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Magazine / Features

68 Rollin’ on the River

No one’s really in the mood for a fussy meal after an afternoon of relaxing in the sun. So check out this easygoing dinner—green-grape sangria; oil-poached halibut with tomatoes and fennel; beef tenderloin with smoked-paprika mayonnaise; zucchini-potato tortilla; mascarpone-filled cake; chocolate dulce de leche bars; and more—that you can prepare in advance.

94 Sprigtime

We all know fresh herbs invigorate a dish. But in this menu—including crisp rosemary flatbread; marinated eggplant with capers and mint; goat cheese with olives, lemon, and thyme; grilled herbed poussins; fingerling potatoes with chives and tarragon; and panna cotta with lemon-thyme peaches—they’re like a secret weapon that brightens and raises the intensity in every bite.

86 Olympian Appetites

Beijingers have been passionate foodies for much of their 2,000-year history, and with rivalries between chefs heating up all over town, they now have their pick of the very best restaurants in the country. Let the eating competition begin.
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104 Big Love

Our infatuation with tomatoes—in dishes like tomato risotto; heirloom-tomato terrine; Sherry tomato granita; and porterhouse steak with pan-seared cherry tomatoes—has us wishing for an endless summer.
Recent scientific breakthroughs have completely rewritten our understanding of how we taste food—and may prove that nearly everything we think we understand about the subject is wrong.
Magazine / Gourmet Everyday

56 Quick Kitchen

Fried mozzarella with arugula and prosciutto; orzo with feta, tomatoes, and dill; grilled oregano shrimp; plus four more recipes that can be prepared in 30 minutes active time or less.

66 One or Two for Dinner

Smoked fish with cucumber “noodles” for two; and cornflake fried chicken just for you.

67 Ten-Minute Mains

The ideal solutions for hectic weeknights.
Magazine / Kitchen Notebook
110 So many different kinds of tomatoes … so many ideas for how to use them.
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