chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Lüke
I confess that I was thinking about what I would write about New Orleans star John Besh's new brasserie Lüke even before my first course.
07.06.07
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- first taste,
- new orleans
food + cooking
The Instinct, Part IV
I was a spoiled child in many ways, but particularly in the ways of fish.
07.03.07
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- culinary culture,
- seafood,
- the instinct
food + cooking
On Me, All Summer Long
Our strides were long, our soles slowly scraping the pavement, when a familiar music sounded in the distance like a jacked-up jack-in-the-box.
06.26.07
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- culinary culture,
- dessert,
- summer
food + cooking
Marshmallow Shakes
I had the shake. I wanted another one immediately. I want one now.
06.19.07
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- ingredients,
- dessert,
- new york
food + cooking
Mean Joe Takes a Lot of Green
Why does Clover’s 1s drip coffeemaker cost around $8-10,000 (yes, thousand) when it can only brew a cup at a time?
06.13.07
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- alan sytsma,
- coffee,
- food prep
wine + spirits + beer
Foodies and Winies
Why don't chefs/foodies know much about wine? Wine is not as important as food.
06.12.07
- Keywords
- wine,
- culinary culture,
- francis lam
food + cooking
Anecdote of the Can
I used to spend my spring months teaching at Nerd Camp, where 52 people read and write while living on a lake in the woods of Maine.
06.05.07
- Keywords
- ingredients,
- asian,
- latino,
- francis lam
food + cooking
Can You Major in Philosophy at Hamburger University?
Imagine a hamburger. What do you see? Is the meat thick, juicy, maybe a slightly bloody medium rare?
05.29.07
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- meat,
- beef,
- sandwich,
- restaurants
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Indika
Chef / owner Anita Jaisinghani's flavors are brash as pinball machines, louder even than the noise in the room.
05.23.07
- Keywords
- first taste,
- restaurants,
- indian,
- houston,
- francis lam
food + cooking
The Oyster at the End of the Road
A few weeks ago, I made a case for finding a different name for what people have been calling "molecular gastronomy."
05.22.07
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- molecular gastronomy,
- francis lam
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