London’s Best Splurge-Worthy Indian Food The first Indian restaurant in the world to receive a Michelin star, and one of only a handful that have one to this day, Tamarind of Mayfair celebrates traditional Moghul cuisine with an emphasis on tandoor oven cooking. This is a special occasion kind of restaurant, one where you feel like… Read More →
Molly’s Honeymoon Down Under Molly returns from her honeymoon with travel tips and tricks for visiting Austrailia and New Zealand. Andrew adds in his favorite places down under. Plus, Andrew shares his opinion of a controversial restaurant review. Read: 12 Things You Should Probably Know Before Going to New Zealand (Hey Eleanor!) Read: Review: Spoon & Stable… Read More →
Seattle Oyster Pan Roast By Andrew Zimmern I can’t get enough of this classic seafood soup that marries an oceanic, briny intensity with decadent creaminess. How to shuck an oyster:
Bairaktaris Taverna Near Hadrian’s Library in Athens’ Monastiraki Square, the tantalizing aromas of roasting meat, gyros and souvlaki surround you. There are lots of restaurants that serve these Greek specialties, but my all time favorite has to be Bairaktaris Taverna, which has been around since the late 19th century. Spiros Bairaktaris is now the third… Read More →
Where to Splurge in Athens For many tourists, Athens represents nothing more than a fling prior to hitting the Greek Islands, but you’re making a mistake if you don’t spend more than a few days in the capital city to sample the jaw-dropping fare. Varoulko One of the best restaurants in the city, the… Read More →
Going Back For Seconds I’m really excited to announce my second design collaboration with eyebobs, the limited-edition frame we call the Sun of Zimm. Making its debut for spring 2015, Sun of Zimm will be served up two ways—as sun readers ($79) and polarized sunglasses ($125). Like the previous collaboration, a portion of the proceeds… Read More →
Skordalia By Andrew Zimmern This old-fashioned, tangy dip, known as skordalia, is definitely for garlic lovers. The combination of the almonds and the milk-soaked bread makes for a great texture. I also like the brightness of lemon here, rather than the more typical vinegar. I prefer to pound this by hand in a large mortar… Read More →
Da Poke Shack If I could only eat one thing while visiting Hawaii, it’d have to be poke. A Hawaiian word meaning cut or slice, poke is a raw seafood salad typically made with fresh Ahi tuna. It’s refreshing, luxurious, and so simple. The best part? You don’t have to shell out the big bucks… Read More →
What’s Next? Welcome to 2015 Andrew goes solo on this week’s episode of Go Fork Yourself. He talks about his prediction for the next big trend of 2015, where to eat in 2015, and what he’s listening to right now. Read: Restaurant Eliminates Tips, Gives Employees $35,000 a Year (Eater) Read: The National Eater 38: Where to Eat… Read More →
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 →
A Well-Traveled Japanese Favorite By Andrew Zimmern The combination of sake, soy and butter is worth experimenting with. This dish is a well-traveled Japanese go-to favorite. It’s the most basic and often replicated izakaya clam recipe that I can think of. You’ve probably tasted it and not realized what the magical thrill ride was—it’s the… Read More →
Shrimp. Garlic. Pasta. Herbs. By Andrew Zimmern After spending time cooking and eating in Sicily many years ago, I started keeping bread crumbs around the house for use on salads, vegetables, scrambled eggs, and pasta. There is no substitute for all of the great things that happen to pasta dishes like this shrimp capellini when… Read More →
A Mecca of Korean Cuisine Over the past decade, Los Angeles has become as famous for its food as it is for its celebrity sightings. It is also home to the country’s largest Korean population, and with them came incredible, authentic Korean cuisine in all shapes and sizes. Here are a few restaurants that won’t disappoint… Read More →
Andrew’s Kitchen Tips Advice from a Pro Some of Andrew’s best cooking advice from over the years, from how to cook the most flavorful shrimp to how to properly season a cast-iron skillet. Questions We want to include your listener questions in upcoming podcasts. If you want to ask Andrew & Molly a question, call… Read More →
An Impressive Debut After working in some of Chicago’s most prestigious kitchens—Charlie Trotter’s, Alinea and Schwa—chef Jake Bickelhaupt started an underground supper club, or “guestaurant,” called Sous Rising. With his wife Alexa Welsh, Bickelhaupt hosted Michelin-quality meals with a casual, dinner party feel in their Chicago apartment for nearly two years. In early 2014, Bickelhaupt and Welsh opened… Read More →
Cantonese-Style Stuffed Cucumbers By Andrew Zimmern My friend Mrs. Wakabayashi learned to make a version of this dish from a Chinese chef in New York City in the mid-’70s. I devoured it then, and whenever I see this dish on Cantonese menus I always order it. I think you will love its textural surprise. Just… Read More →
Kotulk Daw By Andrew Zimmern Last year, I had the privilege to take part in a Kurdish meal of epic proportions in Nashville. The star of the 25-course meal was these dumplings. Kotulk Daw is made of three parts: The dumpling dough, the meat stuffing, and the soup (which at the end is really a… 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 →
9 Brunch Recipes to Ring in the New Year New Year’s Day is for taking a deep breath after a few weeks of holiday celebrations, lazing on the couch with the family, and naturally, eating lots of good food. Here are a few easy brunch ideas to start your new year off right, from a… Read More →
From the culinary adventures of Bob & Sue By Bob & Sue We enjoyed three spectacular dinners and several memorable lunches from the best of Chicago: Grace Both the Fauna and Flora tasting menus included a number of dazzling presentations from a highly-trained kitchen staff. Among the highlights were Alaskan king crab in cucumber juice with… Read More →
I put bottarga on everything I can. By Andrew Zimmern For me, the intense salinity and oceanic funk of aged, dried mullet roe make it the perfect seasoning agent for most foods. Anything that likes salt loves bottarga. I like to grate it over pasta and finish with bread crumbs, but three times a week for… Read More →
Best of 2014: Part 2 Best of 2014 To celebrate the end of a great year, here is part two of our Best of 2014 episodes. One of our favorite interviews from 2014, Andrew sat down with Alton Brown in his trailer on the Cutthroat Kitchen lot to have a very honest and personal conversation… Read More →
From the culinary adventures of Bob & Sue By Bob & Sue August John Besh’s signature restaurant features high quality ingredients and creative tasting menus in a clubby setting. Recent choices included a preparation of three fois gras, spaghettini and tripe with a harissa and smoked tomato sauce, a feather like gnocchi with crab in… Read More →
No-Fail Soufflés By Andrew Zimmern The minute most home cooks hear the word soufflé, they recoil in horror. Don’t. These little gems are super easy, they always rise and never fall. I love to serve these spinach soufflés for dinner as a side with roast lamb or goat, or as a companion to a tart, mustardy salad… Read More →
My Favorite Cookie Recipes It’s the holidays. You’re bound to be invited to an annual cookie exchange, take goodies to the office, or be in charge of a Christmas dessert spread at some point. So we thought we’d help you out with my favorite cookie recipes, including a few classics from Minnesota State Fair blue… Read More →
Best of 2014: Part 1 Best of 2014 It’s part one of our favorite moments from 2014! Michael Symon talks about his hometown, Cleveland. Kevin Pang shares his insight into food journalism. Andrew’s son, Noah asks Molly the important questions. Lidia Bastianich tells us about how she has seen the food world change. And Guy… Read More →
7 Knives & Accessories You Want When it comes to gift giving, you can never go wrong with beautiful, useful kitchen tools. Here are a few of my favorites. For the avid entertainer: Forget the electric carving knife, this set is where it’s at. Great for carving a turkey, Christmas ham, a big brisket,… Read More →
My Favorite Cookbooks of the Year Every year hundreds of cookbooks are published, dozens of which deserve a spot on your shelf. But we’ve tried to narrow it down to a handful that really impress–whether it’s the private cooking lessons from the world’s best chefs in Dana Cowin’s Mastering My Mistakes in the Kitchen, cooking… Read More →
Rum Negroni By the makers of Easy & Oksey Make Your Own Bitters Kit.
Recommendations for the Far Flung Faroe Islands Halfway between Iceland and Norway in the heart of the North Atlantic, the Faroe Islands have famously been described as ‘the windy edge of nowhere.’ The 50,000 Faroese who live among the 18 islands are proud descendants of a Viking culture that landed here 1,200 years ago. Centuries… Read More →
