Farm to Table: Clafouti Inspired by a Summer in Lyon
This is the story of clafouti. And that story has to start in France. You see, growing up in California, I attended an elementary school that was taught entirely in French, and entirely according to the French curriculum. We... (Read More »)
Farm to Table: The Ruby-Red Glamour of Sour Cherries
Blink and you’ll miss them. Sour cherries are a fleeting pleasure; their season lasts but a week or two, and then they disappear, leaving only the haunting memory of fragrant, sweet-sour pies. I am late to this party. I... (Read More »)
Staying Creative With a Steady Supply of Scapes
It is the challenge of finding things to do with a steady supply of garlic scapes that is the great part for me. Without this abundance of this lesser-known vegetable, I would never know the delicate pleasure of scape soup, or the pungent tang of scape pesto. (Read More »)
Restaurants
The Nouveau Speakeasy, a Bastion of Calm and Cool
There's a growing trend in the Manhattan nightlife scene towards discreet drinking temples -- spaces whose front doors are as softly spoken as the imbibers who pass through these hidden gateways. (Read More »)
A Rustic, Underground Wine Cellar in Suburbia
Last Ride for Cake on Wheels? Pondering the Fate of Dessert Carts
Food
Giddy Gourmet: Honeymoon Paella, Washed Down With a Wine Slushy
I'm a newlywed. My husband Pete and I got hitched in October and then dashed off to a honeymoon in Europe. Our first and longest stop was Seville, in southern Spain's Andalucia region, for some much-needed de-stressing and relaxing. Of course, the food and the wine there only encouraged those activities. (Read More »)
Cool as a Citrus-Spiked Cuke on a Steamy Day
Bocuse d'Or Is Captured in Notable Foodie Film
Wine & Spirits
With a Sniff and a Whirl, He Brings the Thunder
When Cork & Knife catches up with Gary Vaynerchuk, star of Wine Library TV, he is in Las Vegas at a tea expo (just try explaining that one to your grandma). He notes, as we begin to chat, that there are interesting similarities between tea and wine. This is more proof to us that this person's hunger for knowledge just doesn't stop. (Read More »)
Books
A Fresh-Picked 'Splendid Table' Star, With a Side of Asparagus
This column was going to be about asparagus. But isn't that the beauty of the open-air market? We arrive with shopping lists and preconceived notions, and what do we encounter? Lynne Rossetto Kasper, voice of the NPR weekly show for those of us who love to eat. (Read More »)
Food Media
TubeFood: Legal Issues and Playing Games
Chef settles drunk driving charges Celebrity chef Curtis Stone tied up some legal loose ends last week. Stone, who has made several appearances on the Oprah show and is the star of “Take Home Chef” on TLC, was arrested in... (Read More »)
From the Editor's Desk
Top Chef Chicago Wraps Up
It may not have been the most entertaining season, nor did I think it was the best culinary expose, but Top Chef has wrapped up another solid season.
Hot Plates by Lauren Schulz
Fried Milk, Chilled Red and 101 Ideas for Your Summer 'Staycation'
Loyal reader-people, Hot Plates has been away, but not at a beach or a luxury resort. Definitely not as “away” as we would like to be. Instead, we’ve been enjoying a little something called a “staycation.” No, we did not... (Read More »)
Red Wine + Coke? Beer + Hot Sauce? Two Drinks for the Brave of Palate
A Sangiovese That Can Kick You Out of a Rut
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