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Mon. 28 Sep '09

Cooking

Eatz' hands-on cooking classes make a fun night out . Being taught by a professional chef is a gratifying experience for any would-be cook. But at Eatz' cooking classes,... more
Wed. 30 Sep '09

Cooking

A cookbook legend tackles dinners for one. It's fun to cook for a crowd. But when Americans eat at home alone, many of us--the folks at Tasting Table included--tend to... more
Mon. 16 Feb '09

Cooking

Nonstick cookware that's safer for you--and the planet. If you've been cooking your crepes in a nonstick coated pan, you might be risking more than high cholesterol; many... more
Tue. 15 Sep '09

Cooking

Food52 puts your recipes in the spotlight--and in a cookbook. They say that “two cooks in the kitchen will spoil the broth,” but that’s not necessarily... more
Fri. 21 Aug '09

People

Andrew Zimmerman is back in the spotlight at Sepia . Think of Andrew Zimmerman as a one-man Mediterranean-American melting pot. The Chicago culinary veteran is now... more
Wed. 29 Apr '09

People

Taking your Indian food beyond curry. Cookbook author Kaumudi Marathé wants the world to know there's more to Indian food than tandoori, samosas and curry. And... more
Wed. 30 Sep '09

Cooking

For a fresh twist, go from canned to green beans . Oh, the humble chickpea. This beige bean (aka the garbanzo) is at every salad bar in American and graces dishes from... more
Wed. 16 Sep '09

Cooking

From the exotic to everyday cuts, Harmony Farms has it all. When the need for rabbit, wild boar, pheasant or ostrich strikes, die-hard carnivores know to head to Harmony... more
Mon. 24 Aug '09

Cooking

Visit America's wildest seafood market. It's not quite as big as Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fish market, but Honolulu's fish auction is the closest you'll get to high-paced... more
Tue. 14 Jul '09

Cooking

Make the pan bagnat your Bastille Day staple. Unlike our own food-centric holidays, France's Bastille Day doesn't have a dish to call its own. But Anisette executive... more
Mon. 06 Jul '09

Cooking

Use underappreciated purslane in your next salad. If you're looking to brighten up your salad bowl, grab a bunch of purslane, a versatile ingredient that is making the... more
Mon. 08 Jun '09

Cooking

L.A. gets a taste of Boccalone's spreadable salami. Angelenos aren't fortunate enough to have San Francisco's Boccalone salumeria nearby, but we do have its newest and... more
Fri. 05 Jun '09

Cooking

Despaña gives takeout a Spanish accent . Soho's Despaña is without a doubt the city's best resource for anyone trying to cook the best of Spain at home.... more
Fri. 15 May '09

Cooking

Fig restaurant doesn't fall far from the tree. When you're a creative chef with a 100-year-old fig tree in your front yard--like the gorgeous beauty standing over the... more
Tue. 12 May '09

Cooking

The Japanese Culinary Center opens its doors--and far-flung offerings. Need a three-foot-wide wooden bowl for cooling sushi rice? How about white-rubber fishmonger boots?... more
Mon. 11 May '09

Cooking

Locally made mozzarella stands up to Italy's best. Instead of importing fresh mozzarella and ricotta from Italy, Angelo Tartaglia imported an Italian cheesemaker: He and... more
Tue. 28 Apr '09

Cooking

That's the question. And StillTasty has the answer.. "Best Before," "Sell By" and "Expires On" are all terms that can give any cook fits, especially if the date on the... more
Fri. 24 Apr '09

Cooking

Cooking soft-shell crabs doesn't have to be hard work . Every delicacy has its flaw: chocolate is fattening; truffles are outrageously priced; and crabs are a hell of a... more
Wed. 18 Mar '09

Cooking

A New Orleans bookshop sells the secret to perfect gumbo. Forget roux and "the holy trinity"; when it comes to perfect New Orleans-style gumbo, the secret is in the... more
Mon. 01 Dec '08

Cooking

Stocking stuffers to keep the kitchen clean. Reinvented spoon rest Australian TV chef Curtis Stone wanted a spoon rest that would clean his spoon—not just hold it.... more
Mon. 13 Oct '08

Cooking

Stock your urban homestead at Moon River Chattel. If flea market-chic is the look-of-the-moment (thanks, Freeman's), then Moon River Chattel is the trend's Ikea. This... more
Tue. 09 Sep '08

Cooking

Fiery harissa is a must-have pantry staple . Harissa 101: A spicy paste made with dried chiles, garlic, coriander and caraway seeds, harissa is a staple of Tunisian and... more
Wed. 18 Nov '09

Dining

Things are looking up at Hollywood's Osteria La Buca. Good, home-style Italian cooking doesn't always have to come from Mama. And now, with Alberto Lazzarino in the... more
Thu. 01 Oct '09

Cooking

Get your hands dirty at these bucolic farm stays . As our concern about the provenance of our food grows, so does our curiosity about visiting those farms and fields. Get... more
Mon. 03 Aug '09

Cooking

Must-have gifts for Julia junkies . Our healthy obsession with Julia Child has us counting down the minutes for this Friday's (Aug. 7) release of Julie & Julia (watch... more
Tue. 21 Jul '09

Cooking

Recipes from San Marino's favorite neighborhood bistro. When new restaurateurs need a recipe for success, they need look no further than neighborhood mainstays like San... more
Mon. 22 Sep '08

Cooking

The Brooklyn Kitchen’s butchery classes are worth their weight in meat. Part anatomy lecture, part gonzo cooking show, Tom Mylan′s butchery classes at The... more
Wed. 14 Oct '09

Cooking

A DIY guide to your favorite candies, sweets and confections. Had our early experiences not been marred by giant, tooth-shattering popcorn balls, we would have begun... more
Fri. 20 Nov '09

Cooking

The versatile squash goes both ways on the holiday table. When news hit that there might be a canned-pumpkin shortage this year, Thanksgiving Day fanatics panicked that... more
Tue. 17 Nov '09

Cooking

Barbara Lynch gets a smart soapbox. There are many reasons to genuflect in Barbara Lynch's direction. The accomplished chef has introduced Boston to modern fine dining... more
Wed. 11 Nov '09

Cooking

Move over, cranberry sauce. For second-generation pickle maker Greg Kruegermann, the perfect Thanksgiving condiment is tangy-sweet and spiced with buttery chunks of... more
Tue. 27 Oct '09

Dining

Lose yourself in the finest food ever to happen to the movies. When it opened in 1999, Foreign Cinema was one of the instant darlings of the dot-com boom. A decade... more
Mon. 12 Oct '09

Cooking

A new cookbook celebrates Campanile's family-night menus . If you've been to Campanile for fried chicken or beef bourguignonne on Monday nights, you know just how good a... more
Thu. 08 Oct '09

Cooking

The star chef chronicles a new era in NOLA dining. Chef John Besh's new (and hefty) cookbook, My New Orleans, isn't what you'd call linear: Its 16 chapters jump from... more
Tue. 15 Sep '09

Cooking

Green Grocer drops some (free!) knowledge all month long. You don’t expect to find worms at a grocery store. But Green Grocer is cut from a different cloth:... more
Fri. 11 Sep '09

Cooking

Ground cherries are the season's best-tasting identity crisis . Today's market-goers are versed in grape varietals, wild strawberries and alternative salad greens... more
Tue. 01 Sep '09

Cooking

Find seasoning inspiration at SoCal's newest Penzeys Spices. You can drive all over town to the different ethnic markets for unique spices and seasonings, or you can get... more
Mon. 17 Aug '09

Cooking

Pop an Heirloom-LA savory 'cupcake' in the oven and...done. When you think of cupcakes, a sweet, icing-slathered cake usually comes to mind--unless you're Heirloom-LA... more
Fri. 14 Aug '09

Cooking

This new club combines our favorite things: cookbooks and wine. When it comes to book clubs, only one woman's picks have ever mattered. Others tried to capture readers'... more
Wed. 12 Aug '09

Cooking

Learn to make your favorite restaurant recipes at home. You've pulled apart the fluffy, buttery monkey bread at The Bristol. You've swooned over the way Schwa's quail egg... more
Tue. 11 Aug '09

Dining

Kajitsu brings Buddhist temple cooking to the East Village. The East Village is already home to one unconventional vegetarian restaurant. And now, just a few doors down,... more
Wed. 05 Aug '09

Cooking

A grocery store becomes the best chef's table in town. A grocery store in downtown Brooklyn is probably the last place you'd expect to find acclaimed chef César... more
Wed. 29 Jul '09

Cooking

Apricot season is short; catch it while you can. Most of us so eagerly await the summer's star stone fruit--peaches--that we forget about their tinier, tarter,... more
Mon. 29 Jun '09

Cooking

Plan, cook and plate your own menu at Canel� . You know your way around the kitchen and cook for friends all the time. You daydream about becoming a chef--maybe even... more
Tue. 23 Jun '09

Cooking

Throw a proper Maine-style lobster bake--anywhere. The water in New England is still a bit chilly for swimming, but no matter: When Yankees get sand between their toes,... more
Tue. 23 Jun '09

Cooking

Auntie Em's brings the farmers' market to you. Some people just don't have time to stop and smell the peaches. That's why Terri Wahl launched Auntie Em's Delivery, a... more
Fri. 05 Jun '09

People

One woman and her 30,000 used cookbooks. When the Cook's Library closed last April, the food community lost one of its most treasured sources for cookbooks. Thankfully... more
Mon. 01 Jun '09

Cooking

Where to find the best strawberries this season. Although we're fortunate to have a near-constant supply of beautiful fruit year-round, it's really May and June when the... more
Mon. 06 Apr '09

Cooking

Chef Evan Kleiman combines the best of spring in one dish. For the last 25 years, Evan Kleiman has hosted a Passover dinner at Angeli Caffe, but it's not a seder--she... more
Thu. 19 Mar '09

Dining

Visiting Beantown? Make time for these hot tables. . From lavish Japanese to rustic Italian, Boston's latest restaurants have something for every appetite. Hungry Mother... more
Mon. 12 Jan '09

Cooking

Make Buttermilk Channel's amazing duck meat loaf at home. Buttermilk Channel, the latest newcomer to Carroll Gardens's swelling dining scene, is an ideal restaurant for... more
Mon. 05 Jan '09

Cooking

Forget chickens; your next egg should come from one of these feathered friends . With all the types of eggs available these days—organic, cage-free and various... more
Tue. 04 Nov '08

Cooking

Andrew Carmellini brings high-end cooking home. Before chef Andrew Carmellini left A Voce in June to develop his own restaurant, the most popular dish on his menu there... more
Wed. 17 Sep '08

Cooking

Tiny tomatoes make a quick Italian appetizer. Deal-hunters that we are, we love the $5-and-under sfizi section of the menu at Convivio, the recent reincarnation of Tudor... more
Tue. 17 Nov '09

Cooking

Enter the Next Big Small-Brand Contest . This year, we've seen a bumper crop of delicious, small-batch edibles emerge from the boroughs, and a few (MILKimchi, Early Bird... more
Wed. 11 Nov '09

Cooking

Let McCormick Gourmet Spices enliven your meal. In the budding stages of the holiday season, it's a time when home cooks dig out their sauce-stained, dog-eared recipe... more
Wed. 11 Nov '09

Cooking

A new book helps you cook for guests on special diets . The scene is familiar: You invite a crowd over for dinner, only to learn that their diverse dietary restrictions... more
Wed. 11 Nov '09

Cooking

Resurrecting Barlata's canned latas program . Name a restaurant Barlata, and there are bound to be cans involved. So when Daniel Olivella opened his Catalonia-inspired... more
Fri. 06 Nov '09

Cooking

Mission Burger has pickled okra down. Danny Bowien knows his way around okra. Growing up in Oklahoma, there was always a jar of pickled okra in his family's... more
Thu. 05 Nov '09

Cooking

A special holiday discount from Horchow.com . This time of year, it's not just the tryptophan that's responsible for higher levels of fatigue. As the holiday season goes... more
Mon. 02 Nov '09

Cooking

The Chicken Eglu transforms backyard into barnyard. Eating a breakfast of just-laid eggs or toast with honey recently pilfered from your own beehive is argument enough... more
Fri. 30 Oct '09

Dining

Going beyond the standard squash. Pumpkins may be in short supply, but don't let that stop you from jumping into other October finds. Here are a few of our... more
Wed. 28 Oct '09

Cooking

Make your own chocolate at home. Let's be honest: Until you own a conch and make friends with some Brazilian farmers, you won't be the next Jacques Torres or Michel... more
Wed. 21 Oct '09

Cooking

Recreate a cultish Chinese dessert at home. The address 3319 Balboa Street in the Outer Richmond has long been a magnet for fans of Shanghainese soup dumplings. Previous... more
Tue. 20 Oct '09

Cooking

Brooklyn Brine bends the rules. It's hard to stand out in the city's competitive parade of pickles, but Brooklyn Brine's new whiskey sour is already a principal... more
Mon. 05 Oct '09

Cooking

Instant biscuits by mail . Breakfast is a sad victim of circumstance: Because it occupies that unforgiving morning time slot, we end up relegating many of our favorite... more
Fri. 25 Sep '09

Cooking

Tomato blight leave you shorthanded? Stock up at Happy Girl Kitchen.. As fungus attacks tomato plants in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, the West Coast remains blissfully... more
Fri. 25 Sep '09

Dining

Mado adds another underappreciated meat to its menu . Rob and Allie Levitt's cozy Wicker Park restaurant, Mado, is known for using local ingredients, in-house butchering... more
Mon. 14 Sep '09

Cooking

A new apple might outshine the Honeycrisp. Those of us who grew up with Red Delicious apples tucked inside our lunchboxes eventually realized that those glossy,... more
Wed. 09 Sep '09

People

Celebrate the September harvest with a special in-season menu . For us, September is the best time of year to spotlight eating locally. We begin the month savoring the... more
Wed. 02 Sep '09

Cooking

On Monday, become a school lunch advocate. A few women arrived in Chicago's Daley Plaza dressed like ears of corn. Others wore tall paper toques scribbled with messages... more
Mon. 31 Aug '09

Dining

Five ways to weather the shoulder season. Summer is drawing to a close and though the lingering heat makes it hard to believe, it'll be sweater weather any minute. Here... more
Fri. 28 Aug '09

Cooking

BabyCakes's vegan doughnuts have us deliciously fooled. Who said it's impossible to make a healthy doughnut that tastes as good as the real (fried) thing? We did--and... more
Tue. 25 Aug '09

Cooking

Grandma's recipes (and oven) live on in Williamsburg . Recently, pizzas have been all the rage in Brooklyn, from Bushwick to Bed-Stuy, but let's not forget the other kind... more
Thu. 20 Aug '09

Cooking

Let Julie & Julia inspire you. A great food film makes its audience want to immediately run home and cook something. But none have made viewers want to cook something in... more
Wed. 19 Aug '09

Cooking

A new book finds the world's holiest food and drink. Bourbon country isn't exactly the Holy Land (unless you worship whiskey), but there, the Abbey of Gethsemani produces... more
Thu. 13 Aug '09

Cooking

The definitive guide to Asia's favorite finger food . In her first book, Into the Vietnamese Kitchen, author Andrea Nguyen demystified authentic Vietnamese cuisine. With... more
Wed. 12 Aug '09

Cooking

This new cookware has all your problems solved. The perfect sear is hard to come by. Nothing beats a cast-iron pan to get the job done, but ours (we're embarrassed to... more
Mon. 10 Aug '09

Cooking

Build a bespoke nutrition bar online . Energy bars have never been popular with food lovers: Those of us who freak over the perfect tomato are not the target audience for... more
Fri. 07 Aug '09

Cooking

These single-purpose honeys offer different shades of sweet. When it comes to flavor, nuance is everything. We know that you wouldn't put the same oil, salt---or even... more
Mon. 03 Aug '09

Cooking

Succulent mulberries are hard to find--but worth it. Foraging for mulberries in the backyard is a summer rite of passage for many around the country. Most Angelenos,... more
Fri. 17 Jul '09

Cooking

A food co-op that costs nothing but your garden. When your home garden or fruit trees bear a glut of tomatoes, oranges and avocados, it seems almost impossible to even... more
Wed. 15 Jul '09

Cooking

Fresh oysters, from the flats to your door . Island Creek Oysters, a boutique oyster farm on Massachusetts's Duxbury Bay, has been supplying high-end restaurants like Per... more
Tue. 14 Jul '09

Cooking

Kopali Organics' feel-good snacks. If our national appetite was a Venn diagram, with overlapping circles for our growing hunger for exotic flavors, our desire for all... more
Fri. 10 Jul '09

Cooking

Cedar Valley's Meat CSA brings sustainable meat (almost) to your door . There are plenty of options for Chicagoans who like their produce delivered in a box. But there's... more
Tue. 07 Jul '09

Dining

Celebrate Summer, the French Way. When it comes to France, we have a lot to be jealous of: From Camembert to Champagne, la vie en rose has us blushing with envy. But as... more
Tue. 07 Jul '09

Cooking

Flavored sugars offer a new way to finish a dish. With "finishing salts" all the rage in restaurants and gourmet shops, we knew its sugar-based equivalent wouldn't be far... more
Fri. 03 Jul '09

Cooking

Chicago Honey Co-op sweetens the west side. Thank you, Chicago Park District; you make delicious honey. With the help of the Chicago Honey Co-op's bees, that is. From... more
Tue. 30 Jun '09

Cooking

A chef's favorite gadget gets a makeover . Normally, where there's smoke, there's fire. But that's not the case with the Smoking Gun, a handheld gadget chefs and... more
Fri. 26 Jun '09

Cooking

The city's freshest (and most authentic?) lobster roll. Every summer, a familiar debate runs down the East Coast: What's the proper way to make a lobster roll? Plenty of... more
Mon. 15 Jun '09

Cooking

Delicious condiments and dressings for a good cause. Everyone loves the thrill of a secret recipe. So when a friend bequeathed Patsy Smith the confidential formula for... more
Wed. 10 Jun '09

Cooking

Grilling gifts for Father's Day. Butcher's Bible The butcher-authors of the new Lobel's Meat Bible will teach Dad how to tell rump roast from a top round, cook up true... more
Wed. 03 Jun '09

Cooking

This new food film won't leave you hungry. The summer's most terrifying minute of film doesn't involve mutinous robots or Will Ferrell outrunning a marauding T-Rex: No,... more
Tue. 02 Jun '09

Cooking

An online swap meet for amateur farmers. Call it grassroots organizing: Group gardening has gone viral, thanks to Veggie Trader, an online marketplace that works like a... more
Wed. 27 May '09

Cooking

A new book lets you stock your larder with homespun staples . The DIY movement has been taking over the country one hand-knitted scarf at a time. It was inevitable that a... more
Tue. 19 May '09

Cooking

Black garlic has chefs going to the dark side. If you didn't know better, you'd assume black garlic spent too much time in the oven. But this little-known ingredient... more
Mon. 11 May '09

People

Naomi Pomeroy's got a soft spot for chicken-liver mousse. Although chef Naomi Pomeroy's self-described "refined French grandmother cuisine" just snagged her a Food &... more
Fri. 01 May '09

Cooking

Vervacious turns culinary wanderlust into exotic products . Vervacious, an online food shop known for its meticulously sourced truffles, also sells infused vinegars and... more
Fri. 01 May '09

Cooking

Culture your own curds with this easy home recipe. If the apocalypse should come, Brooklyn could sustain itself deliciously: The borough already produces chocolate, beer,... more
Wed. 22 Apr '09

Cooking

Move over maple: There's a new syrup in town. You've poured maple syrup--maybe even molasses--on your pancakes, but few of us Yankees have experienced the wonders of... more
Mon. 06 Apr '09

Cooking

Say "Buona Pasqua" with a legendary Italian Easter cake. We've always envied the trappings of a traditional Italian Easter: While we gnaw on chocolate bunnies and sweaty... more
Mon. 23 Mar '09

Cooking

America's first artisanal soy sauce. There are plenty of American-brewed soy sauces out there: Kikkoman bottles some 25 million gallons annually on Wisconsin's Lake... more
Fri. 13 Mar '09

Cooking

Duncan grapefruit is the sweetest thing. March is a miserable month for fresh fruit, but there is one burst of sunshine: Florida grapefruit. And one of the sweetest we've... more
Wed. 04 Mar '09

Cooking

Acme Smoked Fish's once-a-week feeding frenzy . Start your Sunday bagel-and-lox binge on Friday morning with a trip to Acme Smoked Fish. During the week, this Greenpoint... more
Mon. 23 Feb '09

Cooking

An unconventional, award-winning cheddar from the heartland . These days, the cheesemakers of Wisconsin are going way beyond producing plastic-like half-moons of Colby... more
Fri. 13 Feb '09

Cooking

The secret to perfect pastry dough? Hint: It's not lard.. "If it reminds you of your grandmother--or McDonald's--then people will like it," says Avery Wittcamp, the... more
Mon. 19 Jan '09

Dining

Let Cafe Steinhof cure your midwinter blues. If you're sulking about it being Monday—or winter, or a recession—head to Park Slope's Cafe Steinhof. This... more
Wed. 10 Dec '08

Cooking

Visit Bonnie Slotnick for rare and vintage cookbooks. With Black Friday past and only a couple of weeks left to shop, it's a challenge to find unique, inexpensive gifts... more
Wed. 29 Oct '08

Cooking

Sukhadia’s offers an exotic alternative to tired Halloween treats . This Halloween, your seasonal sweet tooth deserves something tastier and more unexpected than... more
Fri. 10 Oct '08

Cooking

Let It Bee’s local honeys are nothing to sneeze at. Does local honey help fight allergies? The jury is still out, but it works for us. Since we began eating a... more
Tue. 17 Feb '09

Cooking

Take advantage of the lobster glut--while you still can. Once upon a time, lobsters were so plentiful that fishermen would use them as bait. While that's far from the... more
Mon. 29 Dec '08

Cooking

Two easy, inventive toppings for New Year's Eve oysters. Even with over-the-top New Year's Eve parties on the decline, the holiday is a perfect chance to bring a little... more
Tue. 23 Sep '08

Cooking

Turn the season’s last plums into a moist, almond-topped coffee cake. Late-summer Italian prune plums make a sweet, tangy filling for Dovetail pastry chef Vera... more
Fri. 20 Nov '09

Cooking

A Jefferson Park favorite comes to Old Town. For a decade, Jefferson Park's Delightful Pastries has been a neighborhood favorite for its eclectic, international array of... more
Fri. 20 Nov '09

Cooking

Help turn a great food idea into reality. If you admired that kid down the street with the lemonade stand but never had the entrepreneurial spirit yourself, don't... more
Fri. 20 Nov '09

People

SPQR's Matthew Accarrino gets down and dirty. Matthew Accarrino, the new chef at SPQR in Pacific Heights, cooks food that is infinitely more sophisticated than that of... more
Wed. 18 Nov '09

Cooking

The Musquée de Provence has chefs loving winter squash. Butternut, kabocha, delicata: Winter squash is a kitchen fixture in autumn. It's rare, though, for a new... more
Tue. 17 Nov '09

Cooking

DeLise Café takes holiday dessert in a new direction. We mean no offense to Grandma's pecan pie. But one of the easiest ways to breathe life into Thanksgiving is... more
Wed. 11 Nov '09

Cooking

Make Bin 36's classic wine-friendly dish at home. Some consider pairing wine with food a work of art. Others simplify, e.g.: red with meat; white with fish; "grows... more
Tue. 10 Nov '09

Cooking

CSKs take farm-fresh delivery to the next level. Now that we've mastered the ABCs of the CSA, get ready to embrace a new acronym in the local food movement: CSK, or... more
Thu. 05 Nov '09

Cooking

Try fresh olio nuovo--while you can. You don't really know olive oil until you've tasted olio nuovo. Literally "new oil," this first-of-the-season pressing is the true... more
Wed. 04 Nov '09

Dining

This distinctive fish has charmed local chefs. The previously maligned sardine is experiencing a deserved resurgence.But there are other sustainable and healthy fish in... more
Tue. 03 Nov '09

Cooking

Venerated West Coast kimchi comes east. Lauryn Chun thinks her mother makes the best kimchi in the world. She's not the only one: Chun's mother, Young Ja, is the... more
Tue. 03 Nov '09

Cooking

Persimmons are fall's fruit of the gods. Like pumpkins and gourds, persimmons are a sure sign of fall. The fruit looks like a tomato crossed with an orange, and has a... more
Tue. 03 Nov '09

Cooking

Green City Market may be moving--but it's not slowing down. Last year was the first year-round farmers' market in Green City Market's 10-year history. Starting Saturday,... more
Mon. 02 Nov '09

Dining

All hands are cooking up a storm at tiny Saltie. As the founding chef of Diner and its sibling Marlow & Sons, Caroline Fidanza has championed the use of simply... more
Thu. 29 Oct '09

Cooking

An unlikely pastry chef taps his bayou beginnings . David Guas is an accidental pastry chef. When the New Orleans native graduated from culinary school, he found a job at... more
Wed. 28 Oct '09

Dining

Paul Kahan's first restaurant is still breaking ground . Chicago dining has changed so much in the last decade that it's easy to forget how revolutionary Blackbird was... more
Wed. 28 Oct '09

Cooking

The spirits aren't the only ones to enjoy pan de muerto. While Halloween is all about running from the supernatural and stuffing ourselves with candy corn, Dia de Los... more
Tue. 27 Oct '09

Cooking

A Mexican candy superstore for offbeat Halloween treats . Standard Halloween candy--Starbursts and Tootsie Pops dumped out of a jumbo bag--is boring. For an adventurous... more
Mon. 26 Oct '09

Cooking

Put some local love into your Halloween treats . As Halloween approaches, swap that bag of mini chocolate bars for something a little more palatable (for your body and... more
Mon. 26 Oct '09

Drinks

A new book spotlights the craft-beer explosion. The streets are flowing with artisanal beer these days, so it's about time we understood what we're drinking. Thankfully,... more
Fri. 23 Oct '09

Cooking

Heritage turkeys are richer--and prettier--than the rest . With fall comes a new set of heirloom and heritage produce: apples, squash and the most colorful of the bunch,... more
Fri. 23 Oct '09

Cooking

A definitive guide to throwing big parties in tiny kitchens. Zora O'Neill and Tamara Reynolds don't place much stock in fancy linens and seating charts. Their idea of a... more
Fri. 23 Oct '09

Cooking

Seasonal homemade preserves from your local French café. When you walk into Little Next Door on West Third Street, a wall full of gorgeous jarred jams greets you.... more
Wed. 21 Oct '09

People

Mateo Granados: Where Yucatán meets California . A deserving tip of the hat goes to such new purveyors of Yucatecan food as Chaac-Mool and Poc Chuc, but homage... more
Tue. 20 Oct '09

Cooking

A Georgian flatbread specialty changes up the game. When it comes to pizza in this town, there's usually a debate among Californian vs. Chicago deep-dish vs. New York... more
Fri. 16 Oct '09

Cooking

Sample these sweet remainders of summer . As the season's abundant apples replace peaches and all obscurities of squash appear at the farmers' market, grapes have emerged... more
Fri. 16 Oct '09

Cooking

Use Logan Square's new sustainable kitchen and event space. You've always dreamed of selling your Prairie State Pralines at the farmers' market, but that pesky little FDA... more
Fri. 16 Oct '09

Cooking

Franklin Village's favorite corner store, evolved. People have always stopped for coffee or a quick sandwich at the corner deli on Franklin and Bronson avenues. But now... more
Wed. 14 Oct '09

Cooking

West Town's most impressive pastry spread is at La Farine. The crusty, airy, yeasty French baguette alone makes La Farine a lodestone for breadophiles. But that's just... more
Wed. 14 Oct '09

Cooking

Dickson's Farmstand Meats opens in Chelsea Market. There's been plenty of focus lately on the rock-star status of young butchers, but not nearly enough on the proteins... more
Mon. 12 Oct '09

Cooking

Take a field trip to an artisanal epicenter. Few things are better than chocolate, and while we're partial to just about all forms of cacao, Taza makes one of our... more
Wed. 07 Oct '09

Cooking

Three great sources for Great Lakes fish . Each month has a slew of wacky designations dreamed up by food marketing boards across the country. (We're in the middle of... more
Wed. 07 Oct '09

Cooking

Who needs Maine lobster when SoCal has its own?. Pull out your lobster pots: California's commercial lobster season opens today. The spiny lobster isn't like those from... more
Mon. 05 Oct '09

Cooking

Get your Chilean fix at Puro Chile. Soho and Chinatown: Meet Chile. Across from the old Police Headquarters building, Puro Chile has opened a sleek, glass-enclosed store... more
Mon. 05 Oct '09

Dining

Fried eggs get fancy at Old Town Social. A runny yolk is a chef's favorite garnish these days, with everything from salads to pasta topped with fried or poached eggs. And... more
Fri. 02 Oct '09

Cooking

The Publican's Belgian waffle, in the comfort of your own home . Chicago has its fair share of Dutch and Swedish pancakes. But its best Belgian-style waffle isn't at an... more
Wed. 30 Sep '09

Cooking

A brave new grocery store will make local affordable. The only drawback to buying local ingredients is that they're often more expensive than their supermarket... more
Tue. 29 Sep '09

Dining

This month's top flavors are out in full force. September's descent upon New York is quick and abrupt. As "out of office" messages appear less frequently and the United... more
Tue. 29 Sep '09

Dining

Reengage in September's exciting flavors. September is a month of rejuvenation. After Labor Day, a fresh cycle kicks into gear, with the football season, new reasons to... more
Tue. 29 Sep '09

Dining

Eat and drink through the shoulder season. September is always a blur. The month marks the end of summer, with a swift return to school, work and routine--and then all of... more
Mon. 28 Sep '09

Dining

Go to Bonsoirée for some of Chicago's most creative cooking. Not much escapes the sharp eyes of avid Chicago eaters. Which is why we were surprised by two... more
Tue. 22 Sep '09

Cooking

A farm-fresh bounty awaits--in Queens. Fall is upon us: The leaves are turning, the air is brisk and apples are ready for picking. But here in the concrete jungle,... more
Tue. 22 Sep '09

Cooking

A local urban garden shares its bounty. Silver Lake Farms started selling beautiful, organic flowers from its urban garden in 2004, but when owner Tara Kolla learned it... more
Mon. 21 Sep '09

Cooking

Premium artisanal butter comes Stateside. America's relationship with butter has been nothing if not complicated. Coronary-inducing overuse in the 1950s and '60s gave way... more
Wed. 16 Sep '09

Cooking

Can't score a reservation at Schwa? We'll help you bring the restaurant home. . With loud music, frenetic chef-servers and fine-dining-worthy food, Schwa ranks among the... more
Wed. 16 Sep '09

Cooking

Cafe Pedlar (and its awesome pastries) take Manhattan. After mastering the art of understated Italian dining in Brooklyn and Manhattan, the duo behind Frankies... more
Fri. 04 Sep '09

Cooking

The inexpensive skirt steak is perfect for your Labor Day grill. When it comes to grilling steak for Labor Day barbecues, you'd be wise to look to the Argentineans, whose... more
Thu. 03 Sep '09

Cooking

Wheeler's vegan ice creams are dairy-free, but full of fancy. When most people think of "vegan ice cream," they envision a syrupy, gummy substrate of unsatisfying soy... more
Tue. 01 Sep '09

Cooking

A once-abandoned lot is the city's first organic urban farm. If there's truth to the adage "you are what you eat," supporters of Wood Street Urban Farm are getting a dose... more
Wed. 26 Aug '09

Cooking

America's latest hotbed of cheese is (surprise) in Texas. Between the scorching heat and desertlike conditions that blanket much of the Southwest, Texas seems like it... more
Wed. 26 Aug '09

Cooking

The Morning Glory flavor roster grows. Marshmallows, cupcakes and ice cream sandwiches--are there any old-fashioned desserts that haven't been retooled into a modern-day... more
Tue. 25 Aug '09

Cooking

Homemade yogurt is one of Zebda's revelatory tastes. At Zebda, the tiny Mediterranean-Middle Eastern deli that opened in June on the edge of Albany Park, you'll find... more
Mon. 24 Aug '09

Dining

Spontaneous market-to-table cooking at...a steakhouse. David Burke's Primehouse is one of the city's finest temples of steak, but there's more to the restaurant than... more
Tue. 18 Aug '09

Dining

Accoutrements that set one cheese cart apart from the rest. Some chefs take the straight-and-easy road to cooking, while others, like Laurent Quenieux, see it as an... more
Mon. 17 Aug '09

Wine

Try Taxim for a taste of Greek terroir. Retsina may have been en vogue in the sixties (ask your parents), but today's Greek wine vocabulary has grown to include... more
Fri. 14 Aug '09

Cooking

Try Fritz Pastry's not-too-sweet afternoon snack. Watching Nathaniel Meads deftly work what will soon become a Danish, it's obvious--the man loves his dough. He opened... more
Mon. 10 Aug '09

Cooking

Annie Myers is a forager for hire. For many of us, a visit to The Spotted Pig--one of the city's best late-night food haunts--warrants sleeping in late the next day. But... more
Mon. 10 Aug '09

Cooking

Pastoral is an American cheese list's best friend. American artisanal cheesemaking has come a long way since Laura Chenel introduced California to fresh goat cheese in... more
Fri. 07 Aug '09

Dining

An Italian standard turns 25 years young. When Spiaggia opened in 1984, fine dining in Chicago--and across the country--was synonymous with French cuisine. "Italian food"... more
Fri. 07 Aug '09

Cooking

The people have spoken--and Rick's Picks has answered. Rick Field of Rick's Picks has a simple way of dreaming up his innovative, wildly addictive pickles: He asks... more
Mon. 03 Aug '09

Cooking

TT's guide to (illegal) urban beekeeping. First there was the black market for raw milk and underaged cheese, followed by the underground sassafras trade. Now, rebellious... more
Tue. 28 Jul '09

Cooking

La Grande Orange's homemade English muffins are addictive. When La Grande Orange opened its Santa Monica location in May, there were two words on everyone's lips: English... more
Mon. 27 Jul '09

Cooking

Two filmmakers teach an old Dodge new tricks. In 2007, Curt Ellis and Ian Cheney raised 10,000 pounds of corn (and filmed the process) in an effort to increase awareness... more
Fri. 24 Jul '09

Cooking

It's time for Weiser Family Farms' sweet summer fruit. They might look similar, but not all melons are created equal. There are the standard store-bought cantaloupe and... more
Wed. 22 Jul '09

Dining

Experience the Caribbean's first farm-to-table resort--at a summer discount . Farm-fresh cuisine has yet to take off in the Caribbean since most ingredients are still... more
Tue. 21 Jul '09

Dining

Twenty-five years' worth of hits--at 1980s prices. Consistency (at least the foolish kind) may be the hobgoblin of little minds, but Gotham Bar and Grill can attribute... more
Fri. 17 Jul '09

Cooking

Make Piccolo Sogno's patio-friendly panzanella at home. Pizza may be the most notable of Italy's tomato-bread concoctions, but panzanella (tomato-bread salad) is... more
Tue. 07 Jul '09

People

How Christopher Lee stays sharp at the new Aureole. Unlike most chefs, Christopher Lee doesn't bring his own knives to work. If he needs a blade, he simply grabs one from... more
Mon. 06 Jul '09

Cooking

People's Pops has summer's freshest frozen treats licked. Last summer, Nathalie Jordi and her partners, David Carrell and Joel Horowitz, launched People's Pops under... more
Mon. 06 Jul '09

Dining

Downtown's best new bar food is 27 stories high. There's been plenty of hype about the height of Roof, the new bar on top of theWit Hotel. But with food and drinks from... more
Wed. 01 Jul '09

Cooking

Enjoy the best of Sfoglia anytime--no reservations required. When chefs Ron and Colleen Suhanosky opened Sfoglia on the restaurant-starved Upper East Side in 2006, they... more
Tue. 23 Jun '09

Dining

Pastry chef Karen DeMasco sweetens the deal at Locanda Verde. Consider this a thank-you note to Cleveland: The towering talents behind the new Locanda Verde--chef Andrew... more
Fri. 19 Jun '09

Cooking

The Heartland's best ice cream comes to Brooklyn. You're going to want to meet this new Midwest transplant: Jeni Britton Bauer, whose luscious small-batch ice creams have... more
Wed. 17 Jun '09

Cooking

An ode to the endangered American regional foods. Summer travelers, beware! Road food is endangered--or so say driving denizens Jane and Michael Stern. Known for their... more
Wed. 17 Jun '09

Dining

Vinegar Hill House wakes up a secret Brooklyn neighborhood. Vinegar Hill has long been a hidden destination for Federal-style architecture and cobblestoned streets. Now... more
Tue. 16 Jun '09

Cooking

Eat Randall Lineback beef; save a breed. Forget Kobe, forget wagyu: Randall Lineback is the rarest beef around, and you can get some of it only if Joe Henderson deems you... more
Tue. 09 Jun '09

Cooking

All-American chocolates from Hawaii. The vast majority of artisanal-chocolate producers work with beans shipped in from far-off lands. There hasn't even been an... more
Wed. 03 Jun '09

Cooking

Bklyn Larder (finally) opens. For months, Park Slope has been tapping its toes in anticipation of Bklyn Larder, a food market from the team behind beloved Franny's down... more
Mon. 01 Jun '09

Cooking

Jacques Torres Ice Cream opens in Dumbo. Even Jacques Torres agrees that comfort food is a saving grace in the fallen economy. After noticing a drop in sales for his... more
Fri. 22 May '09

Cooking

A winemaker turns disaster into a delicious barbecue sauce. In October 2005, an arsonist set fire to a wine warehouse in Vallejo, California, ruining $100 million worth... more
Fri. 22 May '09

Cooking

The country's first Japanese butcher shop opens in NYC. The iconographic American butcher shop has sawdust on the floor, an ornery old man wearing a blood-smeared smock... more
Mon. 18 May '09

Cooking

Three Tarts sells one-bite sweets at bite-size prices. When wallets start to thin, the sweetest things in life are the first to go. Fortunately, one Chelsea shop is... more
Tue. 12 May '09

Cooking

An online depot for the country's best small-batch foods. Whenever we discover a great new jam or cheese at the local farmers' market, we wonder how many other... more
Tue. 05 May '09

Cooking

Master meat at the grill with Adam Perry Lang. Anyone who thought barbecue books couldn't get any meatier hasn't met Adam Perry Lang. The chef-owner of Daisy May's BBQ in... more
Wed. 29 Apr '09

Cooking

Put your lunch money towards an essential cause. Before you complain (again) about price gouging at your favorite pay-by-the-pound salad bar, do us a favor: Skip it. Pack... more
Tue. 28 Apr '09

Cooking

Let's Be Frank spices things up at the carts--and now at home. The Let's Be Frank hot dog cart is as well known for its homemade condiments--like bread-and-butter pickles... more
Wed. 22 Apr '09

Cooking

A new book celebrates the lives and food of the Original Farmers Market. The sights, sounds and smells at the Original Farmers Market--metal folding chairs scraping on... more
Tue. 21 Apr '09

Cooking

Cook and consume consciously with treats from these eco purveyors. We'll use any excuse to turn a holiday into a food-focused event, especially when it aligns with our... more
Fri. 17 Apr '09

Cooking

Where to find spring's stinkiest vegetable. April is the cruelest month: We just had to pay taxes and warm weather continues to flirt. But the saving grace is knowing... more
Wed. 15 Apr '09

Cooking

An unlikely duo brings great jams and pickles to Park Slope. What do you get when you pair a Mexican chef with a former Top Chef contestant from New Zealand? For... more
Fri. 10 Apr '09

Cooking

If you're claiming locavore status, make sure your flour fits the bill. We're quick to congratulate ourselves for adopting a locavore lifestyle. We buy in-season produce... more
Fri. 10 Apr '09

Cooking

Local chefs are obsessed with the Castelvetrano. Olives, like cilantro and sweetbreads, are one of those polarizing foods: Some people can't get enough; others avoid them... more
Wed. 01 Apr '09

Cooking

Four fantastic new options from the gristmill. Thanks to Joe Pesci's classic courtroom rant in My Cousin Vinnie, almost everybody knows what grits are. This creamy... more
Tue. 31 Mar '09

Cooking

Keeping it fresh and simple at Tender Greens. Scarborough Farms' lettuce may be the cornerstone of Tender Greens' great salads, but the free-range meats, organic... more
Thu. 26 Mar '09

Cooking

Guilt-free lamb from Lava Lake Ranch . We'll always think fondly of our childhood spent hunting buffalo and surviving cholera on the Oregon Trail (the computer version,... more
Tue. 17 Mar '09

Cooking

Milk's minty milk shake for St. Patty's Day. Every year around St. Patrick's Day, people obsess over McDonald's Shamrock Shake, the somewhat elusive green, minty frozen... more
Mon. 16 Mar '09

Cooking

Alternative CSAs bring meat, dairy and more to your doorstep. Nothing says springtime in New York like community-supported agriculture. But before you re-up your regular... more
Wed. 11 Mar '09

Cooking

Let Boulette's Larder give your pantry a makeover. Spring's just around the corner (finally), and that means it's time to clean the pantry. But before you panic at the... more
Tue. 10 Mar '09

Cooking

Make Cafe Katja's addicting liptauer at home. There are many reasons why Café Katja has become one of our weekly haunts. This 25-seat Austrian restaurant excels at... more
Wed. 04 Mar '09

Cooking

CleanFish knows where your salmon's been. You know where your organic free-range chicken and gem lettuce come from, but what about your shrimp and salmon? Thanks to San... more
Fri. 27 Feb '09

Cooking

Sandwich scene-stealers from two of Seattle's favorite chefs. Seattleites aren't afraid of a little idiosyncrasy, and now some local chefs are bottling that quirkiness,... more
Wed. 25 Feb '09

Cooking

The Deli at Little Dom's panna cotta-to-go. When the Deli at Little Dom's opened in Los Feliz earlier this year, locals quickly swooped in for muffaletta... more
Tue. 24 Feb '09

Dining

Banh mi for the 21st century at Baoguette . Busy chef Michael "Bao" Hunyh has elevated Vietnamese home-cooking to new levels at restaurants like Bun, Bao Noodles and Mai... more
Fri. 20 Feb '09

Dining

Kyo Ya is a not-so-ancient Japanese secret . If you weren't specifically looking for Kyo Ya, you'd pass right by the stairs that lead to this underground East Village... more
Fri. 23 Jan '09

Cooking

A sweet-and-savory love affair for Valentine's Day. When it comes to cheese and Valentine's Day, we tend to think of stuffed animals and sappy cards. But cheesemonger... more
Wed. 14 Jan '09

Cooking

Inside New York's first nose-to-tail meat shop. The new Marlow & Daughters in Williamsburg isn't just the city's most hotly anticipated new butcher shop... more
Mon. 15 Dec '08

Cooking

Stop by Formaggio Essex for one-of-a-kind gifts (and a discount!). Our favorite source for last-minute, one-of-a-kind edible gifts is tucked way in the back of the Essex... more
Mon. 08 Dec '08

Cooking

When only the best will suffice, try these rare finds. Ultimate Chef's Knife Designed for Shun by Bob Kramer (the Stradivari of bladesmiths), this hefty eight-inch chef's... more
Fri. 28 Nov '08

People

Mark Bello demonstrates how to make restaurant-quality pizza at home. If you think you need a wood-burning oven to make restaurant-quality pizza at home, then Mark Bello... more
Tue. 11 Nov '08

Cooking

The Green Table's quick apple sauerkraut is the perfect pork companion . Winter isn't officially here yet, but our instinct to build up a little natural protection from... more
Mon. 03 Nov '08

People

Emily Farris elevates an old budget standby. Living on a budget might be new (and shocking) for some of us, but we could all take notes from Brooklyn-based cookbook... more
Mon. 27 Oct '08

Cooking

New York's best Greek market is a one-stop party shop . We expected to find New York's best Greek supermarket in Astoria, but we were truly surprised to discover just how... more
Thu. 02 Oct '08

Dining

Free bibimbap, mixology boot camp and a school yard pig roast. Thursday, 10/2-Saturday, 10/4BibimbashTo celebrate Korean Restaurant Week, many of city's best Korean spots... more
Thu. 18 Sep '08

Dining

Cask beer tasting, oyster bonanza, and a brunch debut. Friday, 9/19-Sunday, 9/21 (noon to midnight)Old-Fashioned Beer TastingNew York′s first Craft Beer Week wraps... more
Mon. 16 Nov '09

Cooking

Tasting Table's guide to a triumphant Thanksgiving . We cherish the entire Thanksgiving experience: the flurry of preparation, the familiar smells, the good company and,... more
Fri. 17 Apr '09

Cooking

A look back at Chaya Brasserie's tuna tartare. L.A. gave the food world the Cobb salad and the French Dip sandwich, but another local culinary innovation has dominated... more
Fri. 27 Mar '09

Cooking

Make Egg's famous buttermilk biscuits at home. It seems as though every restaurant now serves some variety of Southern-style biscuits, but we saw the first signs of New... more
Wed. 18 Mar '09

People

Kajsa Alger, Street's chef behind the chef. Behind every celebrity chef, there's a hard-working chef that you've probably never heard of, the one actually cooking the... more
Wed. 04 Mar '09

Cooking

Harissa spices things up around town. Harissa, the fiery condiment comprised mostly of chiles, garlic, cumin and coriander, can be found on almost every home and... more
Tue. 23 Dec '08

Cooking

Make one of L’Artusi’s best dishes at home. You'll hear a lot about L'Artusi in 2009. Only a couple of weeks old, the second restaurant from chef Gabe... more
Fri. 21 Nov '08

Cooking

Kick off your Thanksgiving with an edible cocktail. We're usually cautious about new cocktail trends, but we're suckers for the latest innovation from the city's... more
Wed. 22 Apr '09

Cooking

A New Orleans chef keeps regional dishes alive. In Cajun country, a standard breakfast is cheesy eggs and spicy boudin sausage, chased with dark chicory coffee. Good luck... more
Tue. 03 Mar '09

Cooking

A new cookbook for low-tech bakers. In these strapped-for-cash times, even noncooks are heading into the kitchen to test their culinary skills. It's a state of affairs... more
Mon. 02 Mar '09

People

Chris Cosentino turns his nose-to-tail wisdom to seafood. San Francisco chef Chris Cosentino is known for using every last vestige of the animals he cooks at his Italian... more
Wed. 24 Sep '08

People

A new sandwich shop and cookbook from chef Sara Jenkins. This fall is shaping up to be a good one for Sara Jenkins: First, her excellent new cookbook, Olives &... more