The Live Music Capital Celebrates Food I just returned from another great year at the Austin Food & Wine Festival. Austin is one of the best food towns in the world, filled with talented chefs and adventurous eaters. It was a jam-packed weekend, I taught a grilling demo with Tim Love, cooked wild bird three… Read More →
Cooking Alternative Proteins in Texas I have a lot on my plate at this year’s Austin Food & Wine Festival. I’m judging Rock Your Taco, teaching a grilling class called “Head-to-Tail with Tim Love,” and also demonstrating Wild Bird 3 Ways: ducks, pheasant and dove. Hope you enjoy these recipes! Head-to-Tail with Tim Love Kyoto… Read More →
Italian Cuisine Buon Appetito! This week Andrew and Molly talk about Anthony Bourdain’s potty mouth, the new food and travel shows coming to your TV, and why America loves Italian food (and why Molly’s not on board). Questions We want to include your listener questions in upcoming podcasts. If you want to ask Andrew &… Read More →
Exquisite Korean Barbecue With the largest Korean population in the country outside of Los Angeles and New York City, it makes sense that Baltimore is home to great Korean restaurants. Just west of downtown in Ellicott City, you’ll find Shin Chon Garden, one of the top ten Korean barbecue joints in America. Expect a communal,… Read More →
Bravo’s Golden Boy You may recognize this handsome Aussie as the host of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters, but Curtis Stone is also a classically trained chef and best-selling cookbook author with his own line of sleek kitchen products. His latest book, What’s for Dinner?, is packed with flavorful, unfussy recipes for the family on the… Read More →
Eight-Legged Treats Octopus is an ingredient used in dishes across the globe, but in Korea it’s prepared it a little differently. Sannakji is made by cutting a live octopus into small pieces right before serving. Though the animal is dead, electrical impulses still in the octopus’s arms cause the pieces to wriggle around on the… Read More →
Eight-Legged Treats Octopus is an ingredient used in dishes across the globe, but in Korea it’s prepared it a little differently. Sannakji is made by cutting a live octopus into small pieces right before serving. Though the animal is dead, electrical impulses still in the octopus’s arms cause the pieces to wriggle around on the… Read More →
Peking Specialties By Bob & Sue Beijing is known for its colorful food and fabulous Peking duck (Dadong restaurant has the best duck, but Made in China at the Grand Hyatt is also excellent). The Taiwanese noodle house Din Tai Fung offers soup dumplings, double boiled black chicken soup and chopped pork in soy sauce.… Read More →
Peking Specialties By Bob & Sue Beijing is known for its colorful food and fabulous Peking duck (Dadong restaurant has the best duck, but Made in China at the Grand Hyatt is also excellent). The Taiwanese noodle house Din Tai Fung offers soup dumplings, double boiled black chicken soup and chopped pork in soy sauce.… Read More →
Munich In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus An update on the IKEA meatball scandal, the end of cupcakes and a food-lovers guide to Munich. All of this and more on this week’s Go Fork Yourself. Read more about Carl Blake and his better-tasting pork here. Go to his Indiegogo site here. For Andrew’s Munich recommendations, go… Read More →
Introducing The Zimm I partnered with Eyebobs Eyewear to design these awesome reading glasses. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Eyebobs is known for their creative, quirky and affordable eyeglass styles. For every Zimm pair purchased, a portion of the proceeds will benefit the James Beard Foundation, an organization very dear to me that’s devoted to celebrating,… Read More →
Munich In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus An update on the IKEA meatball scandal, the end of cupcakes and a food-lovers guide to Munich. All of this and more on this week’s Go Fork Yourself. Read more about Carl Blake and his better-tasting pork here. Go to his Indiegogo site here. For Andrew’s Munich recommendations, go… Read More →
Introducing The Zimm I partnered with Eyebobs Eyewear to design these awesome reading glasses. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Eyebobs is known for their creative, quirky and affordable eyeglass styles. For every Zimm pair purchased, a portion of the proceeds will benefit the James Beard Foundation, an organization very dear to me that’s devoted to celebrating,… Read More →
Southern Charmer John Besh is one of the most celebrated chefs in the American South, with nine acclaimed restaurants (including his ever-popular flagship August), two award-winning cookbooks and a beloved cooking show. The James Beard award-winner is New Orleans’ biggest advocate, not only playing a crucial role in helping the city rebuild after Hurricane Katrina,… Read More →
Flavors of the Big Easy Located in a 19th-century French-Creole building fitted with mahogany paneling and crystal chandeliers, August is the flagship restaurant of James Beard award-winning chef John Besh. The menu seamlessly combines French classics with Besh’s southern Louisiana roots, showcasing a stunning array of oysters, crawfish, pastas crushed under the weight of sliced truffles,… Read More →
Southern Charmer John Besh is one of the most celebrated chefs in the American South, with nine acclaimed restaurants (including his ever-popular flagship August), two award-winning cookbooks and a beloved cooking show. The James Beard award-winner is New Orleans’ biggest advocate, not only playing a crucial role in helping the city rebuild after Hurricane Katrina,… Read More →
Flavors of the Big Easy Located in a 19th-century French-Creole building fitted with mahogany paneling and crystal chandeliers, August is the flagship restaurant of James Beard award-winning chef John Besh. The menu seamlessly combines French classics with Besh’s southern Louisiana roots, showcasing a stunning array of oysters, crawfish, pastas crushed under the weight of sliced truffles,… Read More →
Inspired Mexican Cuisine WD-50 alum and former modernist pastry chef Alex Stupak serves stunning Mexican-inspired cuisine at his acclaimed restaurants in New York City. At Empellón Cocina, the upscale sibling of his Greenwich Village taqueria, Stupak turns traditional Mexican cuisine on its ear, experimenting with flavors and textures while honoring its roots. The depth and breadth of… Read More →
Inventing Better Tasting Pork Support Carl Blake’s Indiegogo campaign here. Last month Bizarre Foods America profiled Carl Blake, one of the best guys on the planet. He’s the pig farmer who is trying to build a better hog from the ground up. He is also resuscitating the family-farm concept, remaking the diet of his animals… Read More →
Inspired Mexican Cuisine WD-50 alum and former modernist pastry chef Alex Stupak serves stunning Mexican-inspired cuisine at his acclaimed restaurants in New York City. At Empellón Cocina, the upscale sibling of his Greenwich Village taqueria, Stupak turns traditional Mexican cuisine on its ear, experimenting with flavors and textures while honoring its roots. The depth and breadth of… Read More →
Inventing Better Tasting Pork Support Carl Blake’s Indiegogo campaign here. Last month Bizarre Foods America profiled Carl Blake, one of the best guys on the planet. He’s the pig farmer who is trying to build a better hog from the ground up. He is also resuscitating the family-farm concept, remaking the diet of his animals… Read More →
Go Wild! I had the honor of kicking off a Minnesota Wild game on April 11, 2013. It was a blast.
The Most Important Meal of the Day It’s Time for Breakfast It’s about time we talk about the most important meal of the day. This week Andrew and Molly cover all things breakfast on this week’s Go Fork Yourself. Plus, they discuss Ikea’s moose lasagna and the new common names for beef and pork at… Read More →
Go Wild! I had the honor of kicking off a Minnesota Wild game on April 11, 2013. It was a blast.
The Most Important Meal of the Day It’s Time for Breakfast It’s about time we talk about the most important meal of the day. This week Andrew and Molly cover all things breakfast on this week’s Go Fork Yourself. Plus, they discuss Ikea’s moose lasagna and the new common names for beef and pork at… Read More →
Hunter Gatherer A few years ago, Georgia Pellegrini traded in her high heels for cowgirl boots and a shotgun, foregoing a cubicle on Wall Street for a “field-and-stream-to-table” life in Texas. The hunting enthusiast decided to get back to her roots, attending culinary school and cooking at Blue Hill at Stone Barns, before writing Food Heroes, which… Read More →
Hunter Gatherer A few years ago, Georgia Pellegrini traded in her high heels for cowgirl boots and a shotgun, foregoing a cubicle on Wall Street for a “field-and-stream-to-table” life in Texas. The hunting enthusiast decided to get back to her roots, attending culinary school and cooking at Blue Hill at Stone Barns, before writing Food Heroes, which… Read More →
A Tasty Treat (No Pun Intended). A popular ingredient around the world, tongue is becoming more popular in the U.S. It is boneless, has more protein than a steak and half the fat. It’s a much healthier alternative than many other proteins. Plus, it comes in almost any variety you can think of: beef, pork, lamb… Read More →
A Tasty Treat (No Pun Intended). A popular ingredient around the world, tongue is becoming more popular in the U.S. It is boneless, has more protein than a steak and half the fat. It’s a much healthier alternative than many other proteins. Plus, it comes in almost any variety you can think of: beef, pork, lamb… Read More →
Dine With the World’s Greatest Sushi Chef By Bob & Sue Many knowledgeable Japanese believe Takashi Saito is now the greatest sushi chef in the world. With only seven seats and located inside a car park, Saito delivers a stunning menu using smaller cuts of the highest quality fish, specially textured rice, and the proper… Read More →
