The secret life of onions... Iranian visual artist Bahar Borna Faraz, currently living and working in Stockholm, Sweden is peeling the layers with his portraits of onions. It reminded me of listening to Jane Hornby talking about onion cutting do's and don'ts. I first noticed Bahar's work on L' Oeil de la Photographie... (* Portraits of Onions photos reproduced with permission of the author, all rights reserved)

An angel delivered these Crispy Pig Tails in my inbox just in time for Fashion Week. It is part of Chef Josh (not John) Galliano current collection (menu) at The Libertine, a neighborhood eatery, in St Louis (Missouri). Crispy Pig Tails serves 4-6 people as an appetizer Pig Tails 5 lbs pig tails, preferably 'docked' 5 tsp baking soda 2 tsp kosher salt 1. Over a mixing bowl, rub only the skin sides of the...