Hot and sour is what we hanker for when we’re chilled and worn — or when we’ve eaten 8 kinds of potatoes in a week — but it rarely lives up to its name. Let’s blame the cornstarch. Restaurants and ...

Dear Pat: Although everything on the menu at Sarika's Thai Restaurant is fresh and wonderful, my lunch buddy and I absolutely love her hot and sour soup. We've tried it everywhere in town, but ...

What He’s Known For: Combining the best that Bay Area farms have to offer with the culinary legacy of San Francisco’s Chinatown. WITH THIS RECIPE, chef Brandon Jew puts his spin on a Chinese American ...

The Hungarian Yorkville Meat Emporium on the Upper East Side has a refrigerator filled with all sorts of homemade soups and stews, from goulash to clam chowder. But most appealing on a hot day is the ...