To the bartender at Father’s Office in Culver City, who graciously replaced my California chardonnay with an Italian white on Monday night because the chardonnay tasted rancid: I apologize. Weirdly, ...

Imagine taking 50 pennies and placing them in your mouth. Get them all up in there, lined against your gums. Put them on top of your tongue, so all your taste buds are covered. How does that taste?

A listener was wondering what my response as a restaurant person is to hearing about pine nut mouth. So here it is. We will no longer have pine nuts on the menu. If we happen to find Italian or ...

They are a favourite with celebrity chefs and hailed as the latest healthy salad ingredient. But a liberal sprinkling of pine nuts over your dinner could also leave a bitter taste in your mouth.