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Makes 6 six-ounce servings, or 8 four-ounce servings.
Chocolate Chili Pot de Creme, photo courtesy of Stephanie Casey with Real Fine Food
I’ve always been uneasy with the title “Pots de Creme,” probably because it sounds so pretentious.  But it’s just French for “cream pot” so I don’t know why it bugs me so much.  A pot de creme is a sort of intermediate step between pudding and custard...

Since almost the first day FRANK opened, nearly 3 years ago, we have wanted to do a theme centered around poisonous foods.  Why?  Because SO MANY of the foods we eat are poisonous!  Either if prepared or harvested improperly, or if eaten in too great...

I awakened this morning to a barrage of media and harassment regarding an article published by the Daily Post which seems to have had scored some rare, exclusive interview about MasterChef from someone who apparently has intimate knowledge of how EVERY...

(Most photos in this blog appear courtesy of Stephanie Casey at Frugal Foodie Dallas, who live-blogged our menu for us!  Thanks, Stephanie!)
We’ve been wanting to do Mexican FRANK for a very, very long time.  Since the beginning, in fact.  BUT…when you live in a place like Texas, which is oversaturated with both TexMex AND traditional Mexican food, it’s not a menu to venture into lightly...