Glazed Pork Ribs with Scallions & Togarashi
State Bird Provisions’ Pork Ribs By Stuart Brioza
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5 Questions: Stuart Brioza & Nicole Krasinski
Breaking New Ground When husband-and-wife team Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski opened State Bird Provisions at the end of 2011, they instantly garnered national recognition for their unique dim-sum-style service and outstanding globally-influenced cuisine. Since the restaurant’s debut, Bon Appetit chose it as America’s Best New Restaurant, Food & Wine magazine added chef Brioza to their… Read More →
Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
Perfect Summer Party App By Andrew Zimmern These delicious curry-spiced grilled chicken skewers pair well with a sweet-and-tangy peanut sauce. Marinating the chicken satay strips overnight really imparts a ton of great flavor, and makes for easy, day-of preparation. For a fun presentation, serve skewers mounted onto a pineapple cut in half, stabilized on a platter.
Farmhaus
Contemporary Comfort Food Chef Kevin Willmann’s adventurous take on comfort food, combined with his locavore philosophy, make Farmhaus one of the St. Louis’ top dining destinations. The Illinois-born chef spent his formative cooking years in the Florida panhandle, and his ever-changing menu marries his Midwestern roots and Southern cooking influences. Think roast turkey with chive spaetzle,… Read More →
Cold Cucumber Soup with Yogurt & Dill
Cool Down By Andrew Zimmern In the heat of the summer, turning on the stove isn’t always ideal — and the thought of hot food isn’t always appealing. Cold soup to the rescue! Gazpacho might be the most widely recognized chilled soup, but we’re here to tell you there’s a whole world of cold soup options ready… Read More →
5 Questions: Colby Garrelts
Elevating Midwestern Flavors Credited with re-energizing Kansas City’s dining scene, Colby Garrelts is the James Beard award-winning chef behind the game-changing Bluestem, known for impeccable modernist cuisine, and Rye, a more casual eatery that celebrates his Midwestern roots. We chat with Colby about how the city’s food scene has evolved since he opened Bluestem, the inspiration behind his new… Read More →
Bizarre Bites: Cuy
A.K.A. Guinea Pig My son was four years old and just wrapping up another year of preschool when Daddy came to visit the class. I walked in and a little girl began screaming, “Don’t eat Simon! He’s going to eat Simon!!!…AAARRGGGHHH!” Well, I didn’t that time. We keep this teeny little rodent as a pet,… Read More →
Lincoln Restaurant
Honest Northwestern Cuisine Chef Jenn Louis and her husband, David Welch, opened Lincoln on North Williams in 2008, with a focus on simple, ingredient-driven cuisine. Her ever-changing menu is full of made-from-scratch specialties that highlight seasonal produce from the Pacific Northwest, most of which comes from local farms and purveyors. On my visit to Lincoln,… Read More →
My City, My Secret
Psst! I’ll let you in on a little secret. I’m going to be on HLN‘s My City, My Secret on June 20, 22 & 23 sharing my favorite secret destinations in St. Paul, Minn. You have multiple chances to catch the show (or set your DVR): Thursday, June 20 at 2 p.m. & 5 p.m.… Read More →
Strawberry-Rhubarb Crumble
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.
Food & Wine Classic in Aspen
Rocky Mountain High Food & Wine‘s Classic in Aspen is one of the best food events on the planet. It’s always a blast to hang out with my chef friends and eat insanely good food all weekend. Here are my recipes from Saturday’s ‘Dim Sum at Home’ demonstration: Hand-Pulled Noodles Two Ways: Hot with Braised Beef… Read More →
Cold Noodles with Sweet Aromatic Soy Sauce
Hand-Pulled Noodles with Extra Heat My friend Yu Bo sent me the recipe for this sweet aromatic soy sauce. The spices can be varied, many Sichuanese cooks would include licorice root (gan cao) and dried “sand ginger” (shan nai), but I like it with star anise and extra heat. I usually make a batch of… Read More →
Hand-Pulled Noodles with Braised Beef
The Perfect Asian Bowl By Andrew Zimmern My friend Jason Wang of Xi’an Famous Foods taught me to make these hand-pulled noodles the way that his dad David Shi taught him. They are simply perfect. I put them in beef soup with short rib or brisket and season them simply with scallions and a drizzle… Read More →
Go Fork Yourself: Father’s Day
Father’s Day To all of the Dads Happy Father’s Day from Go Fork Yourself! Andrew and Molly talk about picky eaters, surprise babies, and their dads. Plus, a preview of the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen. Find out more about what we covered in this week’s Go Fork Yourself: Adventurous Eaters’ Food Habits Tied To Genes, Upbringing… Read More →
5 Questions: Sally Sampson
Advocate for Healthy Kids Already an accomplished cookbook author and entrepreneur, Sally Sampson decided she wanted to address obesity by inspiring kids to cook and eat real food. In 2010, she launched ChopChop, a nonprofit quarterly magazine that features nutritious recipes, as well as food-related fun facts and games, and in 2013 ChopChop was named Publication of… Read More →
AZ on HuffPost Live
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.
AZ on the Today show
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.
Tomatillo-Avocado Salsa
Flavors of the Yucatan By Andrew Zimmern This bright, citrusy salsa is made with fresh tomatillos rather than tomatoes to give it a tangy, piquant flavor profile often found in Yucatan cuisine. This salsa makes a great (and healthy!) dip all on its own, served with tortilla chips and fresh veggies such as red pepper… Read More →
Spaghettini with Arugula, Pancetta, Herbs & Eggs
A Riff on Carbonara By Andrew Zimmern In this version of spaghettini carbonara, I add fresh herbs, peppery arugula and eggs fried in nutty browned butter. It doesn’t have the same creamy quality of a traditional carbonara, but the browned butter and pancetta give the dish an equally satisfying richness that pairs well with fragrant… Read More →
Go Fork Yourself: Doughnuts
Doughnuts Out of Control Happy National Doughnut Day! This week on Go Fork Yourself, we discuss all things doughnut including the treat sweeping the nation–the cronut. Andrew and Molly also talk about a new alternative to Yelp that might be the answer to the crowd-sourcing issue called Nara. Update: Pui did bring us doughnuts after… Read More →
5 Questions: Josh Capon
The Man Behind the World’s Best Burger Josh Capon, the executive chef and partner of New York City’s Lure Fishbar, B&B Winepub and El Toro Blanco, talks about the importance of consistency and quality in the restaurant biz, how to make a great burger and his favorite Manhattan eats. AndrewZimmern.com: You’ve worked in several esteemed kitchens… Read More →
Bizarre Bites: Donkey
Hee-Haw From their big teeth to their stringy tails, little about a donkey looks appetizing to the American palate. In ancient Athens, only the poor would stoop to eating such a thing. At the turn of the 19th century, a Maltese food shortage caused starving residents to consume the protein out of necessity. As it… Read More →
SPQR
Modern Italian Cuisine The emblem of the Roman Empire and an acronym for Senatus Populusque Romanus, SPQR roughly translates to “The People and Senate of Rome.” At SPQR, executive chef Matthew Accarrino takes traditional, rustic recipes inspired by ancient Italy and reinvigorates them with 21st century flavors and techniques. Smaller plates such as the chicken liver… Read More →
Gazpacho
A Classic Chilled Soup By Andrew Zimmern I add Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco and fresh herbs to this gazpacho, giving extra layers of flavor to the classic summer soup. This gazpacho recipe is popular in my house, during the warm weather months I always have a pitcher of this addictive soup on hand in the fridge.… Read More →
Go Fork Yourself: Tess Rafferty
Tess Rafferty Recipes for Disaster We welcome comedian, author, home cook (and Molly’s girl crush) Tess Rafferty on this week’s Go Fork Yourself. They discuss luxury grocery stores, where to eat in L.A., and why you don’t bring a store-bought pie to the Rafferty house. Plus, Andrew and Molly come up with a new job for Minnesota… Read More →
Mindy Fox’s Curried Chicken Salad
Sweet & Tangy By Mindy Fox Raisins, lime, and honey create a sweet-tangy chutney flavor that plays nicely with the curry in this Indian-inspired salad. Whether under a tree in the park or around the table in cooler months, I love to serve this dish picnic-style, with good crackers and little gourmet bites from a… Read More →
Mindy Fox’s Tabbouleh & Roast Chicken
Perfect Picnic Food By Mindy Fox Homemade tabbouleh, especially when heavy on the lemon and herbs, has an extraordinarily fresh and vibrant quality that is lacking in most store-bought versions. Though the bulgur requires some time to soak, by the time you’re finished chopping up the herbs and vegetables, the salad is tossed together in… Read More →
5 Questions: Mindy Fox
Celebrating a Time-Honored Classic Mindy Fox, cookbook author, food writer and food editor at La Cucina Italiana magazine, shares her tips for the perfectly roasted chicken, ways to reinvent the iconic dish and her favorite picnic-ready recipes. AndrewZimmern.com: As the food editor of La Cucina Italiana and author of several cookbooks, you obviously have a… Read More →
Food Testing on AZ Canteen
Test 1, 2, 3 During a photo shoot for Babson College in downtown Minneapolis, I stopped by my food truck, AZ Canteen, to work on a new item coming to the menu. Chef Asher Miller shows us how to make AZ Canteen’s spicy peanut sesame noodles. To see where you can find the food truck… Read More →
Shish Kebabs & Pilaf
A Moroccan-Inspired Grill By Andrew Zimmern Shish kebabs are one of my favorite things to grill. They’re easy to prepare and are perfect for feeding crowds. The key to flavorful, juicy morsels of meat is in the marinating: the longer the better. I love to serve these kebabs with a Chermoula pilaf, which has a… Read More →