A Simple, Elegant Meal I adore poached salmon. No one poaches fish anymore, but it’s the ultimate feed-a-crowd meal. Plus, this recipe provides great leftovers (think salmon salad, salmon cakes, salmon aspic). I was working in France many decades ago and was obsessed with making sauces “the right way.” When I was a stagier at L’Archestrate restaurant… Read More →
Tanzania It’s a Family Affair Molly is back! But Andrew is in Kentucky hunting squirrels, so he takes a break to call into Food Works HQ to talk to Molly about her trip to Tanzania. Then, Molly invites her mom, Kirk, and her dad, Bruce, on the podcast to grill her on her trip. She… Read More →
Tanzania It’s a Family Affair Molly is back! But Andrew is in Kentucky hunting squirrels, so he takes a break to call into Food Works HQ to talk to Molly about her trip to Tanzania. Then, Molly invites her mom, Kirk, and her dad, Bruce, on the podcast to grill her on her trip. She… Read More →
Family-Style Modern Israeli Cuisine Located in Philly’s Society Hill neighborhood, Zahav is often touted as the city’s best restaurant. The menu is a mashup of Israel’s culinary heritage, celebrating the region’s bold flavors with both classic and reinterpreted dishes from chef Michael Solomonov’s homeland. For first-timers I’d recommend the tay’im, or “taste of Zahav.” You’ll start with… Read More →
Celebrating the Festival of Lights My Jewish grandmother’s comfort-food classics are stellar, from chopped liver and tongue to matzo ball soup and brisket. She was an ace in the kitchen, rendering her own chicken fat for her recipes and giving me the cracklings to snack on when they were crispy and the fat was clear and golden. Her… Read More →
Family-Style Modern Israeli Cuisine Located in Philly’s Society Hill neighborhood, Zahav is often touted as the city’s best restaurant. The menu is a mashup of Israel’s culinary heritage, celebrating the region’s bold flavors with both classic and reinterpreted dishes from chef Michael Solomonov’s homeland. For first-timers I’d recommend the tay’im, or “taste of Zahav.” You’ll start with… Read More →
Celebrating the Festival of Lights My Jewish grandmother’s comfort-food classics are stellar, from chopped liver and tongue to matzo ball soup and brisket. She was an ace in the kitchen, rendering her own chicken fat for her recipes and giving me the cracklings to snack on when they were crispy and the fat was clear and golden. Her… Read More →
A Classic Mediterranean Appetizer This festive Sephardic eggplant salad is almost more of a chunky dip than what we would traditionally call a salad.
Exploring America’s Diverse Ethnic Communities This food-obsessed travel maven and host of the Cooking Channel’s Eden Eats lives for adventure. On Eden Eats, she travels from coast to coast uncovering this country’s lesser-known global cuisine scene, from a Kurdish Halal market in Nashville to a Bosnian bakery and Lebanese butcher in Phoenix. We chat with Eden about her… Read More →
Thank you! We are extremely excited to announce Go Fork Yourself was crowned Best Food/Cooking Show at the first annual Stitcher awards. A HUGE thank you to all of our listeners and supporters who voted for Go Fork Yourself. Congratulations to all of the other winners and nominees. We feel so honored and humbled to be part of… Read More →
Exploring America’s Diverse Ethnic Communities This food-obsessed travel maven and host of the Cooking Channel’s Eden Eats lives for adventure. On Eden Eats, she travels from coast to coast uncovering this country’s lesser-known global cuisine scene, from a Kurdish Halal market in Nashville to a Bosnian bakery and Lebanese butcher in Phoenix. We chat with Eden about her… Read More →
Thank you! We are extremely excited to announce Go Fork Yourself was crowned Best Food/Cooking Show at the first annual Stitcher awards. A HUGE thank you to all of our listeners and supporters who voted for Go Fork Yourself. Congratulations to all of the other winners and nominees. We feel so honored and humbled to be part of… Read More →
Seattle’s Best Pizza Tom Douglas’ Serious Pie is an original in a sea of derivative pizzerias. His killer dough has a slightly denser texture and the perfect amount of bite to stand up to a host of interesting toppings. As Douglas is known for celebrating Northwest ingredients, expect to see your blistered crust topped with produce… Read More →
Two-Day Workshop for Professional Chefs My friends Matt and Ted Lee are hosting a “Cookbook Boot Camp” in Charleston this January 14 & 15. If you want to produce a cookbook but need some guidance, these are the guys to turn to. They’re regular contributors to the New York Times, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit,… Read More →
Seattle’s Best Pizza Tom Douglas’ Serious Pie is an original in a sea of derivative pizzerias. His killer dough has a slightly denser texture and the perfect amount of bite to stand up to a host of interesting toppings. As Douglas is known for celebrating Northwest ingredients, expect to see your blistered crust topped with produce… Read More →
Two-Day Workshop for Professional Chefs My friends Matt and Ted Lee are hosting a “Cookbook Boot Camp” in Charleston this January 14 & 15. If you want to produce a cookbook but need some guidance, these are the guys to turn to. They’re regular contributors to the New York Times, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit,… Read More →
Island-style fried fish. How could you go wrong? In little roadside stands all over the Caribbean islands, the local food slingers turn out all kinds of salted fish fritters. Salting fish is one of the oldest and most popular forms of preserving around the world, and salted fish are always cheap and plentiful. I have… Read More →
A Hearty Holiday Dish
Andrew’s Rants & The Mustache Rangers Tirades & “Top Restaurants” While Molly is having adventures in Tanzania, Andrew is left alone with his thoughts. He rants about Yelp, and the Tony Bourdain v. Travel Channel bout (for more info, check out @bourdain on Twitter.) Then we have a very special appearance by fellow podcasters, The… Read More →
Andrew’s Rants & The Mustache Rangers Tirades & “Top Restaurants” While Molly is having adventures in Tanzania, Andrew is left alone with his thoughts. He rants about Yelp, and the Tony Bourdain v. Travel Channel bout (for more info, check out @bourdain on Twitter.) Then we have a very special appearance by fellow podcasters, The… Read More →
It’s Amazing What You Can Do With Two Ingredients Before Chef Thomas McNaughton opened Flour + Water in San Francisco, he traveled straight to the source and studied the art of hand-rolled pasta in Bologna, Italy. The result? A menu of authentic, rustic Italian cuisine, with made-from-scratch pasta, house-cured meats and Neapolitan-style pizzas fired in a… Read More →
It’s Amazing What You Can Do With Two Ingredients Before Chef Thomas McNaughton opened Flour + Water in San Francisco, he traveled straight to the source and studied the art of hand-rolled pasta in Bologna, Italy. The result? A menu of authentic, rustic Italian cuisine, with made-from-scratch pasta, house-cured meats and Neapolitan-style pizzas fired in a… Read More →
Inspired by My Grandma’s Classic Swedish Meatballs by Marcus Samuelsson
The Multifaceted Chef As a chef, restaurateur, author, media personality, UNICEF ambassador and member of the State Department’s American Chef Corps, you could say Marcus Samuelsson is a busy guy. He’s behind Harlem’s acclaimed Red Rooster, its downstairs supper club Ginny’s and Lincoln Center’s American Table (among others). This past summer he released his best-selling… Read More →
…or at Least I Was on a Boat Last week I went duck hunting and our boat sank. Thank goodness it was only in 4 feet of water, but still…
…or at Least I Was on a Boat Last week I went duck hunting and our boat sank. Thank goodness it was only in 4 feet of water, but still…
Proper English Pudding A safari camp cook from Unchartered Africa made these impressive puddings one night in the Aha Hills. The pudding was eaten and gone within a matter of minutes after it was served. It’s lemony, chiffon heaven.
Japanese Farmhouse Fare Tyson Cole’s acclaimed Uchi and the subsequent (and much larger) Uchiko serve some of the best Japanese fare in the United States. From sushi bar staples such as yellowtail and salmon belly to unconventional options (72-hour Wagyu short rib sushi), it’s obvious that the kitchen loves experimenting, but not at the expense… Read More →
Japanese Farmhouse Fare Tyson Cole’s acclaimed Uchi and the subsequent (and much larger) Uchiko serve some of the best Japanese fare in the United States. From sushi bar staples such as yellowtail and salmon belly to unconventional options (72-hour Wagyu short rib sushi), it’s obvious that the kitchen loves experimenting, but not at the expense… Read More →
Crispy, Creamy Pancakes By Andrew Zimmern These potato latkes are so good that posting the recipe alone is a mitzvah (blessing) of the highest order. The Festival of Lights refers to a lamp in the temple that was supposed to have only enough oil to last the Maccabees one night, but instead lasted for eight.… Read More →
