is this “lazy girl parmesan … Read more
Many people cook the spuds on the day they plan to tuck into a roast dinner, or in December, a Christmas feast. Spitting-hot oil and goose fat tend to be the ingredients that are relied upon the most to make the skins perfectly crispy, but one chef has claimed that it comes down to something … Read more
Blaine Baggao started a food truck and opened a brick-and-mortar site. Now, he’s combining the two. The 38-year-old restaurateur behind Adobo in West Highland, which serves Filipino and Mexican food, is launching a food truck park in Wheat Ridge at the end of the month. “I respect the hell out of my industry and want to give … Read more
File — A rare bottle of wine is currently available at select Bay Area Costco stores. Tim Boyle/Getty Images Costco is garnering attention for carrying a coveted item people wait up to 12 years to get their hands on. Earlier this month, a post on Reddit suggested that Newark’s newly opened Costco store carried a … Read more
