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Complaint Department: Truffles in Paris

A group of friends gathered to celebrate the 50th birthday of Randal Breski, whose partner, David Tanis, is a chef at Chez Panisse.
Peggy Knickerbocker
12.14.06
Keywords
peggy knickerbocker,
ingredients,
paris,
thanksgiving
travel + culture

As Offal As It Sounds

Four years after the mad-cow scare that saw les abats banished from menus, the French are going head over heels for them.
Alexander Lobrano
12.09.06
Keywords
restaurants,
ingredients,
meat,
culinary culture,
paris
food + cooking

In Search of the Glories of the East

The heavy spices of western Chinese cooking can conceal a multitude of sins: namely, raw ingredients that are themselves rather tasteless.
Fuchsia Dunlop
12.04.06
Keywords
ingredients,
restaurants,
chinese,
asia,
shanghai
food + cooking

When the Can Can

When you don’t have the time or the inclination to prepare homemade stock, give yourself a break and take the shortcut.
Maggie Ruggiero
11.29.06
Keywords
ingredients,
poultry,
beef,
food prep,
maggie ruggiero
food + cooking

Taking Stock

I need only a tasting spoon to tell you that Gourmet’s roast turkey will make a wonderful base for gravy and/or soup.
Zanne Stewart
11.13.06
Keywords
ingredients,
food prep,
thanksgiving,
behind the scenes,
test kitchen
food + cooking

The U-Bomb

The Mushroom Council sent me an interesting press release that I thought I'd share. It proclaims that mushrooms are the king of umami.
Maggie Ruggiero
11.09.06
Keywords
ingredients,
health + science,
vegetable,
produce,
maggie ruggiero
food + cooking

Seasonal Market: Cardoons

Cardoons have arrived at the Ferry Plaza Farmers’ Market, looking, as always, like celery on steroids.
Peggy Knickerbocker
11.03.06
Keywords
peggy knickerbocker,
ingredients,
seasonal,
food prep,
produce
food + cooking

Oyster Primer

Many people, including Gourmet contributing editor and seafood guru Jon Rowley prefer eating oysters in the r months—from September through April.
Jane Daniels Lear
November 2006
Keywords
seafood,
jane daniels lear,
ingredients,
oyster
food + cooking

Ketchup Conundrum

You have to give ketchup its due. Anything that can make both scrambled eggs and hamburgers taste better is working a certain amount of mojo.
Alan Sytsma
10.30.06
Keywords
ingredients,
art + design,
dressing,
alan sytsma
food + cooking

The Vegemite Skinny

The good news is that there is no issue with personally importing Vegemite, and Australians can bring it in freely for personal consumption.
Maggie Ruggiero
10.25.06
Keywords
ingredients,
food policy,
legislation,
maggie ruggiero