Dorothy Griffith of Sparks was looking for an osso buco recipe. She enjoyed the dish while on vacation in Myrtle Beach, S.C., and was not been able to find it once she got home. Osso buco is a classic ...

Osso buco is believed to have originated in Milan during the 19th century. The dish gained popularity among the Milanese aristocracy and eventually ­became a symbol of the city’s culinary traditions.

“The main difference between cooking at home and cooking professionally lies in the level of advanced preparation,” said chef Ferran Adrià in The Family Meal (Phaidon). When a professional chef makes ...

What do you think the odds are that my wife, Lucy, and I would attend three dinner parties given by three different hosts -- none of whom knew us or each other -- in three different parts of the Los ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

When it comes to shanks, a lot of hunters or processors opt to trim off the meat for either stew chunks or ground meat. However, a lot of flavor lies in the bones of venison shanks. The bone itself ...

On Sundays this time of year, when long-simmered dishes fill the kitchen with homey aromas, few entrees are as welcome as osso buco, Italian braised veal shanks. Osso buco literally means “bone with a ...

There are few more alluring -- and satisfying -- dishes than braises, especially now that there’s a little chill in the air. Inevitably, they’re fork-tender and flavorful, glossy with rich, aromatic ...