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My Day on a Plate: Laurent Gras
As part of a continuing series, the chef of Chicago’s L20, Laurent Gras, tells us everything he ate and drank over the previous 24 hours.
08.17.09
- Keywords
- my day on a plate,
- culinary culture,
- chefs,
- laurent gras,
- chicago
food + cooking
The Kid’s Menu: Hold The Purée
Do your baby a solid favor and give those little jars of mushy sweet potatoes, squash, and bananas a skip.
08.17.09
- Keywords
- the kid's menu,
- nutrition/diet,
- culinary culture,
- kids,
- lesley porcelli
food + cooking
Extreme Frugality: Better Living Through Broccoli
What happens when the one vegetable you love to hate turns out to be the most delicious vegetable in the world?
08.13.09
- Keywords
- extreme frugality,
- culinary culture,
- gardening,
- broccoli,
- w. hodding carter
wine + spirits + beer
That’s the Whiskey Talking
Tennessee tinkers with its liquor laws, to good and ill effect.
08.13.09
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- whiskey,
- spirits,
- tennessee,
- john t. edge
travel + culture
Hallo Berlin! Thai Park Edition
Even in summer, you’re not going to confuse Berlin with Thailand. But maybe the Preuβenpark can give an approximation.
08.11.09
- Keywords
- berlin,
- thai food,
- culinary culture,
- chiles,
- francis lam
food + cooking
Gardening 101: Ring of Chile Fire
Growing peppers can make you fall for extremes, from sweet Italians to red-hot Thai.
08.10.09
- Keywords
- gardening 101,
- gardening,
- chile,
- farming,
- nanette maxim
food + cooking
Extreme Frugality: Happy Anniversary, Honey
Nothing says ‘I love you’ like stripping down (a chair) to the bare essentials.
08.06.09
food + cooking
The Rebirth of Simone Beck
Now that she’s a character in the movie Julie and Julia, a forgotten co-author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking may once again stir up some interest among foodies....
08.06.09
- Keywords
- simone beck,
- julia child,
- film,
- louisette bertholle,
- david tamarkin
travel + culture
Hallo Berlin! Currywurst Edition
Anything that marries a German wurst with curry has to be awesome, right?
08.04.09
- Keywords
- berlin,
- germany,
- meat,
- culinary culture,
- francis lam
travel + culture
Dario Cecchini and Tuscany’s Ultimate Steakhouse
Legendary Chianti butcher Dario Cecchini takes meat to a new level—all over town.
08.03.09
- Keywords
- italy,
- tuscany,
- restaurants,
- margy rochlin