Yesterday marked one year from the first post on marthaandtom.com. What better way to celebrate than Simple, Good and Tasty’s dinner tonight at Brasa? Alex Roberts and his crew whipped up a sumptuous – and seemingly endless – feast of comforting local food, served family-style. (If you haven’t yet tried Brasa in St. Paul or […]

I’m not usually one to make cookies (much to Martha’s dismay), but when Cook’s Illustrated claims to have created “Perfect” chocolate chip cookies, the boast could not be ignored. Cook’s is based on perfecting recipes, but their claims are not usually quite so bold; more along the lines of ‘Ultimate Coq au Vin’, ‘Perfecting Berry […]

Tom and Martha devour the last helping of Talenti’s “Roman Raspberry” Sorbetto. Martha takes pictures, Tom finishes first.