Born in the Philippines and raised in Maryland, Father Leo Patalinghug is possibly best known as the cooking priest who defeated Chef Bobby Flay in Food Network’s “Throwdown! with Bobby Flay.” Flay’s downfall was Father Leo’s killer dish: “Funky Fusion Fajitas.” But this Baltimore-based priest is celebrated for more than throwing down an Iron Chef. […]

In a studio normally used for Bikram yoga classes, Pierre Wright is leading students through a sequence of exercises designed to improve how their bodies move. The class starts with bent-elbow arm circles to release tension in the shoulder blades, then moves to a series of spinal stretches, modified yoga poses and core twists. It […]

Chef and cookbook author Sara Moulton says she’s always learning new kitchen techniques and loves to share them, which is one reason she published her new cookbook, “Sara Moulton’s Home Cooking 101: How to Make Everything Taste Better” (Oxmoor House, 2016). Here are five great tips from the book: — Make quick work of prepping […]

In 1988, shortly after Donald Trump published his first book, “The Art of the Deal,” Jeffrey Breslow found himself in Trump Tower, in the mogul’s office, setting up a board game and inviting the billionaire to play.Breslow, for decades one of the nation’s leading game inventors, was prepared to get down on the floor and […]

Sandy Stark always loved pretty things. When she was a girl, she collected unusual rocks, birds’ nests, crooked sticks and dolls. As an adult, she gravitated to white ceramics and china, paperweights, kitchenware and art. Year by year, the treasures accumulated until the only way she could navigate her San Francisco apartment was through a […]