Go Fork Yourself: New York City Wine & Food Festival 2012 Recap

NYCWFF 2012 Recap Fun in the Big Apple Andrew and Molly share their stories from NYCWFF. Plus we have a special New York edition of 5 questions with Anne Burrell (Secrets of a Restaurant Chef, Worst Cooks in America), Adam Richman (Man v. Food, Adam Richman’s Best Sandwich in America), Doug Quint & Bryan Petroff (Big Gay Ice Cream),…  Read More

Marea

Italian Indulgence Chef Michael White‘s seafood-centric Marea never disappoints. When the soulful Italian plates arrive at your table, you’d be hard pressed to imagine a born-and-bred Midwesterner behind the burner. Prior to his success with the Altamarea Italian restaurant empire, White honed his craft at Chicago’s Spiaggia and then in Italy at Ristorante San Domenico.…  Read More

Marea

Italian Indulgence Chef Michael White‘s seafood-centric Marea never disappoints. When the soulful Italian plates arrive at your table, you’d be hard pressed to imagine a born-and-bred Midwesterner behind the burner. Prior to his success with the Altamarea Italian restaurant empire, White honed his craft at Chicago’s Spiaggia and then in Italy at Ristorante San Domenico.…  Read More

5 Questions: Raquel Pelzel

Queen of the Test Kitchen Tasting Table‘s senior food editor Raquel Pelzel lives and breathes food. As director of TT’s test kitchen, her head’s in the fridge most days crafting creative content for their daily email publications, she’s also written over a dozen cookbooks (including a few James Beard award-winners) and she still loves to…  Read More

AZ Rocks Out

Train rambles on, Andrew rocks out. Train played a special concert Andrew’s Trucks & Train event at the NYC Wine & Food Festival. Special cameos from AZ’s wife… and his [former (?) Deadhead] lawyer, Tom Wiese.

AZ Rocks Out

Train rambles on, Andrew rocks out. Train played a special concert Andrew’s Trucks & Train event at the NYC Wine & Food Festival. Special cameos from AZ’s wife… and his [former (?) Deadhead] lawyer, Tom Wiese.

Pizzeria Lola

Pizza Perfection Pizzeria Lola always makes it onto my top-ten list of favorite pizza joints, not only in the Twin Cities, but in the entire country. Yes, it’s true, Minnesota has the best pizza in America. Let the debate begin! Chef Ann Kim is a perfectionist when it comes to her crust and an artist when it comes…  Read More

NYCWFF 2012 Photo Recap

Trucks. Trains. Burgers. Bashes. Yet another New York City Wine & Food Festival has come & gone without a hitch. Bravo to Lee Schrager & team for all their hard work. The new venue at Basketball City was incredible (the new home of Burger Bash & my event, Trucks & Train). A big, fat, special…  Read More

Pizzeria Lola

Pizza Perfection Pizzeria Lola always makes it onto my top-ten list of favorite pizza joints, not only in the Twin Cities, but in the entire country. Yes, it’s true, Minnesota has the best pizza in America. Let the debate begin! Chef Ann Kim is a perfectionist when it comes to her crust and an artist when it comes…  Read More

NYCWFF 2012 Photo Recap

Trucks. Trains. Burgers. Bashes. Yet another New York City Wine & Food Festival has come & gone without a hitch. Bravo to Lee Schrager & team for all their hard work. The new venue at Basketball City was incredible (the new home of Burger Bash & my event, Trucks & Train). A big, fat, special…  Read More

Go Fork Yourself: Food Fights

Food Fights Battles in the Kitchen This week Andrew and Molly talk about the DC Capital Food Fight and television cooking competitions. Plus, Molly chats with MasterChef casting director (and former Big Brother contestant) Erika Landin. Questions We want to include your listener questions in upcoming podcasts. If you want to ask Andrew & Molly…  Read More

Go Fork Yourself: Food Fights

Food Fights Battles in the Kitchen This week Andrew and Molly talk about the DC Capital Food Fight and television cooking competitions. Plus, Molly chats with MasterChef casting director (and former Big Brother contestant) Erika Landin. Questions We want to include your listener questions in upcoming podcasts. If you want to ask Andrew & Molly…  Read More

Manresa

Seasonal and Spontaneous By Bob & Sue David Kinch is one of the most innovative chefs of his time. We ate a special tasting menu, beginning with black olive madeleines on roasted red pepper gelee and ending with chocolate madeleines on strawberry gelee. In between were 18 bites which included two abalone courses, spot prawns…  Read More

Manresa

Seasonal and Spontaneous By Bob & Sue David Kinch is one of the most innovative chefs of his time. We ate a special tasting menu, beginning with black olive madeleines on roasted red pepper gelee and ending with chocolate madeleines on strawberry gelee. In between were 18 bites which included two abalone courses, spot prawns…  Read More

5 Questions: Christine Ha

Putting Her Best Dish Forward As the first blind contestant on the home-cook competition show MasterChef, Christine Ha had her work cut out for her, but she overcame the obstacles and cooked her way to the top winning over the palates of three notoriously harsh critics. We chat with Christine about competing with a disability and…  Read More

The New Jelly Belly Flavor Is…

Good Ole’ Louisiana Hot Sauce I’ve been hoarding two pounds of these for a month…. and now I can finally share my new favorite treat with the world!  This flavor has a fiery Tabasco kick (from those Avery Island peppers) with just the right amount of Jelly Belly sweetness. Dynamite.

5 Questions: Christine Ha

Putting Her Best Dish Forward As the first blind contestant on the home-cook competition show MasterChef, Christine Ha had her work cut out for her, but she overcame the obstacles and cooked her way to the top winning over the palates of three notoriously harsh critics. We chat with Christine about competing with a disability and…  Read More

The New Jelly Belly Flavor Is…

Good Ole’ Louisiana Hot Sauce I’ve been hoarding two pounds of these for a month…. and now I can finally share my new favorite treat with the world!  This flavor has a fiery Tabasco kick (from those Avery Island peppers) with just the right amount of Jelly Belly sweetness. Dynamite.

Sepia

A Modern Approach to Rusticity Located in an old print shop in Chicago’s restaurant-centric Fulton Market neighborhood, Sepia effortlessly blends vintage, rustic details with modern design. Michelin-starred and James Beard-nominated chef Andrew Zimmerman (not to be confused with yours truly) has developed a fantastic menu since he took over the kitchen in 2009, often breathing…  Read More

The Expired Farm Bill

A Threat to Agricultural Innovation On a serious note, the Farm Bill lapsed last week. No news is bad news. This is the food and agriculture policy document that guides many programs, among them are food stamps, crop insurance, commodity support, conservation, environmental protection, rural economic, community development, food system reform and agricultural research, rural…  Read More

Sepia

A Modern Approach to Rusticity Located in an old print shop in Chicago’s restaurant-centric Fulton Market neighborhood, Sepia effortlessly blends vintage, rustic details with modern design. Michelin-starred and James Beard-nominated chef Andrew Zimmerman (not to be confused with yours truly) has developed a fantastic menu since he took over the kitchen in 2009, often breathing…  Read More

The Expired Farm Bill

A Threat to Agricultural Innovation On a serious note, the Farm Bill lapsed last week. No news is bad news. This is the food and agriculture policy document that guides many programs, among them are food stamps, crop insurance, commodity support, conservation, environmental protection, rural economic, community development, food system reform and agricultural research, rural…  Read More

Best Fall Beverages

What to Drink Now We are in the thick of sweater-weather here in Minnesota, time to bring out the soup recipes and pumpkin carving tools, to go apple picking and embark on fall foliage drives. It’s also the season for mulled wine, hoppy beer and hard cider and whether you’re sitting around the fire-pit or…  Read More

Best Fall Beverages

What to Drink Now We are in the thick of sweater-weather here in Minnesota, time to bring out the soup recipes and pumpkin carving tools, to go apple picking and embark on fall foliage drives. It’s also the season for mulled wine, hoppy beer and hard cider and whether you’re sitting around the fire-pit or…  Read More