The kitchen controls the fire. You control the pickles. In Fairfield and North Natomas, a small burger business has turned that division of labor into its most memorable feature.
A small St. Louis restaurant earned attention for its frying as well as its fish. Its broad Japanese and Korean menu offers a useful lesson in getting everyone at the table to agree on dinner.
A chef's answer to disaster relief: skip the shelf-stable rations, hire the local restaurant, and get a hot plate to people before the aid convoys arrive.