Chinese Cuisine at Home Chinese cooking has complex, technique-driven elements, which makes it a bit daunting for the average home cook. But if you’re as obsessed with it as I am, that shouldn’t stop you from cooking Chinese food in your own kitchen. So, I’d suggest that you get a great cookbook, and cook a… Read More →
Trust me, you don’t want to miss this. Cochon 555, one of the country’s most talked about culinary competitions, comes to Minneapolis on Mar. 1, 2015 to celebrate family farms, heritage breed pigs and today’s emerging chef community. This epic culinary experience coming here is further validation of our position as one of the great… Read More →
Where to Eat & Drink in Miami In 2007, chef Michael Schwartz opened Michael’s Genuine in Miami’s Design District, bringing a locavore mentality and unpretentious, homemade food to a city too often known for shallow, trend-driven restaurants. Now, the James Beard award winning chef and restaurateur has a handful of Miami restaurants, including Harry’s Pizzeria… Read More →
Muffuletta Sandwich By Andrew Zimmern The muffuletta is a classic New Orleans sandwich, layered with a few different cured meats, provolone and a tangy olive and tomato relish that soaks into the crusty bread. It’s traditionally made with a two-foot wide round bread, sliced in half at the waist and filled. It is then wrapped… Read More →
New Orleans-Inspired Recipes for Mardi Gras Mardi Gras is an indulgent and revelrous holiday, an annual excuse to eat, drink and celebrate all day long before the start of Lent. Next to king cake and party beads, you can’t forgo a meal of classic Creole and Cajun flavors. So if a trip to New Orleans… Read More →
A Love Letter to Food With Love, Go Fork Yourself We celebrate the season of love by letting our crushes know how we really feel. Andrew, Molly and many of our food-loving friends like Lidia Bastianich, Hugh Acheson and Dana Cowin pour their hearts out on this special Valentine’s Day episode of Go Fork Yourself.… Read More →
Where to Eat in Paris’ Montmartre Neighborhood By Devan Grimsrud Montmartre, in the north of Paris, has a long history of attracting artists and musicians. Famous painters like Van Gogh, Picasso, and Toulouse-Lautrec flocked to this neighborhood, still a refuge for Parisian bohemians. The area is flooded with a variety of accessible galleries and ateliers… Read More →
How to Win at Valentine’s Dessert You can’t skip over the sweet treats on Valentine’s Day, even if you’re a dessert hack like me. I promise all of these recipes are easy enough to make as long as you have the right equipment and ingredients. I made the crème brûlée for dessert the first time… Read More →
My Best Seafood Recipes Because I’m on the road two-thirds of the year, I love any excuse to plan a romantic evening at home with my wife. The formula for my ideal date night? It’s simple… gorgeous flowers, a homemade meal and a good food movie. So to give you a little inspiration, I’ve compiled my best,… Read More →
Alden & Harlow Located in the iconic and now-shuttered Casablanca space in Boston’s Harvard Square, Alden & Harlow is chef Michael Scelfo’s first solo venture after working at local favorites Russell House Tavern and North Street Grille. It’s a cozy, subterranean dining room with subway tiled walls and reclaimed wood, a casual yet stylish atmosphere… Read More →
It’s no secret that I adore mussels. By Andrew Zimmern This is one of the best mussel recipes. Simple and elegant, mussels fra diavolo is a classic dish that is best served with lots of crusty bread for dipping. Try to use plump, wild Mediterranean mussels from Maine or Penn Cove mussels from the Pacific Northwest.… Read More →
Paul Kahan “Our Focus is Hospitality” Chef Paul Kahan talks about the restaurant business, the importance of hospitality and why he finds the time to be a mentor to his staff. Plus Andrew and Molly discuss their major gripe with restaurant reviews. Questions We want to include your listener questions in upcoming podcasts. If you… Read More →
A Modern Approach to Mexican Tradition There’s no doubt that Pujol, Enrique Olvera’s flagship restaurant in Mexico City, is one of the most important eateries in the Americas. Open since 2000 and currently ranked among the world’s best restaurants, Pujol showcases Mexico’s pre-colonial and indigenous foods shot through a fine dining prism. Last year, the… Read More →
Costa Rican Picadillo By Andrew Zimmern Last spring, I was driving across Costa Rica with my family and we stopped in a cafeteria in a small mountain town. The place was called San Ramon el Jardín and they served food all day long, cooked by grandmas in what had to be the cleanest truck stop… Read More →
The Ultimate British Experience I’ll admit, I am an Anglophile. Long one of world’s trendsetting cities, there’s something intensely reliable about London. From clubs to markets to restaurants, if you think this city is bland, you’re simply wrong. One of my all time favorites is St. John, opened by Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver in… Read More →
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 →
Game Day Snacks & Soups I’m a huge football fan and love any excuse I can find to veg out on the couch with family and indulge in my favorite finger foods and one-pot meals. And even if your hometown team didn’t make it to the Super Bowl, I’ll bet you still need some snack-time… 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:
New England Clam Chowder By Andrew Zimmern This classic chowder is rich, creamy and filled with fresh cherrystone clams. It’s a meal in a bowl that’s perfect for feeding a crowd.
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 →
