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Can You Major in Philosophy at Hamburger University?
Imagine a hamburger. What do you see? Is the meat thick, juicy, maybe a slightly bloody medium rare?
05.29.07
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- meat,
- beef,
- sandwich,
- restaurants
food + cooking
What a Friend We Have in Cheeses
In the Little Italy known as Belmont, there's a quaint little cheese store called Calandra's. All of the cheeses are still homemade.
05.27.07
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- cheese,
- new york,
- robert sietsema
food + cooking
2 Guys Investigate: Supper Clubs, Part IV
This is the final post in a series on underground supper clubs, dining establishments that operate outside the law.
05.24.07
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- 2 Guys,
- ian knauer,
- alan sytsma,
- supper clubs
food + cooking
Stick a Fork in It
Pitchfork fondue works like this: Pick your preferred steak, then some guy "fondues" it in a cauldron of boiling oil.
05.23.07
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- travel,
- meat,
- beef,
- dara moskowitz grumdahl
food + cooking
Classic Cookbooks: Good Things
Grigson's tone is so encouraging that a timid cook might be curious to attempt a recipe in which spinach absorbs a pound of butter.
05.23.07
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- cookbooks,
- food prep,
- zanne stewart,
- jane grigson
food + cooking
The Oyster at the End of the Road
A few weeks ago, I made a case for finding a different name for what people have been calling "molecular gastronomy."
05.22.07
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- molecular gastronomy,
- francis lam
travel + culture
The Word on the Street Food
India's Supreme Court banned hawkers from cooking food on the street. No doubt, street-hawkers will protest about how the government is taking away their livelihood.
05.21.07
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- asia,
- india,
- legislation,
- shoba narayan
food + cooking
Southbound Reuben Meets Northbound Pimento Cheese
In Athens, I fell for the Varsity Drive-In, where they shellacked burgers with pimento cheese and dusted onion rings with cayenne.
05.21.07
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- travel,
- sandwich,
- southern u.s.,
- john t. edge
food + cooking
To Dye For
My parents were frugal Midwesterners. While we lived in Minneapolis, we ate margarine—in spite of the fact that Minnesota was a dairy state.
05.18.07
- Keywords
- robert sietsema,
- culinary culture,
- midwest,
- minneapolis
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
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