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Crab cakes are a favorite from the Chesapeake to Monterey, but there are little differences.
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Crab cakes are a favorite from the Chesapeake to Monterey, but there are little differences.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Nov 27, 2025

Perhaps you don’t want to hear about turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce until next year. So let’s talk about crab cakes, another quintessent…

Once scorned by chefs, the smash burger has become an unexpected sensation.
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Once scorned by chefs, the smash burger has become an unexpected sensation.

  • Dave Faries
  • Oct 23, 2025

Parker Fisher recalls the moment clearly. It was five years ago and the family had gathered around the grill for burgers. His father – renowne…

It took a while for chicken and waffles to become a craze, but now it is featured on many menus.
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It took a while for chicken and waffles to become a craze, but now it is featured on many menus.

  • Dave Faries
  • Sep 25, 2025

A story about the origin of chicken and waffles circulated for years – long enough to gain credence. It told how jazz musicians, tired from a …

Tamales are an ancient and tasty holiday tradition that we still enjoy today.
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Tamales are an ancient and tasty holiday tradition that we still enjoy today.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Dec 21, 2023

A silver steamer with a batch of tamales cooks, filling the kitchen with the smell of green chili. It’s a clear sign that the tamales are one …

An ode to meatloaf, a dish that deserves more love, and is uniquely capable of delivering it.
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An ode to meatloaf, a dish that deserves more love, and is uniquely capable of delivering it.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jul 28, 2022

Is meatloaf a “summer” food? Maybe not – but maybe. Is it an anytime-of-the-year comfort food that can warm the soul in these trying times? Mo…

A Monterey resident shares a cod cake recipe that’s been in her family for hundreds of years.
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A Monterey resident shares a cod cake recipe that’s been in her family for hundreds of years.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Nov 25, 2021

“While my grandma was making them, we were stealing them.”…

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