Kemp Minifie

Executive Food Editor

Executive food editor Kemp Minifie, a 30-year veteran at Gourmet, heads up the team of nine chefs who develop and test the 70 or so new recipes that appear in each month’s issue and on gourmet.com. A post-college job making omelets at Clyde’s, in Washington, D.C., inspired her to abandon thoughts of a career in art history to pursue cooking. She trained at La Varenne, in Paris, and over the years she has also studied with Madhur Jaffrey, Nina Simonds, Diana Kennedy, Giuliano Bugialli, and Susana Trilling. A passionate home cook, she is a staunch supporter of New York City’s Greenmarket, shopping there every week for her family of four.

Kemp Minifie on gourmet.com

food + cooking

When Gourmet Magazine's Test Chef Went to Thailand

Kemp Minifie details her 32-year journey to discovering simplicity in the Gourmet kitchens
04.27.11
recipes

Agave-Glazed Roast Turkey Breast with Sherry Gravy

Old-world Spanish sherry blends beautifully with new-world agave nectar for a gentle sweet-and-sour glaze and luscious gravy.
01.25.12
recipes

Macaroni and Cheese

Consider this the ultimate mac and cheese: Buttery, Parmesan-flecked bread crumbs create a blanket of crisp contrast to the perfect union of pasta and a creamy, Cheddar-stoked sauce. Make it stripped-down...
01.25.12
recipes

Brussels Sprout Slaw

The miniature scale of Brussels sprouts makes them the perfect choice for a finely shredded lemony slaw to top the sliders. The freshness of the sprouts along with the little hit of acid in the dressing helps balance the rich flavor of the barbecue turkey....
11.16.11
recipes

Kemp’s Cinderella Carrots

When braised whole, then lightly caramelized, they become a vegetable that demands some attention.
October 2009
recipes

Witches’ Brew

Punch is one of the easiest ways to set the Halloween mood—all you need is a cauldron, perhaps, and ice block “hands. ”
September 2009
recipes

Poppy Cheddar Moon Crackers

Too often crackers get short shrift. Not here. By incorporating cheese into the dough, along with poppy seeds, these crackers become crisp snacks.
September 2009
recipes

Potato Ghosts

You and your guests will be utterly charmed when you see how easily mashed potatoes can be transformed into a gaggle of ghosts.
September 2009
recipes

Devil’s Food Cake with Chocolate Spiderweb

This obvious choice for a Halloween dessert will far exceed your expectations of deep chocolaty naughtiness hidden under a fluff of espresso-tinged frosting.
September 2009
food + cooking

The Home Cook: Kemp’s Creamy Creamless Corn Chowder

When the weather starts to shift, thoughts turn to a warming bowl of chowder—but hold the dairy.
09.01.09
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