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What’s Cooking in Baghdad
In this war-ravaged city, where offices have become fortresses, the heart of the NBC bureau—where we all live, work, and sleep—has become the kitchen.
August 2007
chefs + restaurants
A Cook
I was suspicious of a former classmate from culinary school, wondering if he wasn't just another climber, someone who just wants to be called "Chef."
07.31.07
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- restaurant notes,
- new york
food + cooking
Cooking Asian in the Napa Valley
07.25.07
- Keywords
- peggy knickerbocker,
- asian,
- san francisco,
- california,
- wine
food + cooking
Classic Cookbooks: Cook It Outdoors
Cookbooks have varied virtues. Some are like knowledgeable culinary assistants, in whose pages you can find a dependable recipe for just about anything.
07.11.07
- Keywords
- grilling,
- cooking + technique,
- cookbooks,
- james beard,
- john willoughby
food + cooking
The Home Cook: Crazy for Crumbs
Call me crazy but I'm obsessed with crumbs. Not the ones that waiters deftly scoop up from the tablecloth but the ones you make on purpose, from bread.
07.11.07
- Keywords
- the home cook,
- ingredients,
- italian,
- pasta,
- kemp minifie
travel + culture
Seven Reasons to Fly Smart This Summer
You cant do a thing about weather, delays, or crowded skies, but following these simple rules at least makes you feel in control.
06.20.07
- Keywords
- flying,
- summer,
- william sertl
food + cooking
Classic Cookbooks: An Invitation to Indian Cooking
An Invitation to Indian Cooking, published in 1973, invited and seduced me to delve into a cuisine I had never yet tasted.
06.13.07
- Keywords
- zanne stewart,
- cookbooks,
- indian,
- madhur jaffrey
food + cooking
Where Cooking is Culture
Alice Waters has been dreaming about a cooking school for
more than 30 years—an idea whose time has finally come.
05.17.07
- Keywords
- ruth reichl,
- culinary culture,
- sustainability
food + cooking
Classic Cookbooks: French Cooking in Ten Minutes
The first thing you must do when you get home, before you take off
your coat, is to go to the kitchen and light the stove.
05.10.07
- Keywords
- ruth reichl,
- culinary culture,
- cookbooks,
- french,
- edourd de pomaine
recipes
Cooked Artichokes
Artichokes speak of indulgence, partly because preparing them involves a degree of fuss. Luckily, they can be cooked ahead of time.
February 2007
- Keywords
- artichoke,
- vegetarian