Editorials

Bocuse d’Or: January 29-30

Watch the Bocuse d’Or Live Richard Rosendale will lead Team USA at the prestigious Bocuse d’Or in Lyon, a biannual international competition where the best of the best gather for an Olympic-esque culinary battle. The international competition, named after legendary French chef Paul Bocuse, seeks to identify the world’s top competitive chef. Watch chef Rosendale and commis…  Read More

Bocuse d’Or: January 29-30

Watch the Bocuse d’Or Live Richard Rosendale will lead Team USA at the prestigious Bocuse d’Or in Lyon, a biannual international competition where the best of the best gather for an Olympic-esque culinary battle. The international competition, named after legendary French chef Paul Bocuse, seeks to identify the world’s top competitive chef. Watch chef Rosendale and commis…  Read More

5 Questions: Chris Hastings

A Tastemaker with Southern Sensibility Leading a group of chefs changing the country’s perception of Southern cuisine is Chris Hastings, chef/owner of Hot and Hot Fish Club in Birmingham (one of the best restaurants in the South, if not the whole country). Chris and his wife Idie have been serving modern Southern/French cuisine that celebrates Alabama’s…  Read More

5 Questions: Chris Hastings

A Tastemaker with Southern Sensibility Leading a group of chefs changing the country’s perception of Southern cuisine is Chris Hastings, chef/owner of Hot and Hot Fish Club in Birmingham (one of the best restaurants in the South, if not the whole country). Chris and his wife Idie have been serving modern Southern/French cuisine that celebrates Alabama’s…  Read More

Remix!

I love this. First We Feast asked, “what if your favorite cookbooks were written by rappers?” The result is this hysterical post. I’m a big Ghostface Killah fan and love this  AZ’s Field Guide remix. I’d read that book, but according to Killah:

Remix!

I love this. First We Feast asked, “what if your favorite cookbooks were written by rappers?” The result is this hysterical post. I’m a big Ghostface Killah fan and love this  AZ’s Field Guide remix. I’d read that book, but according to Killah:

5 Questions: Sean Brock

An Ambassador of Southern Cuisine “If it ain’t Southern, it ain’t walkin’ in the door,” says Sean Brock. The James Beard award-winning chef is passionate about his Southern roots, even going to the extremes of resurrecting antebellum grains and sourcing heritage breeds for his Charleston restaurants, Husk and McCrady’s. He’s the most visible force behind the current…  Read More

5 Questions: Sean Brock

An Ambassador of Southern Cuisine “If it ain’t Southern, it ain’t walkin’ in the door,” says Sean Brock. The James Beard award-winning chef is passionate about his Southern roots, even going to the extremes of resurrecting antebellum grains and sourcing heritage breeds for his Charleston restaurants, Husk and McCrady’s. He’s the most visible force behind the current…  Read More

A Holiday Menu

Tis’ the Season for Good Food Whether you’re heading to a friend’s place for appetizers and Hot Toddies, or catching up with the extended family over Christmas dinner, good food and drink ties the season together. Of course, I have my own stash of holiday recipes. So many of these dishes have played a role in…  Read More

A Holiday Menu

Tis’ the Season for Good Food Whether you’re heading to a friend’s place for appetizers and Hot Toddies, or catching up with the extended family over Christmas dinner, good food and drink ties the season together. Of course, I have my own stash of holiday recipes. So many of these dishes have played a role in…  Read More

5 Questions: Aihui Ong

Sharing Love Through Food Aihui Ong founded Love With Food with a drive to help others – entrepreneurs striving to succeed in the food industry, underprivileged children in need of a meal and the growing number of at-home epicureans looking for new flavors. When you subscribe to Love With Food, you’ll receive a monthly box of…  Read More

5 Questions: Aihui Ong

Sharing Love Through Food Aihui Ong founded Love With Food with a drive to help others – entrepreneurs striving to succeed in the food industry, underprivileged children in need of a meal and the growing number of at-home epicureans looking for new flavors. When you subscribe to Love With Food, you’ll receive a monthly box of…  Read More

Hanukkah Traditions

Celebrating the Festival of Lights My Jewish grandmother’s comfort-food classics are stellar, from chopped liver and tongue to matzo ball soup and brisket. She was an ace in the kitchen, rendering her own chicken fat for her recipes and giving me the cracklings to snack on when they were crispy and the fat was clear and golden. Her…  Read More

Hanukkah Traditions

Celebrating the Festival of Lights My Jewish grandmother’s comfort-food classics are stellar, from chopped liver and tongue to matzo ball soup and brisket. She was an ace in the kitchen, rendering her own chicken fat for her recipes and giving me the cracklings to snack on when they were crispy and the fat was clear and golden. Her…  Read More

5 Questions: Eden Grinshpan

Exploring America’s Diverse Ethnic Communities This food-obsessed travel maven and host of the Cooking Channel’s Eden Eats lives for adventure. On Eden Eats, she travels from coast to coast uncovering this country’s lesser-known global cuisine scene, from a Kurdish Halal market in Nashville to a Bosnian bakery and Lebanese butcher in Phoenix. We chat with Eden about her…  Read More

5 Questions: Eden Grinshpan

Exploring America’s Diverse Ethnic Communities This food-obsessed travel maven and host of the Cooking Channel’s Eden Eats lives for adventure. On Eden Eats, she travels from coast to coast uncovering this country’s lesser-known global cuisine scene, from a Kurdish Halal market in Nashville to a Bosnian bakery and Lebanese butcher in Phoenix. We chat with Eden about her…  Read More

The Lee Brothers’ Cookbook Boot Camp

Two-Day Workshop for Professional Chefs My friends Matt and Ted Lee are hosting a “Cookbook Boot Camp” in Charleston this January 14 & 15. If you want to produce a cookbook but need some guidance, these are the guys to turn to. They’re regular contributors to the New York Times, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit,…  Read More

The Lee Brothers’ Cookbook Boot Camp

Two-Day Workshop for Professional Chefs My friends Matt and Ted Lee are hosting a “Cookbook Boot Camp” in Charleston this January 14 & 15. If you want to produce a cookbook but need some guidance, these are the guys to turn to. They’re regular contributors to the New York Times, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit,…  Read More

5 Questions: Marcus Samuelsson

The Multifaceted Chef As a chef, restaurateur, author, media personality, UNICEF ambassador and member of the State Department’s American Chef Corps, you could say Marcus Samuelsson is a busy guy. He’s behind Harlem’s acclaimed Red Rooster, its downstairs supper club Ginny’s and Lincoln Center’s American Table (among others). This past summer he released his best-selling…  Read More

Turkey Time

Happy Thanksgiving! With my favorite holiday of the year just around the corner, I thought it would be timely to post some Thanksgiving help for the culinarily challenged among you. No holiday is as confounding as this one for the home cook who is expected to rise above the normal hellfires of daily cooking for…  Read More