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First Taste: Porchetta
Nowadays, less is more. Porchetta resembles a bare-bones food stall, but it serves a glorious pork roast.
10.08.08
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- robert sietsema,
- first taste,
- new york,
- pork,
- sara jenkins
food + cooking
Minutes of the Institute for Oleic Research, Part 4: Up-to-the-Minute Oils
Which oil is fit for frying and which falls flat? The Institute investigates a wide range of specialty oils.
09.26.08
food + cooking
The Anatomy of a Turtle
Looking for the best chocolate turtles in America? Thanks to my wife, I think I’ve found them.
08.18.08
- Keywords
- robert sietsema,
- culinary culture,
- candy,
- midwest
food + cooking
Dancing the Giglio
Brooklyn Italian festival food reflects its old country roots.
07.23.08
- Keywords
- robert sietsema,
- culinary culture,
- new york,
- italian
food + cooking
Forgotten Cuisines of America, Part 6: German-American
Germany’s meat-and-potatoes cuisine brought us hearty classics like hamburgers, potato salad, and bratwurst.
06.12.08
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- culinary culture,
- german,
- robert sietsema,
- forgotten cuisines
food + cooking
Minutes of the Institute for Oleic Research, Part 3: Buttermilk Dressing
Spring’s harbingers of summer come via a number of natural occurrences, but for me, it comes in the form of a salad dressing.
05.22.08
food + cooking
Forgotten Cuisines of America, Part 5: Tex-Mex
Greasy, salty, and sumptuous, migas are Austin’s signature dish.
04.25.08
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- mexican,
- robert sietsema,
- forgotten cuisines
food + cooking
Forgotten Cuisines of America, Part 4: Tex-Mex
Crisp, creamy, and neither hard nor soft, San Antonio’s puffy tacos are in a class all their own.
04.18.08
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- mexican,
- robert sietsema,
- forgotten cuisines
food + cooking
Eat Like a Roman, Part 3
The word “salad” meant something very different to the Romans. They called for smashing several herbs together in a mortar with fresh cheese.
03.20.08
- Keywords
- robert sietsema,
- culinary culture,
- eat like a roman,
- vegetable,
- produce
food + cooking
How to Eat a Patty
The best portable lunch in the world just might be the Jamaican patty, a flaky rectangular pastry commonly filled with a spicy beef mixture.
02.05.08
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- pastry,
- meat,
- restauarants,
- robert sietsema