food + cooking
The Best Foodie Isn’t One
My friend Karl is my favorite kind of foodie precisely because he isn’t one.
02.18.08
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- culinary culture,
- restaurants
food + cooking
A Date with Date Nut Bread
My wife flirts with jumbo medjools.
02.14.08
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- baking,
- dessert,
- john t. edge,
- fruit
food + cooking
Behind the Blog: Ideas in Food
Gourmet’s Christy Harrison spoke to the bloggers of Ideas in Food about the allure of hydrocolloids and the frustrations of cooking for a New York audience.
02.14.08
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- blogs,
- christy harrison,
- molecular gastronomy,
- q + a
food + cooking
An Artichoke by Any Other Name
Winter at the farmers’ market may seem dreary, but look more closely and you’ll find a humble tuber that can be a star.
02.11.08
- Keywords
- ingredients,
- vegetable,
- produce,
- robert pincus,
- seasonal
food + cooking
Behind the Recipe: Banh Mi
How one of our food editors created a bold-flavored Vietnamese sandwich using ingredients you can find in nearly any grocery store.
02.11.08
- Keywords
- behind the recipe,
- cooking + technique,
- sandwich,
- asian,
- ruth cousineau
food + cooking
A Gourmet Valentine’s Day
Make the celebration last through the weekend with our romantic menus, Champagne picks, and all-time favorite chocolate desserts.
02.01.08
- Keywords
- valentine's day,
- dessert,
- chocolate,
- cocktail,
- wine
food + cooking
A Rooster’s Wake-Up Call
It’s that “delicious, spicy taste,” with its hint of exoticism, that sets Sriracha hot sauce apart.
02.08.08
- Keywords
- ingredients,
- asian,
- thai,
- alan sytsma
food + cooking
Do the Mashed Potato
As interpreted by the Ballet Memphis, the song “Chitlins” inspired a bacchanal of dance, one that was very carnal, vaguely offal-istic and, yes, beautiful.
02.07.08
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- southern u.s.,
- john t. edge
food + cooking
The Ingredient: White Asparagus
Chef José Andrés discusses the merits of preserved white asparagus, which can be used year-round.
02.06.08
- Keywords
- ingredients,
- chefs,
- jose andres,
- video,
- white asparagus
food + cooking
Clouds of Caramel (Ice Cream, Salted)
Salted caramel ice cream brings out the best in apple tartes (and provides a lesson in cloud physics).
02.05.08
- Keywords
- cooking + technique,
- dessert,
- robert pincus