Articles

  • 6 days ago | thetakeout.com | Moriah House

    We've all probably watched a server oh-so-slowly pour out a skimpy-seeming glass of wine with a double-digit price tag and wondered how much wine, exactly, should be in a restaurant pour. Let's get this out of the way: if you're concerned about getting your money's worth you shouldn't order wine at a restaurant. Restaurant wine is an overpriced menu item that will always be marked up at least several hundred percent.

  • 6 days ago | yahoo.com | Moriah House

    We've all probably watched a server oh-so-slowly pour out a skimpy-seeming glass of wine with a double-digit price tag and wondered how much wine, exactly, should be in a restaurant pour. Let's get this out of the way: if you're concerned about getting your money's worth you shouldn't order wine at a restaurant. Restaurant wine is an overpriced menu item that will always be marked up at least several hundred percent.

  • 6 days ago | thetakeout.com | Moriah House

    Anthony Bourdain was well known for enjoying all kinds of meat with gusto, from the popular fast food burger chain he truly loved to his favorite cuts of steak. Throughout his globetrotting career, Bourdain ate many outrageous animal products, always with his signature blend of respect, curiosity, and humor. However, the celebrity chef was also known for his strong opinions, and he publicly and fervently expressed his distaste for one particular variety of meat: chicken.

  • 1 week ago | thetakeout.com | Moriah House

    Few things in life are more satisfying than biting into a superbly sweet and flavorful peak-season strawberry. On the other hand, bland and flavorless strawberries are all too common, which can make selecting a carton of them feel like a game of Russian roulette. One of the most frequent mistakes everyone makes when buying strawberries is automatically going for the biggest fruits.

  • 1 week ago | thetakeout.com | Moriah House

    Fresh herbs are one of the simplest and most effective ways to make a dish truly special. The fragrant leaves bring an unparalleled flavor and visual appeal that you just can't get from the dried stuff. Unfortunately, those delightfully aromatic (and not inexpensive) bunches of fresh herbs often end up sad and wilted before you can use them all to add a magical touch to sweet tea or boost jarred alfredo sauce.