Joe Gray

Did you know? Called nopales in Spanish, these prickly pads, or stems, come from some varieties of prickly pear cactus -- which also bear the orb-shaped, rose-colored fruit -- and...

Pssst. You. Yeah, you! Over here. So you're a culinary professional from outta town, eh? Hide the name tag and listen up. Here's the skinny on where to find some...

Pssst. You. Yeah, you! Over here. So you're a culinary professional from outta town, eh? Hide the name tag and listen up. Here's the skinny on where to find some...

Did you know? Boston lettuce is a variety of butterhead lettuce, so named for the soft, almost creamy texture of its leaves. The beautiful pale green heads are small, rounded...

Did you know? Although called a melon, the pepino (puh-PEE-noh) is a member of the nightshade family (along with peppers, tomatoes and potatoes), according to "Whole Foods Companion," by Dianne...

Did you know? Although a cousin to ginger, galangal (ga-LANG-gal) has its own distinct flavor and should not be substituted with ginger, advises cookbook author and food writer Corrine Trang...

Pomegranates may not be passe, yet, but the "in" fruit of 2006 does seem a bit more pedestrian as 2007 approaches. That's the way it is in the food world....

Author and chef Charlie Trotter adds another cookbook to his collection, this one definitively health-focused. "Spa Cuisine" (Charlie Trotter, $39.95) is his expression of the food he created for One...

"Jamie's Italy" Jamie Oliver Hyperion, $34.95 More than British-lad-goes-on-holiday-driving-around-Italy, Jamie Oliver's new cookbook plunges deep into the regional cooking that makes the cuisine so different from Sicily to Tuscany to...

"Keep it Seasonal: Soups, Salads and Sandwiches" Annie Wayte William Morrow, $29.95 Like many a chef, Annie Wayte chants the mantra to "buy in season, buy locally" when it comes...