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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. 09 Sep '09

People

For the best ingredients, L.A. chefs go to the source--the farmers . We Californians are blessed when it comes to sourcing great local ingredients. From sustainably... more
Wed. 11 Nov '09

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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. 25 Sep '09

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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. 31 Aug '09

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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
Mon. 10 Aug '09

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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
Tue. 07 Jul '09

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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
Tue. 30 Jun '09

People

Early Bird catches our breakfast . Nekisia Davis is a bit of an olive-oil freak. “I use it for everything,” she says. “On my toast before the jam, in... more
Fri. 26 Jun '09

Dining

Milk's sidewalk shaved ice is the perfect summer treat. Sometimes even ice cream is too heavy for a hot day. That's why Milk, known for its decadent ice creams and frozen... more
Fri. 15 May '09

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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

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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
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
Tue. 10 Feb '09

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Announcing Tasting Table's Everywhere edition. Dear Tasting Table Subscriber: It's time to branch out. For a few months, we've been your daily source for the best eats... more
Wed. 30 Sep '09

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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
Wed. 25 Mar '09

Dining

Stogo's dairy-free desserts are surprisingly delightful. Dairy-free ice cream is great in theory, but most producers add artificial ingredients to the recipe to make up... more
Tue. 24 Feb '09

Drinks

A new book elevates the most essential beverage. We applauded ourselves when we switched from canned soda to flavored water, but then we read that these colorful elixirs... more
Mon. 30 Mar '09

People

Make Andrea Reusing's star condiment at home. North Carolina's Triangle region excels at many things--basketball, medicine, vinegar-based barbecue--but Asian food?... more
Fri. 03 Jul '09

Dining

How to spend the long weekend (and the rest of your summer). We have a hot July 4th weekend on tap in the Southland, and whether you're headed out of town--or just across... more
Tue. 10 Nov '09

Dining

The neglected rooster gets special treatment at Mas . We may be in the midst of a chicken renaissance, but you won't see much of the bird's maligned male counterpart on... 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

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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
Thu. 24 Sep '09

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Find heartland hip at the city's latest hot spots. Sea Change Chef Tim McKee (pictured), of the city's most-lauded restaurant, La Belle Vie, has recently expanded his... more
Mon. 21 Sep '09

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Lemonade takes pot roast to the extreme. To chef Alan Jackson, lemonade isn't just about sunny days and sidewalk stands. Lemonade, the name of his growing chain of casual... more
Tue. 15 Sep '09

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Stony Creek Farm: Where a rooster is your wake-up call. The bucolic weekend getaway is a favorite remedy for hemmed-in city life, but while a countryside B&B suffices... more
Wed. 26 Aug '09

Dining

Joseph Leonard turns a holiday favorite into a year-round fixture. Every holiday season we look forward to one thing more than all the gingersnaps and snowballs in the... more
Mon. 10 Aug '09

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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
Fri. 31 Jul '09

Dining

Some cool and tasty highlights from the month. The dog days of summer mean long, hot--really hot--days. Here are a few tips we've kept on ice for you. • Nancy... more
Fri. 17 Jul '09

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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
Mon. 06 Jul '09

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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. 29 Jun '09

Dining

Try Ubuntu's transcendent food at its new offshoot. In the nearly two years since it debuted, the vegetable-centric menu at Napa's Ubuntu has garnered mountains of praise... more
Fri. 19 Jun '09

Dining

Cookies and ice cream never tasted better. Ice cream sandwiches are no longer just a childhood afterthought or a cheap date at Diddy Riese. Today's combination of fresh... more
Wed. 10 Jun '09

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Valerie Confections goes to the farmers' market. Valerie Confections has garnered a national following for artisanal toffee, hand-crafted chocolates and petits fours, but... more
Thu. 16 Apr '09

Dining

Where to eat (and stay) when visiting the Valley of the Sun. Tarbell's Before buzzwords like locavore become common, there were guys like Mark Tarbell, who were already... 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
Tue. 14 Apr '09

Drinks

Edison's "bottle service" is a throwback to simpler times. Punch may conjure up thoughts of fruit juice and soda--or worse, Kool-Aid--concoctions, but the drink is making... more
Wed. 01 Apr '09

Drinks

Dolin vermouth will make you rethink your next drink. When's the last time you thought about vermouth? For most people, buying these aromatized wines is a mindless task:... more
Fri. 20 Feb '09

Drinks

At Boston's new Drink, the bartenders get inside your head . At Drink, a new Boston cocktail lounge, you have no choice but to get to know your bartender. This venture... more
Wed. 04 Feb '09

People

In tough times, Eric Ripert banks on the black truffle. In tough economic times, even star chefs have to cut back on exorbitant ingredients. But at Le Bernardin, chef... 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
Tue. 07 Oct '08

Drinks

Clover Club gives vintage bowls a new purpose. Once the king of mixed drinks, punch has been relegated to baby-shower status for too long. But now that New York's classic... more
Fri. 19 Sep '08

Drinks

Meet the semi-secret cocktail creator at Franny's. Franny′s pizzeria in Prospect Heights is famous for its ethereal Neapolitan pies, which chef-owner Andrew... more
Thu. 19 Nov '09

Dining

The humble vegetable joins the pastry party. Most home cooks reserve the parsnip for roasting, mashing and blending into soups. But pastry chefs know better: This humble,... more
Tue. 17 Nov '09

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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
Thu. 12 Nov '09

Drinks

The nation's best coffee roasters are a click away. Some of us are lucky enough to live near one of the nation's top micro coffee roasters, yet want to sample cult beans... 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
Mon. 09 Nov '09

Dining

Bark expands to burgers. With the city's current oversaturation of high-end hamburgers, we questioned the moxie behind the recent addition of a burger to the menu at... more
Fri. 06 Nov '09

Drinks

Leopold Bros. restores the cranberry's cocktail cred . When it comes to cocktails, cranberries have had a tough go of it. Last decade's Cosmopolitan craze has left most... more
Fri. 23 Oct '09

Drinks

Midi's DIY bar ingredients have gone unsung long enough . In San Francisco, small-batch shrubbs and gums are as commonplace as fog banks at 4 p.m. But stumbling upon an... 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
Wed. 07 Oct '09

People

Handmade salt from California's freshest waters. Not all love stories involve salt. And not all salt stories involve love. But the tale of bush pilot Robert La Mar and... more
Tue. 06 Oct '09

Drinks

Local bartenders have their eyes on apples this season. Lola's lays claim to creating the first Appletini in L.A., and there was a time when this sugary green cocktail... 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
Tue. 29 Sep '09

Dining

Hot tastes for cooler nights. Summer, sadly, is over. But September brought us a whole new set of delicious things to do. Here are a few extra helpings to start the new... 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
Wed. 23 Sep '09

Dining

For some of Brooklyn's best tacos, head to the source. We've been taught to be skeptical of any food that comes from a factory, but a tiny taqueria kept (mostly) secret... 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. 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
Fri. 11 Sep '09

Drinks

Let Ward III pick your poison . After years working behind various Tribeca bars, Michael Neff (pictured), Kenneth McCoy and Abdul Tabini--the partners behind the... more
Wed. 09 Sep '09

Drinks

Fever-Tree's new ginger beer adds a wallop of flavor to drinks. Now that bucks, mules and the ever-popular Dark and Stormy have become cocktail menu fixtures, the demand... more
Tue. 08 Sep '09

People

Get ready for more baklava: The L.A. Greek Fest is back. When Zorba the Greek opened at the Pantages in 1986, there was a citywide competition to find the best baklava.... more
Mon. 31 Aug '09

Dining

Make a tasty transition into fall with this month's top stories. The sun finally came out (and with a vengeance) just as summer's drawing to a close. This recap of... 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
Wed. 19 Aug '09

Drinks

Tamarind adds tangy depth to cocktails. In Mexico, you'll find tamarind in everything from candies to aguas frescas and well-churned tequila slushies. Now the flavor... 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
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
Wed. 05 Aug '09

Drinks

You don't need a derby to enjoy this Southern cocktail. The mere thought of a mint julep conjures up images of giant hats and Kentucky Derby ponies. But don't relegate... more
Tue. 04 Aug '09

People

Ani Phyo slips superfoods into dessert. If someone said eating more dessert would be good for you, would you believe them? In her third cookbook, Ani's Raw Food Desserts,... 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. 31 Jul '09

Dining

We've been keeping these treats cool for you. Summer's the time for ice cream, tomatoes, the lake, cocktails and cold beer. Sound good? Here's how to make it all happen... more
Mon. 27 Jul '09

Dining

Ibérico de Bellota hits America at last. New members to the Cult of the Pig start with bacon (first for breakfast, then in infused bourbon). Next, they advance to... 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
Tue. 14 Jul '09

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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
Tue. 14 Jul '09

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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
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
Fri. 10 Jul '09

People

Zingerman's deli does Bacon 101. Everybody knows bacon, but not everyone knows great bacon. Ari Weinzweig, proprietor of Zingerman's in Ann Arbor, Michigan, didn't even... more
Mon. 06 Jul '09

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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
Wed. 03 Jun '09

Drinks

Drink Margo's Bark Root Beer for a good cause . Drinking a soda isn't always good for the body, but with locally made Margo's Bark Root Beer, it's at least good for the... more
Tue. 26 May '09

Dining

At Roberta's, farm and table are just a few steps apart. You can't get more local than your own backyard, which is why Roberta's will soon serve the freshest food in... 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
Mon. 11 May '09

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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. 05 May '09

Dining

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a monster sandwich. Mexican cooks are lauded for their love of the tortilla, but they also know their way around the roll. There's the... 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
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

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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. 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. 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
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
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
Mon. 09 Mar '09

People

Daniel Humm discovers a new secret weapon. Even the country's best chefs--like Daniel Humm of New York's Eleven Madison Park--are always on the lookout for new ways to... 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
Fri. 06 Feb '09

Dining

Can't score a table at Prune? Give the East Village's new brunch bellwether a try.. Our brunch trips to Belcourt used to correspond directly to the intensity of our... more
Fri. 02 Jan '09

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Lamb bacon is the hottest new belly in town. Bacon lovers take note: There's a new meat in town. Cured lamb belly is showing up on menus all over, cozying up to eggs at... more
Mon. 17 Nov '08

Dining

Yuzu delivers gorgeous, ready-made (and healthy!) dinner parties . We all love going to holiday parties, but hosting one can bring a bigger headache than an eggnog... more
Mon. 10 Nov '08

Dining

Introduce yourself to Sichuan peppercorns at Spicy & Tasty. It starts as a tingle on your lips, then the sensation works across your tongue and becomes a vibrating... more
Tue. 14 Oct '08

Dining

Obikà opens its high-design cheese counter . Obikà, the high-concept meat-and-cheese kiosk that opened yesterday at 590 Madison Avenue, is an Italianized... 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. 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
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

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

People

The chefs that make new Beverly Hills restaurant tick. Once you work in a Thomas Keller kitchen, the expectation for perfection will never cease. Just ask Rory Herrmann,... more
Wed. 11 Nov '09

Dining

Christine Ferber's legendary jams touch down in Manhattan. Between db Bistro Moderne's supersoft scrambled eggs with ham and cheese and its incredibly flaky croissants,... more
Tue. 10 Nov '09

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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
Mon. 09 Nov '09

People

Never take Judy Han's sandwiches for granted. Chef Judy Han has worked in high-end kitchens like Lucques and Literati II, but her greatest skill is making a perfect... more
Mon. 09 Nov '09

Wine

Where to buy Saison's surprising wines. Saison, the pop-up restaurant at the back of Stable Café, is a marvel wrapped in disarming modesty and extreme... 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
Tue. 03 Nov '09

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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
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
Fri. 30 Oct '09

Dining

Our favorite in-case-you-missed-them moments. • California's spiny lobster season opened this month, and you'll see the beasts on restaurant menus and at fish... 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. 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
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

People

A West Coast cocktail whiz lands in Manhattan. Any bartender in the city would jump at the chance to work with Daniel Boulud. But when it came time to pick the bartender... 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
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
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
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
Fri. 09 Oct '09

People

Jacques Torres turns beans into bars in time for his Chelsea Market debut. Over the years, Jacques Torres's brand has grown to include multiple chocolate emporiums, an... 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
Wed. 30 Sep '09

People

Oriana's amazing Asian pears are back. Oriana Kruszewski planted her first Asian pear tree because she missed the fruit of her native China. Thirty years and 500 trees... 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
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 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

People

Paul Virant stores the season in a mason jar. There are no skeletons in Paul Virant's closet--just mason jars. Nearly 5,000 of them, in fact. Virant is known for the... 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
Fri. 18 Sep '09

Dining

Feeling adventurous? Sushi Yasuda offers delicious lessons in seafood anatomy. "Squid face," says chef Naomichi Yasuda, as he sets down a gnarled, pearly-white piece of... more
Thu. 17 Sep '09

Dining

Innovative chefs are breathing new life into a tired salad. There's a fragile line between rampant popularity of a worthy dish and its collapse into culinary... more
Tue. 15 Sep '09

People

The oyster is Christophe Happillon's world. When Christophe Happillon comes to your table at Saint Amour or Joe's to discuss a "dry, lemongrass finish," he's not talking... 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
Fri. 04 Sep '09

Drinks

Celebrate the harvest with these limited-edition beers. In the early fall, brewers pause from their regular harvest duties to drive truckloads of fresh hops home and... 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

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. 31 Aug '09

Dining

Don't let the final tastes of summer pass you by. There are precious few days of summer left (as last weekend's weather gently reminded us). Make each and every one of... more
Mon. 31 Aug '09

Dining

Highlights from another delicious month . The days are getting shorter, but summer isn't over yet: There's still plenty of time for icy cocktails, outdoor dining and and... 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
Mon. 24 Aug '09

People

In Brooklyn, backyards go agrarian. We live in the era of the urban homestead, when butchers have groupies and amateur beekeepers make honey on their roofs. But with... more
Fri. 21 Aug '09

Drinks

Japan's power citrus is a welcome cocktail alternative. Good bartenders know that the perfect cocktail is all about balance: Nothing makes a drink like the right... more
Wed. 19 Aug '09

Dining

There's never been a better day to eat a BLT. Last year, Damien Casten (of Candid Wines) threw a potluck called TomatoFest to celebrate a glut of heirloom tomatoes. This... 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
Wed. 12 Aug '09

Dining

Bed-Stuy's Saraghina serves a mighty fine pie. If the queue at Co. or the crowds at Kesté have you settling for substandard pizza elsewhere, consider making a trip... 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
Tue. 04 Aug '09

Dining

Takashi gives Chicago the gift of authentic soba and ramen. Takashi Yagihashi has been holding out on us. He teased us with his noodle cookbook last spring, but has kept... 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
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
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
Wed. 22 Jul '09

Dining

The Golden State hits the mark with burger fans and beer geeks. Who knew that the area around Canter's Deli would become a hotbed for artisanal food and drink? A year... more
Tue. 21 Jul '09

Wine

An owner's guide to Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar. Humboldt Park's gastronomic score increased exponentially in May. It gets the extra points for biodynamic wine,... more
Mon. 20 Jul '09

Drinks

Taste your way through the largest bitters selection in town. Every bartender knows that a dash of bitters adds subtle flavor to any cocktail, and when it comes to buying... more
Mon. 20 Jul '09

Dining

Get a taste of Rick Bayless's Xoco before it opens . Rick Bayless returned from a recent trip to Oaxaca with some good news: "What we're doing is every bit as good as... more
Wed. 15 Jul '09

Dining

Dine under the High Line . Despite The Standard Grill's name, the new restaurant at The Standard Hotel isn't a grill in the usual sense of the term. Then again, hotelier... more
Tue. 14 Jul '09

Dining

With fancy new trappings, goat goes upscale. They're surly characters, but when goat is properly prepared, you'll marvel at its tenderness. And versatility: It's making... more
Wed. 08 Jul '09

Drinks

Brewers look to fruits and herbs for seasonal beers. Adding spices and fruits to beer isn't new--who hasn't added lime to a Corona?--but West Coast brewers are going more... more
Tue. 07 Jul '09

People

When L.A.'s top chefs want the best, they call Julee Harman . When Hungry Cat's David Lentz wants 3,000 Gulf Coast blue crabs for his annual Crabfest, he calls Julee... more
Wed. 01 Jul '09

Dining

Find more than gourmet goods at the La Brea marketplace. With a new wine program and revolving menu of Italian specialties, Cube Marketplace isn't quite the... 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
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

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
Mon. 22 Jun '09

Drinks

Tend bar like the Roger Room's Damian Windsor. Damian Windsor doesn't want to reinvent the cocktail. He just wants to make it more interesting. The Australian-born... 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
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
Mon. 08 Jun '09

Drinks

Finally, some gluten-free beer worth cracking open . You might think the thing celiacs--or anyone on a gluten-free diet--miss most is bread. But we're betting once... 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
Fri. 29 May '09

Dining

Torihei's yakitori and oden menus can't be beat. In just a few short months, under-the-radar Torihei has become known for serving some of the best and juiciest yakitori... more
Tue. 26 May '09

Dining

New wine-focused Barbrix has Silver Lake buzzing. Silver Lake isn't the first place you think of for high-end cuisine and adventurous wine lists, but that's changing with... more
Fri. 22 May '09

Dining

Three new spots to fill your weekend picnic basket. Memorial Day weekend isn't just the unofficial start to summer--it's also the kick off for picnic season. Thankfully,... 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
Wed. 13 May '09

Drinks

Ice cream in root beer, beer and...port?. Drinking a classic ice cream float has a certain Norman Rockwell-innocence, but it shouldn't be relegated to nostalgia: Today's... 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
Thu. 07 May '09

Dining

Experience the ultimate farm-to-table meal. In these locavore-loving times, we can now find farm-fresh food at most of our favorite restaurants. But come summer, it's a... more
Fri. 01 May '09

Dining

Hatfield's is now one of the best dining deals in town. When the economy started tanking, Quinn and Karen Hatfield didn't come up with recession-dining gimmicks for... 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
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
Mon. 27 Apr '09

People

A chef-winemaker snags his dream job. These days, there are lots of chef-farmers and chef-butchers. But Jason Berthold is a rarity: a chef-winemaker. At San Francisco's... 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

Dining

Top chefs moonlight with high-end sandwich shops. The recent spate of spin-off sandwich shops from great chefs proves that everyone can be charmed by the joys of a... 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
Thu. 09 Apr '09

Drinks

Celebrate the season with an ABSOLUT® Mango Lassi. Each spring, fruit lovers eagerly await the first crop of Indian mangoes to hit local markets. Though this... more
Thu. 02 Apr '09

Drinks

Celebrate the season with an ABSOLUT® Mango Lassi. Each spring, fruit lovers eagerly await the first crop of Indian mangoes to hit local markets. Though this... more
Thu. 02 Apr '09

Drinks

Celebrate the season with an ABSOLUT® Mango Lassi. Each spring, fruit lovers eagerly await the first crop of Indian mangoes to hit local markets. Though this... 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
Wed. 01 Apr '09

Dining

Shin brings all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue to Hollywood. Simon Shin took everything he learned from his family's Koreatown restaurants and opened his own place... 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
Wed. 25 Mar '09

Dining

What won't the Animal dudes do with meat?. Animal's Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo have no limits when it comes to meat. From the chefs now dubbed "carniwhores" comes... 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
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
Thu. 12 Mar '09

Drinks

A nonalcoholic alternative we can get behind. Finally, there's a nonalcoholic beverage that actually appeals to wine lovers. If you find yourself tee totaling (either for... 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
Tue. 03 Mar '09

Drinks

Mix and match Rivera's Tequila on Tap concoctions. When it comes to tequila, few restaurateurs can match John Sedlar: He made waves for his Southwest-influenced cuisine... more
Mon. 02 Mar '09

People

Hudson Valley Fresh does our bodies good. Anyone who's ever spent time on a farm can tell you there's nothing like ultrafresh milk--not straight from the cow, of course,... more
Thu. 26 Feb '09

Dining

A new wine-country restaurant with New York DNA. It's 2,925 miles from western Sonoma County to Manhattan's East Village, but recent transplants Ginevra Iverson and Eric... 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
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
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
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
Fri. 05 Sep '08

People

New York's ice cream wunderkind is no Mister Softee. New York went food-truck crazy this summer (really, one Belgian waffle truck franchise wasn't enough?). And when it... 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
Mon. 16 Feb '09

People

Make Michael Anthony's ode to an overlooked root at home. Michael Anthony has never met a vegetable he didn't like. The chef spent four years at the ultimate... more
Mon. 26 Jan '09

Dining

Forget dinner: This year, book a romantic Valentine's Day brunch. Before you scramble to make Valentine's Day dinner reservations like every other doting couple, consider... 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
Fri. 07 Nov '08

Drinks

Rouge Tomate introduces a new kind of juice bar. Cocktails make us feel good—at least the first two or three. But at Rouge Tomate, the new UES outpost of a popular,... 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
Tue. 07 Apr '09

Dining

A week's worth of dining deals, day by day. There are now so many economy-inspired dining deals that you can enjoy a cut-rate meal any night of the week. Or every night... more