Poached Dove Breasts with Kale, Meyer Lemons & Radish
Cooking with Wild Birds A wild bird recipe from my demo at the Austin Food & Wine Festival, perfect for a light, refreshing summer meal.
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Pheasant ‘Tacos’ with Bacon-Fat Tortillas & Tomatillo Salsa
These tacos have a wild side. Homemade tortillas are on a whole different level from their store-bought siblings, especially when mixed with bacon fat and the green bite of fresh scallion. Don’t be intimidated—they’re fun to make and fairly simple. Stuff them with pheasant, top with homemade tomatillo salsa, and you have yourself a fantastic… Read More →
Go Fork Yourself: Italian Cuisine
Italian Cuisine Buon Appetito! This week Andrew and Molly talk about Anthony Bourdain’s potty mouth, the new food and travel shows coming to your TV, and why America loves Italian food (and why Molly’s not on board). Questions We want to include your listener questions in upcoming podcasts. If you want to ask Andrew &… Read More →
Curtis Stone’s Orecchiette with Brown Butter, Broccoli, Pine Nuts & Basil
A Delicious Recipe for a Busy Life By Curtis Stone Brown butter is butter that is cooked until it takes on an amber brown color and nutty flavor. There’s nothing to it, but you’ll be amazed at what this extra step does for a simple pasta dish. Of course, the basil–which has the ability to… Read More →
5 Questions: Curtis Stone
Bravo’s Golden Boy You may recognize this handsome Aussie as the host of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters, but Curtis Stone is also a classically trained chef and best-selling cookbook author with his own line of sleek kitchen products. His latest book, What’s for Dinner?, is packed with flavorful, unfussy recipes for the family on the… Read More →
Shin Chon Garden
Exquisite Korean Barbecue With the largest Korean population in the country outside of Los Angeles and New York City, it makes sense that Baltimore is home to great Korean restaurants. Just west of downtown in Ellicott City, you’ll find Shin Chon Garden, one of the top ten Korean barbecue joints in America. Expect a communal,… Read More →
Bizarre Bites: Octopus
Eight-Legged Treats Octopus is an ingredient used in dishes across the globe, but in Korea it’s prepared it a little differently. Sannakji is made by cutting a live octopus into small pieces right before serving. Though the animal is dead, electrical impulses still in the octopus’s arms cause the pieces to wriggle around on the… Read More →
Bizarre Bites: Octopus
Eight-Legged Treats Octopus is an ingredient used in dishes across the globe, but in Korea it’s prepared it a little differently. Sannakji is made by cutting a live octopus into small pieces right before serving. Though the animal is dead, electrical impulses still in the octopus’s arms cause the pieces to wriggle around on the… Read More →
Eating in Beijing
Peking Specialties By Bob & Sue Beijing is known for its colorful food and fabulous Peking duck (Dadong restaurant has the best duck, but Made in China at the Grand Hyatt is also excellent). The Taiwanese noodle house Din Tai Fung offers soup dumplings, double boiled black chicken soup and chopped pork in soy sauce.… Read More →
Eating in Beijing
Peking Specialties By Bob & Sue Beijing is known for its colorful food and fabulous Peking duck (Dadong restaurant has the best duck, but Made in China at the Grand Hyatt is also excellent). The Taiwanese noodle house Din Tai Fung offers soup dumplings, double boiled black chicken soup and chopped pork in soy sauce.… Read More →
Grilled Pork Kalymnos-Style with Eggplant &Tomato Salad
Greek Isle Grill Two years ago, I spent a week on the Greek island of Kalymnos. This island is the real deal, you’ll find tiny taverns with octopus coming straight off the coal fire, hillside goat herders selling cheeses and yogurt, sponge divers still working the outer islands. One night before a shoot, several well-lubricated… Read More →
Eyebobs
Introducing The Zimm I partnered with Eyebobs Eyewear to design these awesome reading glasses. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Eyebobs is known for their creative, quirky and affordable eyeglass styles. For every Zimm pair purchased, a portion of the proceeds will benefit the James Beard Foundation, an organization very dear to me that’s devoted to celebrating,… Read More →
Go Fork Yourself: Munich
Munich In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus An update on the IKEA meatball scandal, the end of cupcakes and a food-lovers guide to Munich. All of this and more on this week’s Go Fork Yourself. Read more about Carl Blake and his better-tasting pork here. Go to his Indiegogo site here. For Andrew’s Munich recommendations, go… Read More →
Eyebobs
Introducing The Zimm I partnered with Eyebobs Eyewear to design these awesome reading glasses. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Eyebobs is known for their creative, quirky and affordable eyeglass styles. For every Zimm pair purchased, a portion of the proceeds will benefit the James Beard Foundation, an organization very dear to me that’s devoted to celebrating,… Read More →
Go Fork Yourself: Munich
Munich In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus An update on the IKEA meatball scandal, the end of cupcakes and a food-lovers guide to Munich. All of this and more on this week’s Go Fork Yourself. Read more about Carl Blake and his better-tasting pork here. Go to his Indiegogo site here. For Andrew’s Munich recommendations, go… Read More →
August
Flavors of the Big Easy Located in a 19th-century French-Creole building fitted with mahogany paneling and crystal chandeliers, August is the flagship restaurant of James Beard award-winning chef John Besh. The menu seamlessly combines French classics with Besh’s southern Louisiana roots, showcasing a stunning array of oysters, crawfish, pastas crushed under the weight of sliced truffles,… Read More →
5 Questions: John Besh
Southern Charmer John Besh is one of the most celebrated chefs in the American South, with nine acclaimed restaurants (including his ever-popular flagship August), two award-winning cookbooks and a beloved cooking show. The James Beard award-winner is New Orleans’ biggest advocate, not only playing a crucial role in helping the city rebuild after Hurricane Katrina,… Read More →
August
Flavors of the Big Easy Located in a 19th-century French-Creole building fitted with mahogany paneling and crystal chandeliers, August is the flagship restaurant of James Beard award-winning chef John Besh. The menu seamlessly combines French classics with Besh’s southern Louisiana roots, showcasing a stunning array of oysters, crawfish, pastas crushed under the weight of sliced truffles,… Read More →
5 Questions: John Besh
Southern Charmer John Besh is one of the most celebrated chefs in the American South, with nine acclaimed restaurants (including his ever-popular flagship August), two award-winning cookbooks and a beloved cooking show. The James Beard award-winner is New Orleans’ biggest advocate, not only playing a crucial role in helping the city rebuild after Hurricane Katrina,… Read More →
Cold Peanut Sesame Noodles
Chinese Cuisine at Home I first came across these noodles in China’s Sichuan province. It’s a simple, approachable dish with complex flavors that speak to kids and adults. Topped with fresh cilantro, scallions and crunchy-cool cucumbers, these cold peanut-sesame noodles have become a favorite meal in the Zimmern household. The savory sauce is so delicious… Read More →
Empellón Cocina
Inspired Mexican Cuisine WD-50 alum and former modernist pastry chef Alex Stupak serves stunning Mexican-inspired cuisine at his acclaimed restaurants in New York City. At Empellón Cocina, the upscale sibling of his Greenwich Village taqueria, Stupak turns traditional Mexican cuisine on its ear, experimenting with flavors and textures while honoring its roots. The depth and breadth of… Read More →
Meat is the New Pink
Inventing Better Tasting Pork Support Carl Blake’s Indiegogo campaign here. Last month Bizarre Foods America profiled Carl Blake, one of the best guys on the planet. He’s the pig farmer who is trying to build a better hog from the ground up. He is also resuscitating the family-farm concept, remaking the diet of his animals… Read More →
Empellón Cocina
Inspired Mexican Cuisine WD-50 alum and former modernist pastry chef Alex Stupak serves stunning Mexican-inspired cuisine at his acclaimed restaurants in New York City. At Empellón Cocina, the upscale sibling of his Greenwich Village taqueria, Stupak turns traditional Mexican cuisine on its ear, experimenting with flavors and textures while honoring its roots. The depth and breadth of… Read More →
Meat is the New Pink
Inventing Better Tasting Pork Support Carl Blake’s Indiegogo campaign here. Last month Bizarre Foods America profiled Carl Blake, one of the best guys on the planet. He’s the pig farmer who is trying to build a better hog from the ground up. He is also resuscitating the family-farm concept, remaking the diet of his animals… Read More →
Pea-and-Parsnip Vichyssoise with Tarragon
Refreshing & Easy to Make While the weather’s warm, I make gazpacho every week and keep it in the fridge, and love pureeing cucumber, dill, yogurt, hot chile, lemon juice and celery into a classic Turkish summer soup. But vichyssoise has the sexiest story. In 1950, Louis Diat, the great chef at New York City’s Ritz-Carlton… Read More →
Go Fork Yourself: The Most Important Meal of the Day
The Most Important Meal of the Day It’s Time for Breakfast It’s about time we talk about the most important meal of the day. This week Andrew and Molly cover all things breakfast on this week’s Go Fork Yourself. Plus, they discuss Ikea’s moose lasagna and the new common names for beef and pork at… Read More →
Let’s Play Hockey!
Go Wild! I had the honor of kicking off a Minnesota Wild game on April 11, 2013. It was a blast.
Go Fork Yourself: The Most Important Meal of the Day
The Most Important Meal of the Day It’s Time for Breakfast It’s about time we talk about the most important meal of the day. This week Andrew and Molly cover all things breakfast on this week’s Go Fork Yourself. Plus, they discuss Ikea’s moose lasagna and the new common names for beef and pork at… Read More →
Let’s Play Hockey!
Go Wild! I had the honor of kicking off a Minnesota Wild game on April 11, 2013. It was a blast.
Georgia Pellegrini’s Wild Garlic Soup
It’s Wild Garlic Season By Georgia Pellegrini Wild garlic has four and half times more sulfur compounds than common garlic, which means it is intensely good for you, offering all kinds of antibacterial and antiviral properties. It is considered one of the most versatile plants on earth and has been used for thousands of years… Read More →