Eating at California’s Five Michelin 3 Stars By Bob & Sue With the elevation of Manresa to three stars for 2016, Northern California now has five of the 13 Michelin 3-star restaurants in the United States. We ate at all five in nine days during our recent anniversary celebration in January. These five great chefs… Read More →
Warm Chocolate Bliss By Andrew Zimmern This classic chocolate dessert is easier to make than you think. And while it may be a bit cliche for a romantic menu, no one can resist that oozing warm dark chocolate surrounded by a rich, souffle-like cake.
Appetizers for a New Year’s Eve Bash Skip the pricey pre-fixe menus and over-crowded bars, and host your own New Year’s Eve soiree. There’s no better way to ring in the new year than a spread of finger foods and a house full of friends and family. Here are a few of my favorite hor d’oeuvres, from… Read More →
The Ultimate Chocolate Dessert By Andrew Zimmern This is the chocolate cake recipe you need in your back pocket: dense, moist, rich and coated in a decadent chocolate ganache. Feel free to decorate the top however you’d like—raspberries, strawberries, chocolate shavings, truffles—or leave it plain. To make easy truffles, put the leftover ganache in the… Read More →
Rustic Pear Tart By Andrew Zimmern This free-form pear galette makes a regular appearance at my dinner parties. Rich from the caramel and spices and sweet with ripe pears, it’s my idea of a cool weather dessert. Bonus: you don’t have to worry about perfectly crimping the edge of your pie crust. Like this post?… Read More →
Quick Holiday Dessert By Andrew Zimmern This simple cranberry cake is a perfect addition to your holiday dessert spread. Not too sweet and packed with fresh cranberries, it’s as beautiful and festive as it is easy to make. Like this recipe? Save it to Pinterest.
Decadent & Delicious By Andrew Zimmern It’s getting colder outside and you need a dessert like this chocolate bread pudding in your repertoire for the upcoming months. Go ahead, you know you want this. I don’t think there’s anything more I can add.
Devour Munich The capital of Bavaria, Munich is full of impressive architecture, world-class art, and prosperous industries. Home of Germany’s renowned Oktoberfest celebration, there’s a lot more to Munich than huge beer gardens and lederhosen. Bike through the old town, visit Frauenkirche, and indulge in various Bavarian meals that you simply can’t find outside of this region. From… Read More →
Ferran Adria, Jose Andres & Andrew Zimmern on the Creative Process On October 9, the Minneapolis Institute of Art welcomed Ferran Adrià, the world-renowned chef behind Spain’s avant-garde elBulli, his protégé and award-winning chef José Andrés, and yours truly for a discussion on creativity and innovation in the kitchen. The panel was part of a weekend of activity celebrating… Read More →
The Best Dessert for Fall By Andrew Zimmern I make this delicious apple crumb cake throughout the whole Minnesota apple season; it’s one of my favorite autumnal treats. Chock-full of apples, it’s super moist, fruit-forward and really easy to make. I’ll put streusel on anything—I’m obsessed—but it tastes especially great on this cake. And don’t worry… Read More →
Beautiful Cuisine from the Italian Riviera By Bob & Sue As the sister restaurant of Michael White’s Marea, Ai Fiori has a Michelin star and an exciting Italian menu. We had a hard time choosing among the many interesting courses but started with the lobster veloute, the chilled corn soup with crab, and a crudo of fluke with American sturgeon… Read More →
Authentic Maya Cuisine For the past 20 years, owner Doña Ofira de Urquizú and her family have served dishes from the 21 unique Maya cultures. Facing the old cobblestone streets of Antigua, the restaurant’s storefront is lined with ceramic pots of thick rustic stews that are the heart and soul of Maya cooking. One of the specialties… Read More →
Comedy for a Cause The co-creator of The Daily Show and Air America Radio, Lizz Winstead is a brilliant comedian. These days, she’s using her platform to advocate for women’s reproductive rights through a national comedy tour supporting Planned Parenthood and her organization Lady Parts Justice, which uses humor, parodies and events like V to Shining V… Read More →
Pear Tarte Tatin By Samantha Seneviratne If you have trepidations about pie crust, let this tarte tatin ease your mind. From France, tarte tatin is a simple upside-down caramelized fruit tart. No matter what you do, however, it slumps and curves, and whatever bubbles up, the dessert is always beautiful. Rustic and lovely. Legend has… Read More →
Make this dessert before summer ends. By Andrew Zimmern This dessert is a bit of a hybrid—somewhere between a classic trifle and a fool. Light and airy angel food cake is layered with fresh berries and a mascarpone-and-custard-infused whipped cream for the ultimate summertime treat. Like this recipe? Save it on Pinterest!
Devour Dublin Few modern European cities can match Dublin’s mix of rough spirit and hip energy. Rife with old-school pubs and scratchy-voiced musicians, there has been a recent influx of young entrepreneurial-types who have been fostering a place where creativity and contemporary ideas can flourish. With this unique meshing of history and modernity, there is… Read More →
Devour Rome One of the cradles of Western civilization, Rome is a city full of globally influential art, culture and architecture. Over 4 million tourists flock to the Italian capital every year, visiting ancient Roman ruins, hoping to catch a glimpse of the pope in Vatican City, and, often times, binging on Italian gelato, pizza… Read More →
Summer Tomato Sorbet By Andrew Zimmern This is the best and most interesting way you’ve never utilized your favorite tomatoes from your market or garden. I make this recipe all summer long with everything from orange sunburst cherry tomatoes to Valencias to German Striped: the bigger the acidity and sweetness of the tomatoes, the better.… Read More →
Devour Dubai Dubai is the wealthiest and most populous of the seven United Arab Emirates. In just two short decades, it’s grown into a modern metropolis with man-made islands, shopping centers with indoor ski slopes and the world’s tallest skyscraper. But scratch beneath the surface and you’ll find a vibrant melting pot of immigrants, merging… Read More →
A Trip Back in Time By Bob & Sue Founded in 1898 in downtown Chicago by a German-born brewmaster, the iconic Berghoff restaurant still serves traditional food in an old world setting. Free corned beef sandwiches were originally offered as a way of selling beer. The restaurat has evolved under fourth generation family ownership into… Read More →
Sour Cream Peach Pie By Andrew Zimmern Food with a story is always best. My pal Annette passed me this recipe that was passed to her by her mother-in-law, Inez Orvedal Kisser, of Fargo, North Dakota. Inez was born in 1905 and died at age 93. She was the youngest of 11 children and spent… Read More →
Brilliant, Progressive Mexican Cuisine In a pint-sized, 12-seat restaurant operating out of a once abandoned rail car on the outskirts of San Antonio, chefs Diego Galicia, Rico Torres and the rest of their 5-person team showcase regional Mexican cuisine with modernist techniques. Every six weeks they create an entirely new menu highlighting specialties from one… Read More →
Make the Most of Nature’s Candy. To my mind, great cooking is about honesty, authenticity and sourcing the best ingredients. Very few of us will ever pull a 30-pound striped bass out of the surf and throw it on a roaring fire. Fewer still will spend hours in the hills of Alba, rooting out October’s… Read More →
Five Great Meals in Milan By Devan Grimsrud Host of the 2015 World’s Fair, Milan is expected to draw a staggering 20 million visitors this summer. The 1 million square meter exhibition area features architecturally stunning pavilions built by participating countries, all exploring the overarching theme of Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life. Learn about the… Read More →
Volador de Manjar By Gaston Acurio Recipe from Peru: The Cookbook by Gaston Acurio. Order your copy here.
Renee Erickson on Where to Eat & Play in Seattle Renee Erickson bought her first restaurant when she was just 25 years old. Seventeen years later, she owns four successful, beloved Seattle restaurants–Boat Street Café (closing at the end of May!), The Walrus and the Carpenter, The Whale Wins and Barnacle–as well as the oyster trucks Boat Street… Read More →
Don’t Forget the Oil Spray oil is really handy for both cleaning your grill and for applying a thin coat of oil to the grill grates before you put a piece of fish or chicken down. I use PAM Cooking Spray or canola oil all of the time when I’m grilling. I usually give a… Read More →
Congratulations JBF Award Winners! As always, I had a fantastic time at the annual James Beard Foundation Awards, the nation’s most prestigious awards ceremony honoring professionals in the food and beverage biz. I’m so proud to be a part of this amazing organization that works hard on education, agriculture issues, food insecurity and hunger relief. You… Read More →
My Favorite Fallen Dessert By Andrew Zimmern Five years ago, I ate a Huguenot torte in the 17th-century Charleston home of a friend of the South Carolina cookbook authors Matt and Ted Lee. After getting the basic idea of the recipe from the Lees, I re-created a fruit version of the simple crisp the following… Read More →
Almaty’s Immense Food Emporium Almaty is Kazakhstan’s biggest city, and while there are signs of Western influence and consumer culture, this bustling metropolis gets its strongest sense of identity from its nomadic ancestors and their traditions. One of the best places to witness this heritage and to try the authentic flavors of Central Asia is Almaty’s… Read More →
