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Innovative chef Johnny Earles has elevated Panhandle dining far above the raw oyster and the captain's platter. Story [Times photo: Stefanie Boyar]

DISH: A weekly serving of food news and views
deconstructing (explanations from the inside out)

Seder's sweet solution
A successful dessert for your Passover meal requires forethought and some imagination.

Corn bread comes into its own
The Cornbread Book By Jeremy Jackson, William Morrow, $14.95.

Food File
Special events and food tastings

You asked for it: Recipes take wing, piquant and different
Merle Cummings asked for a chicken hot wings recipe; Gene Groner, a regular contributor, has two recipes for her. One is prepared with Italian salad dressing and plenty of hot sauce and cayenne. The other is a unusual orange-pecan version.