Quiche is, as Thomas Keller called it, “the sexiest pie.” Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. I’ve been in LA on an entertainment project and to[...]

Another classic, the Dark & Stormy. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman I’ve been traveling and hobnobbing with entertainment industry folks this week, so[...]

Crepes for impromptu lunch./Photos by Michael’s iPhone (he’s too ashamed to take credit) I’m working on a book unrelated to ratios, but[...]

Making delicious agnolotti. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. Saturday I was reminded of the efficiency of using ratios when I wanted to make a crepe and was so[...]

A classic cocktail: the Clover Club. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. This Friday cocktail recipe is posted with heavy shame. I’m sorry, but it’s[...]

Green bean tempura/Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman When I was a boy, my father looked at me in the rearview mirror and asked why was I so quiet. I said,[...]

Nothing beats an oven-fresh biscuit. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. Ages ago a reader requested a biscuit post and now, in something of a dreary February[...]

The Boulevardier. Photos by Donna Turner Ruhlman. Were it not for the Internet, my guess is that only the most devoted barfly would know about the[...]

Cooks, Chefs, or Artists? Photos (at NYC’s Breslin) by Donna Turner Ruhlman. “I always say this to the young chefs and mean it: The customer is excited,[...]

This 12-minute reading is from The Soul of a Chef , on my first experience with a tasting menu. Though I had special consideration at the meal—I was not a[...]

The Rye Old-Fashioned. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. My inclination is to simplify. And with this, one of the oldest and sturdiest of cocktails, the old[...]

Onion soup, with croutons and melted cheese/Photos by Donna Turner Ruhlman Donna wanted to change the banner photo on my Facebook page and it got so many[...]

Longing for spring during these gray days. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. Cleveland weather today is mild, uncommon for this time. We’re not in the[...]

A freshly made Paloma. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. I’ve written before in the depths of winter that now is grapefruit season and grapefruits were my[...]

Ina Garten’s minestrone soup. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. Tomorrow night at Playhouse Square , I’ll be hosting Ina Garten, aka the Barefoot Contessa[...]