The internet loves to turn seafood preparation into a dramatic display of culinary mystery. It is not a mystery. Cooking ...

Belgian fries (frites) are substantially distinct from American “French fries” or even what most other countries call fries. The cumulative Belgian preparation involves specific potato varieties, ...

France and Belgium have often had a contentious relationship, and that extends to the culinary world. Both countries claim ownership of shared dishes — just as Greece and Turkey do over yogurt, and ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters Life!) - Paul Ilegems, a retired professor of art history, has a vision of heaven. It involves a simple Belgian pommes frites stand where "human souls ascended eat their fries ...

French fries, truffle fries and now frites. That’s right: a fried potato trifecta is now in play at Eating Our Words. Why the obsession with deep-fried starch around here? As if the question even need ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Interview with Chris Stromberg, owner Q: How did you get involved in this business? A: My wife and I fell in love with frites and all the great dipping ...

Love French fries? You'll be in heaven at Frites - a new restaurant that will specialize in Belgian-style twice-fried French fries. Frites is slated to open its doors Monday at the Lehigh Valley Mall.

Erin DeJesus was most recently contributing editor of Eater, and has held various writing and editing roles at the brand since 2010. A James Beard Award winner, she particularly loves working on ...

Note: This is a full Taste Test review, with a star rating based on multiple visits. My friend Tony from Belgium can speak Dutch, Flemish, French, German, Spanish and English. His polyglot acrobatics ...