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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.

Recipes by Shelley Wiseman

Photographs by Quentin Bacon

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.

Recipes by Maggie Ruggiero

Photographs by Mikkel Vang

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.
Recipe on page 92

By Stephen Glain

Photographs by Petrina Tinslay

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.

Recipes by Paul Grimes

Photographs by Romulo Yanes

46 The Corrections

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.

By Bruce Feiler

Photographs by Romulo Yanes

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.

Recipes by Shelley Wiseman

Photographs by Romulo Yanes

65 Vegetarian Tonight

Chill out with soba, tofu, and sugar snap peas.

Recipe by Lillian Chou

66 One or Two for Dinner

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

Recipes by Melissa Roberts

67 Ten-Minute Mains

The ideal solutions for hectic weeknights.

Recipes by Melissa Roberts

Magazine / Kitchen Notebook
110 So many different kinds of tomatoes … so many ideas for how to use them.
Magazine / The Last Touch

120 Leaves of Change

Banish the garnish. In these recipes, parsley takes center stage.

Recipes by Ian Knauer

Magazine / Good Living

22 Fresh

Yay, another reason to eat chocolate … bringing a bit of India home … duck into one of these restaurants and try out their fries.
Magazine / Restaurants

24 Tinseltown Thai

Los Angeles has long been the undisputed Thai-restaurant capital of America. And Jitlada is the jewel in the city’s crown.

By Colman Andrews

48 Roadfood

These 11 joints were already on the map when Gourmet debuted in 1941—and they’re still worth a detour today.

By Jane and Michael Stern

30 From Back Lot to Boomtown

Culver City, California, is suddenly the unlikely home of one of the country’s most explosive dining scenes.

By Oliver Schwaner-Albright

Magazine / Drinks

32 Wine Advice

Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, and Bierzo.

By Gerald Asher

Magazine / Cooking

34 Cookbook Club

This month’s selection is Beyond the Great Wall, by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid. With a recipe for Lisu spice-rubbed roast pork.

36 A Taste of July

The Australian burger that will change your life.

36 It Ain’t Necessarily So

Mushrooms get soggy if washed. Fact or fiction?
Magazine / Guru

38 True Confessions

It’s the 100th anniversary of M. F. K. Fisher’s birth. So let’s have a peek inside one of her personal journals.

By Jeannette Ferrary

Magazine / Well Lived

40 Getting Their Goat

A visit to a halal slaughterhouse brings into the kitchen the heavy responsibility of taking an animal’s life.

By Ian Knauer and Alan Sytsma

Magazine / Obsessions
44 A few of our favorite things.
Magazine / Travel

84 Hidden Valley

Add this to your “who knew” list. Just east of Minneapolis, there’s a swath of countryside that is surely one of the most picturesque in the nation.

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Magazine / Departments
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  • 118 Shopping List
  • 118 Grilling Procedure
  • 118 Cooking Tips
  • 119 Recipe Index