Embrace the Cold A lot of people think I’m nuts when I tell them I live in Minnesota. Yeah, it’s cold here. However, the difference between Minnesotans and most other folks is that we embrace the cold. We ski, ice fish, skate and sled. We even still cook outdoors. We pack our weekends with loads… Read More →
Briny, Salty Oyster Hush Puppies By Andrew Zimmern I love to make these oyster hush puppies for a crowd at my house. There’s nothing easier than standing in my kitchen frying batches of these superb oyster treats. I use my electric tabletop skillet because it allows me to work on my center island and stay… Read More →
A Few Important Issues Support Local Food The 70/30 law is a twenty-year-old sales ratio that’s no longer compatible with today’s dining culture. It’s antiquated legislation that needs to be removed for small businesses to be able to thrive and grow. Here’s the gist: In 1983, Minneapolis passed a law that required restaurants and bars… Read More →
The Ultimate Apple Pie Recipe By Andrew Zimmern SweeTangos are my favorite apples, so when the short harvest season is in full swing, you better believe I stock up. Crunchy and juicy, tart yet sweet, they’re the perfect eating apples, but they also make for one killer pie filling. Try these addictive apple hand pies.… Read More →
Healthy Frozen Treats Made with pineapple, yogurt, fresh herbs and Thai chiles, these spicy frozen popsicles are not your grandmother’s popsicles. I love to make these easy after-school snacks with my son when we have fruit, vegetables and herbs that need to be used up in our fridge. So don’t feel encumbered by the ingredients… Read More →
Diner Lingo And give it wings! Andrew quizzes Molly on her diner lingo knowledge. Are crickets going to be hitting grocery store shelves? Plus, Andrew & Molly share their top five travel destinations–domestic and international. Read: Diner Lingo (Wikipedia) Watch: Andrew Throws Cricket at Molly (YouTube) This episode is sponsored by: For a free trial and 10 percent… Read More →
Tunes for the Road If you’re driving cross country this summer, you’ll need a soundtrack for the ride. I put together a list of 60 of my favorite songs to listen to while heading down the highway from Neil Young’s “Cinnamon Girl”… …to Beastie Boys’ “Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun.” Get the full… Read More →
Alton Brown “If I can entertain you, I can infect you.” On this special episode of Go Fork Yourself, Andrew has a conversation with Alton Brown about challenges in the food entertainment industry, obsession, and finding purpose. Listen: Be sure to check out Alton’s interview of Andrew on The Alton Browncast. Watch: MakeItOK.org “Silent Bubble” Questions We want to… Read More →
Rock Your Taco At the 2014 Austin Food & Wine Festival, I was lucky enough to judge Rock Your Taco along with my friends Graham Elliot, Christina Grdovic and Britt Daniel of Spoon. Here’s a behind-the-scenes peek at just some of the amazing tacos made that night. There wasn’t a dud in the house.
And the winners are… Hosted by yours truly and an expert panel of 40 in-the-know culinary experts, the 2014 Munchies: People’s Choice Food Awards recognize the best-of-the-best in the food biz, from terrific tastemakers to top food destinations. It’s been exciting to ignite a passionate food debate and encourage people to support their favorite restaurants, media, and chefs… Read More →
QT with The Queen Last week I taped the The Queen Latifah Show and got to spend some QT with The Queen herself. She’s a serious food freak, a like-minded cultural progressive and she allowed me the opportunity on camera to share some thoughts about why I do what I do…an opportunity that most talk shows don’t afford me. Most are more concerned with something a little more grabby, attention getting, and food… Read More →
Modern Pioneering By Georgia Pellegrini Grandma Pellegrini and Great-Aunt Gray used to love to have garden parties, and I like to think that this would have been my creative contribution. A watermelon keg is a festive way to serve beverages on a hot summer day. You can fill the keg with whatever liquid you would… Read More →
Stellar Herb-Cured Fish By Andrew Zimmern I adore curing, pickling and fermenting foods. However, most cured fish recipes like gravlax are tricky because they require weighing down the fish to expel moisture. For me, that ruins the texture. Instead, my stellar version uses salt and sugar to draw out the liquid from the fish so… Read More →
The New Food & Wine Food & Wine magazine has tapped six Chefs-in-Residence to consult on monthly features, recipes and travel tips. I am honored to join world-class chefs Grant Achatz, Hugh Acheson, Mario Batali, David Chang and Eric Ripert as a recipe developer and travel guru in this exciting new partnership. More info at foodandwine.com:… Read More →
Counterpoint Back in November I wrote a blog post about why I am over Sriracha. In summary, I just think there are better hot sauces out there. Plenty of great ones pack more punch and flavor. After the blog came out, I received a ton of feedback. Some of you agreed. Some of you really… Read More →
New Channel & New Year’s Eve Since I’m such a food-and-travel nerd, I’m always excited to see new and engaging food-and-travel content. American Express (who also happens to publish fantastic culture magazines such as Food & Wine and Travel + Leisure), now has it’s own television channel with travel recommendations and tips, interviews with chefs,… Read More →
Bizarre Foods: Thanksgiving Addition Alternative proteins are the future to our food safety and security here in America, so I think we should all get used to the idea of expanding what our idea of food is. People are accustomed to serving a nice roast or tenderloin for the holidays, but there is a lot… Read More →
Unusual in the U.S.A. Watch as I share some of my favorite alternative proteins – grilled chicken heart with lemon and olive oil, veal tongue tonnato and budino made with pig’s blood and bittersweet chocolate – with TODAY anchors, Savannah Guthrie, Natalie Morales, Matt Lauer and Carson Daly. I’m a huge advocate of these types of… Read More →
A Taste of Spring By Daniel Rose How to shuck an oyster:
Democratizing Entrepreneurship By Andrew Zimmern The long awaited Travail Kickstarter campaign is live. Check it out #prevailtravail. The campaign closes on October 10th, and represents a sea change in terms of how local restaurants get funded. To me, these types of projects have democratized entrepreneurship (obvi!), allowing customers to help push dollars to restaurants they believe in.… Read More →
A Back-to-School Dinner at the Zimmern House By Andrew Zimmern This butter fried chicken recipe is in my head more often than not. That’s saying something. It’s one of our monthly meals at the Zimmern house, and its yet another brilliant way to do chicken for a crowd that includes kids. Paired with a bright… Read More →
Biking in My Adopted Hometown So you want to spend a day in Minneapolis and you’re looking for something to do? My new hometown has got it all. Here in the Twin Cities, everyone bikes everywhere, and cycling around one of the city lakes is something that should not be missed. Don’t have a bike? You gotta… Read More →
Dove Hunting When Dove Hunters Cry Molly returns from a weekend of dove hunting with friend of the show Georgia Pellegrini. She fills us in on her experience. Andrew gives tips on how to prepare doves. Plus, a foie gras-ban update, new food TV shows this fall, and more of Andrew and Molly’s restaurant pet… Read More →
Minneapolis Is Where It’s At I’ve lived in Minneapolis for a couple decades now, and every year I find more and more reasons to love my adopted hometown. Beyond the incredible food scene, we have world-class museums, cool bikeable neighborhoods, great music, and idyllic city lakes. It’s the best place to live in the whole… Read More →
A Sustainable Option By Jamie Malone I like to make this oyster gravy and serve it with our sourdough bread for dipping. It is also excellent over white fish, such as halibut. How to shuck an oyster:
A Taste of Provence in Cajun Country During the Bizarre Foods America Third Coast shoot, I loved hanging out with my buddy John Besh doing all things duck at La Provence, his acclaimed restaurant located just north of New Orleans on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain. At this day-trip-worthy French eatery, Besh and chef Erick Loos… Read More →
The Cuisine of Xi’an China’s Shaanxi Province is known for its terra cotta army, built in the 11th century B.C. in the city of Xi’an (one of the oldest cities in China), as well as for its lamb- and noodle-heavy cuisine. At Shaanxi Gourmet, just east of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, you’ll… Read More →
An Early-Summer Treat By Andrew Zimmern This easy, homey dessert pairs the quintessential early-summer combo of sweet strawberries and tart rhubarb with a nutty, buttery, cookie-like topping.
Bizarre, Books & Butter I stopped by HuffPost Live this week to chat with host Caitlyn Becker about the upcoming season of Bizarre Foods America, my new book Andrew Zimmern’s Field Guide to Exceptionally Weird, Wild & Wonderful Foods, and I explain why 99 percent of food shows are crap. If video does not appear, please refresh page.
What’s Cookin’? I joined Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford in the Today show Kitchen for their segment, What’s Cookin’? We made one of my favorite low-country dishes–soused shrimp with sweet corn. Get the recipe here. If video does not appear, please refresh page.
