Email Author Jen Karetnick

1997 Stories by Jen Karetnick

• Foreign Exchange

  published July 3, 1997

  School's out, and my husband is delighted. Not because his wife has stopped muttering about kids misbehaving in class. Not because she has a smile... More >>

• Swarm, but S'worth It

  published June 26, 1997

  This is a warning: Don't dine outside. Not this summer, anyway. Forget that an actual TV forecast the other night stated that the following... More >>

• Taster's Choice

  published June 19, 1997

  Imagine not appreciating food. Imagine not savoring the creamy delicacy of a room-temperature Brie. Not admiring the ruby redness of a... More >>

• Sour Notes

  published June 12, 1997

  When I was in college, one of my roommates wanted to throw a dinner party for some elite international friends, including her boyfriend, the son... More >>

• It's a Jumble Out There

  published June 5, 1997

  "The past is like shelter," Ricardo Pau-Llosa told me over a recent dinner at Doc Dammers Bar & Grill. "Everybody needs one." We were... More >>

• Room to Rome

  published May 29, 1997

  I subscribe to a variety of culinary publications not so much because I cook, but because I like to keep up with those professionals -- you know,... More >>

• Taiwan On

  published May 22, 1997

  Once upon a time, the kitchen was a great place to hide. Men and women could choose the cooking biz not only to showcase their talents in the... More >>

• Positively Eighth Street

  published May 15, 1997

  Every time I've gone to Little Havana for Cuban food lately, I've come home without having had any. It's not that I can't find a decent... More >>

• Sirloin Spoken Here

  published May 8, 1997

  It's that time again. Every year some local incident reignites the Great Language Debate. Who should speak English and risk... More >>

• Century Fillage

  published May 1, 1997

  I often find myself wondering, as the millennium approaches, where this country's cuisine goes from here. In the Seventies overseas chefs... More >>

• Spur Crazy

  published April 24, 1997

  Remember that old saw, "You can't judge a book by its cover"? Sure, it's a cliche, but like all cliches it has a basis in truth. We all make... More >>

• Family Fair

  published April 17, 1997

  Late in the afternoon, look at the sky: cerulean blue, marred like a bruise with the portent of thunderstorms. A sure sign of summer. But how can... More >>

• Midday at the Oasis

  published April 10, 1997

  This past fall, when I took a job as an elementary school teacher, I didn't give any thought to what havoc this career move would wreak on that... More >>

• Good As Gold

  published April 3, 1997

  As human beings, we're all pretty much assured that whatever happens to us has, at some point, happened to somebody else. An experience can be... More >>

• Readers Digest

  published March 27, 1997

  As I inched my way toward my master's degree in poetry at the University of California in Irvine, I took solace in one thing: After every brutal... More >>

• A Touch of Brass

  published March 20, 1997

  I was strolling down the transformed Lincoln Road on a recent weekday evening, winding my way among the outdoor cafe tables and marveling at how... More >>

• None Pho Me, Thanks

  published March 13, 1997

  In an American Express TV commercial, a young man hosts his first business dinner in a posh restaurant. At the conclusion of the meal, which has... More >>

• Putting the Sir in Sirloin

  published March 6, 1997

  Boy, am I sick of being a woman. Seems like everywhere I go in this macho town, someone's got to do something or say something patronizing... More >>

• Weight and Si

  published February 27, 1997

  Chef-proprietors rise up in all manner of ways. Some go the academic route, attending culinary school and scoring internships under well-known... More >>

• In the Swim

  published February 20, 1997

  "Look at that!" my husband said in disgust, pointing to a boutique blazing light from a corner of South Atlantic Boulevard, the erstwhile Fort... More >>

• Bal Harbour Blues

  published February 13, 1997

  I don't know if it was a result of navigating through the closely packed tables or just innate clumsiness, but our server at Coco's Sidewalk Cafe... More >>

• You Can Go Home Again

  published February 6, 1997

  So you're an inventive, creative chef, tops in your field. You finally run your own place, and you're doing fusion things with regional... More >>

• Just Add Water

  published January 30, 1997

  "You could really learn some food-avoidance behaviors in this place," my friend Rick said when we walked into six-week-old Cafe Aqua, located... More >>

• Miso Hungry

  published January 23, 1997

  I'm of two minds about reviewing Japanese restaurants. On the one hand, I relish the opportunity. I adore the cuisine, particularly the raw... More >>

• 'Tis the Seasoning

  published January 16, 1997

  Info: 'Tis the Seasoning By Jen Karetnick While waiting for our table, my guests and I glanced around at the racks of wine, the... More >>