The lentil soup at 7 Spice Grocery & Grill. Clara W./Yelp "My favorite is the lentil soup. The best soup I have ever eaten. The spice that goes in it is superb. The croutons are the icing on the cake.

I’ve never met a wonton soup I didn’t love. A bowl (or plastic takeout container, more often than not) of succulent dumplings suspended in a savory, salty broth is reliable comfort.

The wonton soup always comes out, piping hot, within minutes of ordering — useful to know if in a rush. While the soup can be a meal in itself, it can’t hurt to add in some chow fun or other ...

A canele, of course, is a little rotund French cake impregnated with beeswax: an acquired taste, to be sure, but considered a foremost test of the baker’s art back home. Cannelle (which means ...

Step 2 Fill a small bowl with water. Working with 1 wonton wrapper (from 40 wonton wrappers) at a time, scoop 2 tsp. filling into the center. Dip a finger into water and moisten edges of wrapper.