Okun on Foodtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-14307212009-01-22T16:45:15ZTypePadLooking at the world through food-colored glassestag:typepad.com,2003:post-617558722009-01-22T11:45:15-05:002009-01-22T16:45:15ZIf you haven't had your fill of inauguration centered stuff by now, take a look a blog called Obamafoodorama that looks at the Washington world through food colored glasses. It's a little like looking through the wrong end of binoculars...Janice Okunhttp://blogs.buffalonews.com/okun_on_food/2009/01/looking-at-the-world-through-food-colored-glasses.htmlThe First Lunchtag:typepad.com,2003:post-612853102009-01-13T15:07:16-05:002009-01-13T20:07:16ZI've just been reading the wire reports about the first meal Barack Obama will eat once he becomes president Tuesday. The lunch, organized by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, is being catered and served in Statuary Hall in...Janice Okunhttp://blogs.buffalonews.com/okun_on_food/2009/01/the-first-lunch.htmlMore on NRs (neighborhood restaurants)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-611005122009-01-09T10:49:59-05:002009-01-09T15:49:59ZBloggers have sent in the names of some wonderful nabes but there's a further question that follows. What makes certain neighborhood places so beloved? You're going to say the food, of course, but the truth is, in many spots (not...Janice Okunhttp://blogs.buffalonews.com/okun_on_food/2009/01/more-on-nrs-nei.html Neighborhood Restaurantstag:typepad.com,2003:post-610029682009-01-07T13:13:35-05:002009-01-07T18:13:35ZWestern New York, as I mentioned in my column today, is lucky to be endowed with so many good restaurants and perhaps the category we are best in is so-called neighborhood restaurants. Small, informal, mom-and-pop type places that still do...Janice Okunhttp://blogs.buffalonews.com/okun_on_food/2009/01/neighborhood-re.htmlFood on TVtag:typepad.com,2003:post-605976062008-12-30T13:01:13-05:002008-12-30T18:01:13ZI normally don't watch much food on television. Programs like "Top Chef" or "Iron Chef" don't appeal to me at all, and most of the so-called cooks like Rachael Ray or Paula Deen leave me more than cold. (Ina Garten...Janice Okunhttp://blogs.buffalonews.com/okun_on_food/2008/12/food-on-tv.htmlUpside Down Christmastag:typepad.com,2003:post-603590862008-12-23T13:57:17-05:002008-12-23T18:57:17ZLast Sunday (Dec. 21)I took my turn being criticized. Prepared a meal for Paul Jenkins of Tempo Restaurant, using the ingredients he suggested, and was judged my him. His critique appears in the Life and Arts section that day. And,...Janice Okunhttp://blogs.buffalonews.com/okun_on_food/2008/12/upside-down-chr.htmlThe big 2008 food storytag:typepad.com,2003:post-600881022008-12-17T08:46:17-05:002008-12-17T13:46:17ZIn my column today, I discussed some of the big food stories of 2008, according to a New York City marketing firm, anyway. I also noted that it wasn't the happiest year. Some of the stories suggested were grim. Really...Janice Okunhttp://blogs.buffalonews.com/okun_on_food/2008/12/the-big-2008-fo.htmlMissing recipestag:typepad.com,2003:post-598169662008-12-10T13:37:05-05:002008-12-10T18:37:05ZIt's the time of year for happiness and joy; it's also the time of year for missing recipes. Who can even count the numbers of people who set out to cook their favorite thing (which they haven't done in over...Janice Okunhttp://blogs.buffalonews.com/okun_on_food/2008/12/missing-recipes.htmlEdible Christmas Giftstag:typepad.com,2003:post-593765342008-12-02T14:11:45-05:002008-12-02T19:11:45ZWhat goes around, comes around. I'm thinking that home-made edibles are going to make a big comeback this year. (They were big in the '70s and '80s.) And, actually, that's not a bad thing. Who wouldn't prefer some old-fashioned cookies...Janice Okunhttp://blogs.buffalonews.com/okun_on_food/2008/12/edible-christma.htmlThanksgiving necessitiestag:typepad.com,2003:post-590353222008-11-26T06:00:00-05:002008-11-26T11:00:00ZIn my column today, I talk about the things I never have enough of when I host a Thanksgiving dinner. But I forgot a few. I never have enough twine for one thing, to tie the bird's legs together so...Janice Okunhttp://blogs.buffalonews.com/okun_on_food/2008/11/thanksgiving-ne.html