It’s been one of those weeks where, by Tuesday, I looked at my boyfriend and said solemnly, “At least it’s almost the weekend.” When he had to inform me that, in fact, it was not, I wanted to just ...

New this year at the New York State Fair. The Star-Tribune's Minnesota State Fair blog offers a review: "Like tennis ball-sized Corn Dogs." Talk about it in Syracuse.com's State Fair forum. If you ...

Can you deep-fry sauerkraut? Or Oreos? Or maybe you know how to make deep-fried spaghetti and meatballs on a stick? The zoo is axing for you. The Audubon Zoo Swamp Fest in going deep-fried, and is ...

What’s the orange chicken of Italian food? I asked cookbook author Katie Parla this question over lunch recently in Los Angeles. Her response: Chicken Parm. Parla was in town to promote her new ...