So many people think it takes a membership, or being on some foodie A-list, to dine at The James Beard House. Truth is, anyone can enjoy a beautiful meal by a diversity of gifted guest chefs at The Beard House. No membership required.
Whether it's because they think it takes too much time or wrongly assume it's a woman's job, men who never learn to cook are losing a huge opportunity to take their man skills to the next level.
After much campaigning from my husband, I decided to consider a C.S.A. share this year. I challenged myself to create and post new recipes while designing my weekly menu around these amazing organic veggies.
Time to step it up a notch and get some accent ingredients that will make you The Man in the kitchen.
Santorini is largely known for its signature attractive white houses, solid rocks and stunning Aegean Sea views. But Santorini is also known for its indigenous grape varietal, the Assyrtiko.
Spices are a perfect way to add new flavor to your favorite dishes while guarding your health -- add them to your daily health regimen to prevent and treat the chronic diseases plaguing us.
We embarked on a blind taste test of 10 ketchup brands to determine which ones had superior tomato flavor and consistency. The winners and losers will definitely surprise you.
I have always been transfigured by the prospect of visiting Paris circa 1750, and by the magic of The J. Paul Getty Museum , I was transported back to that unique Paris period on Saturday evening.
When you stick your nose in a glass of wine, what do you smell? Most of the time, the aroma will be fruity, floral or spicy. But what if you smell rotten eggs, wet newspaper or a barnyard? More than likely that wine is flawed.
Hank Shaw is in my kitchen today, talking about a lobster obsession and a love for fisheries. Hank is a lifetime angler, forager, and more recently, hunter.
One of the most troubling aspects of the ongoing outbreak in Europe is that it involves a strain of E. coli that often flies under the radar in the United States.
If you want to help keep antibiotics working for your kids or your parents or for anyone you know who gets sick, make sure your next ham sandwich is made with meat from a farm that does not feed antibiotics to healthy animals.
Industrial agriculture, like most powerful business interests, has a very effective lobbying organization -- not only in DC, but also in state capitols around the country.
I have now been eating my own meat birds for two seasons, and I was excited to do the slow-motion magic trick of turning a live chicken into a perfect roasting bird just like you'd see at the grocery store.
Here is a look at foods that fortify and foster healthy cells to renew, repair and rejuvenate skin for lasting beauty.
Pizza is a simple thing that few people do right. Most important of all, you need to make a crust that has the right feeling in your mouth. Capizzi's crust hits the mark.
Cities such as San Francisco and Washington D.C. have made symbolic MM proclamations, but Aspen, Colorado is doing something much more exciting and comprehensive.
While consumers may not discriminate among wines in terms of their intrinsic qualities, they are apparently responding to extrinsic qualities of wines, such as price and area of origin.
I predict that within weeks raw sprouts will disappear from grocery shelves in the US and around the world, perhaps to never appear again.
Food52, 2011.06.10
Food Republic, 2011.06.10
Thei Zervaki, 2011.06.10
Liquor.com, 2011.06.10
