Building an Empire As the culinary mastermind behind the much-lauded Ai Fiori, Marea, Osteria Morini and Nicoletta (a new East Village pizzeria), this Wisconsin transplant has become NYC’s unofficial ambassador of soulful Italian cuisine. We chat with Michael about Italy’s allure, Midwestern hospitality and what’s on the menu for the Altamarea Group in 2013. AndrewZimmern.com: What experiences led… Read More →
What do Andrew Zimmern, honey badgers and zombies have in common? Need a field guide to exotic food stains? How about a tee with testicles? Check out our new T-shirts and hoodies from Captain Leisure. Nothing better than a shirt that will turn a few heads and crack a few smiles (plus, these top-quality tees are… Read More →
Building an Empire As the culinary mastermind behind the much-lauded Ai Fiori, Marea, Osteria Morini and Nicoletta (a new East Village pizzeria), this Wisconsin transplant has become NYC’s unofficial ambassador of soulful Italian cuisine. We chat with Michael about Italy’s allure, Midwestern hospitality and what’s on the menu for the Altamarea Group in 2013. AndrewZimmern.com: What experiences led… Read More →
What do Andrew Zimmern, honey badgers and zombies have in common? Need a field guide to exotic food stains? How about a tee with testicles? Check out our new T-shirts and hoodies from Captain Leisure. Nothing better than a shirt that will turn a few heads and crack a few smiles (plus, these top-quality tees are… Read More →
Iconic Thai Flavors On my first visit to Malaysia, I found myself in Penang sitting in a small Thai café near New Lane, and I ordered something called Bangkok Chicken. I almost ate the plate, it was that good. I returned the next day with my crew, ordered the dish again, and this time positioned myself… Read More →
NYCWFF 2012 Recap Fun in the Big Apple Andrew and Molly share their stories from NYCWFF. Plus we have a special New York edition of 5 questions with Anne Burrell (Secrets of a Restaurant Chef, Worst Cooks in America), Adam Richman (Man v. Food, Adam Richman’s Best Sandwich in America), Doug Quint & Bryan Petroff (Big Gay Ice Cream),… Read More →
NYCWFF 2012 Recap Fun in the Big Apple Andrew and Molly share their stories from NYCWFF. Plus we have a special New York edition of 5 questions with Anne Burrell (Secrets of a Restaurant Chef, Worst Cooks in America), Adam Richman (Man v. Food, Adam Richman’s Best Sandwich in America), Doug Quint & Bryan Petroff (Big Gay Ice Cream),… Read More →
Italian Indulgence Chef Michael White‘s seafood-centric Marea never disappoints. When the soulful Italian plates arrive at your table, you’d be hard pressed to imagine a born-and-bred Midwesterner behind the burner. Prior to his success with the Altamarea Italian restaurant empire, White honed his craft at Chicago’s Spiaggia and then in Italy at Ristorante San Domenico.… Read More →
Italian Indulgence Chef Michael White‘s seafood-centric Marea never disappoints. When the soulful Italian plates arrive at your table, you’d be hard pressed to imagine a born-and-bred Midwesterner behind the burner. Prior to his success with the Altamarea Italian restaurant empire, White honed his craft at Chicago’s Spiaggia and then in Italy at Ristorante San Domenico.… Read More →
Not Your Mom’s Meatloaf By Raquel Pelzel
Queen of the Test Kitchen Tasting Table‘s senior food editor Raquel Pelzel lives and breathes food. As director of TT’s test kitchen, her head’s in the fridge most days crafting creative content for their daily email publications, she’s also written over a dozen cookbooks (including a few James Beard award-winners) and she still loves to… Read More →
Craving Carbs? This One’s For You. My carbo-meter goes “ding” every time the weather turns cool. If you can relate to this at all, I suggest you make this recipe right away. There is no better autumnal treat than this amazingly insane gnocchi classic. I dare you to eat just one bowl. This classic northern-Italian… Read More →
Food Fights Battles in the Kitchen This week Andrew and Molly talk about the DC Capital Food Fight and television cooking competitions. Plus, Molly chats with MasterChef casting director (and former Big Brother contestant) Erika Landin. Questions We want to include your listener questions in upcoming podcasts. If you want to ask Andrew & Molly… Read More →
Food Fights Battles in the Kitchen This week Andrew and Molly talk about the DC Capital Food Fight and television cooking competitions. Plus, Molly chats with MasterChef casting director (and former Big Brother contestant) Erika Landin. Questions We want to include your listener questions in upcoming podcasts. If you want to ask Andrew & Molly… Read More →
Seasonal and Spontaneous By Bob & Sue David Kinch is one of the most innovative chefs of his time. We ate a special tasting menu, beginning with black olive madeleines on roasted red pepper gelee and ending with chocolate madeleines on strawberry gelee. In between were 18 bites which included two abalone courses, spot prawns… Read More →
Seasonal and Spontaneous By Bob & Sue David Kinch is one of the most innovative chefs of his time. We ate a special tasting menu, beginning with black olive madeleines on roasted red pepper gelee and ending with chocolate madeleines on strawberry gelee. In between were 18 bites which included two abalone courses, spot prawns… Read More →
Simple Yet Stunning By Christine Ha Like a lot of Asian dishes, this one is all about prep. The actual cooking takes a matter of moments, but that’s only once everything is completely ready to go and lined up next to the wok. Overcooking rice vermicelli ruins it. The threadlike strands go from pliable noodles… Read More →
Putting Her Best Dish Forward As the first blind contestant on the home-cook competition show MasterChef, Christine Ha had her work cut out for her, but she overcame the obstacles and cooked her way to the top winning over the palates of three notoriously harsh critics. We chat with Christine about competing with a disability and… Read More →
Putting Her Best Dish Forward As the first blind contestant on the home-cook competition show MasterChef, Christine Ha had her work cut out for her, but she overcame the obstacles and cooked her way to the top winning over the palates of three notoriously harsh critics. We chat with Christine about competing with a disability and… Read More →
A Match Made in Heaven I wish I had a great story for this dish, but I don’t. Let me just say that some foods need only be eaten. It’s the edible equivalent of “shut up and kiss me.” It’s perfect. When I was a kid, my family cried when the Grand Central Oyster Bar… Read More →
What to Drink Now We are in the thick of sweater-weather here in Minnesota, time to bring out the soup recipes and pumpkin carving tools, to go apple picking and embark on fall foliage drives. It’s also the season for mulled wine, hoppy beer and hard cider and whether you’re sitting around the fire-pit or… Read More →
Baconpocalypse & the Windy City Pork, & pugs, & bears. Oh, my! Andrew and Molly talk the impending pork shortage and why we should shift our concerns elsewhere. Then they give us the low down on what to do in Chicago. Plus, Andrew uses the phrase, “Fatty McTicklepants.” For those of you interested in seeing… Read More →
What to Drink Now We are in the thick of sweater-weather here in Minnesota, time to bring out the soup recipes and pumpkin carving tools, to go apple picking and embark on fall foliage drives. It’s also the season for mulled wine, hoppy beer and hard cider and whether you’re sitting around the fire-pit or… Read More →
Baconpocalypse & the Windy City Pork, & pugs, & bears. Oh, my! Andrew and Molly talk the impending pork shortage and why we should shift our concerns elsewhere. Then they give us the low down on what to do in Chicago. Plus, Andrew uses the phrase, “Fatty McTicklepants.” For those of you interested in seeing… Read More →
Reinvent a Classic By Megan Seling Who needs a ramekin? You can serve delicious crème brulee right in a cupcake! I use a boxed mix for the crème brulee and the results are delicious. You could also use a recipe from scratch, as long as it’s the kind that you make on the stovetop that doesn’t require… Read More →
It’s What’s Inside That Counts A mad scientist in the kitchen, baking enthusiast Megan Seling is obsessed with stuffing cupcakes and brownies with unconventional surprises (think pumpkin pie, donut or even baklava-filled sweets). We chat with Megan about her new cookbook, Bake it in a Cupcake: 50 Treats With a Surprise Inside, her wicked sweet-tooth… Read More →
It’s What’s Inside That Counts A mad scientist in the kitchen, baking enthusiast Megan Seling is obsessed with stuffing cupcakes and brownies with unconventional surprises (think pumpkin pie, donut or even baklava-filled sweets). We chat with Megan about her new cookbook, Bake it in a Cupcake: 50 Treats With a Surprise Inside, her wicked sweet-tooth… Read More →
Delicious French-American Cuisine By Bob & Sue The Dean of Portland chefs for many years, Vitaly Paley offers delicious French-inspired American cuisine. A fresh albacore tuna salad amuse with a cherry tomato was followed by a delicious plate of charcuterie (pistachio mortadella, duck bologna, sweet coppa, speck and chicken liver pate). Other highlights included American Wagyu beef… Read More →
Pure Trini Magic Of all of the soups and stews I’ve made in my day, this is one of my favorites. Find the recipe here.
Delicious French-American Cuisine By Bob & Sue The Dean of Portland chefs for many years, Vitaly Paley offers delicious French-inspired American cuisine. A fresh albacore tuna salad amuse with a cherry tomato was followed by a delicious plate of charcuterie (pistachio mortadella, duck bologna, sweet coppa, speck and chicken liver pate). Other highlights included American Wagyu beef… Read More →
