Simple Shellfish Paella
The Best Seafood Paella By Andrew Zimmern The pairing of sausage and shellfish in this traditional and super easy Spanish paella is a sublime combination.
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Veal Brain Tacos
Tacos fit for a zombie fest. By Andrew Zimmern You can find these delicious veal brain tacos at Andrew Zimmern’s Canteen during this weekend’s annual Zombie Pub Crawl-re, or if you’d rather avoid the raucous fake blood-covered crowd, try making them at home.
11 Ways to Eat SweeTango Apples
How I SweeTango I’ve been a huge fan of SweeTango apples ever since they debuted a few years ago. It’s a juicy apple that has unique touch of spice with just the right honey finish, but they’re only around for a few months every year. Here’s how I eat them: Frankly, they are killer ‘under-cooked’… Read More →
Go Fork Yourself: Bacon Craze
Bacon Craze “Fat is no longer the enemy” Andrew calls in from LAX to talk about the evolution of bacon with Molly. Plus, Andrew and Molly’s biggest regret after visiting Germany. Read: The Bacon Boom Was Not an Accident (Businessweek) This episode is sponsored by: Find out how to get a free sampler box at NatureBox.com/FORK. Questions… Read More →
Grilled Beef Rolls with Nuoc Cham Dipping Sauce
Vietnamese-Style Grilled Beef Rolls By Andrew Zimmern For these Vietnamese-style grilled-beef rolls (bo la lot), I wrap flavorful ground sirloin in briny grape leaves and serve them with a sweet, spicy, tangy dipping sauce. Traditionally, they are made with the betel leaf, which is also delicious and can be found at some Asian markets.
Spicy Thai Shrimp Salad
Spicy Thai Shrimp Salad By Andrew Zimmern This fragrant, fresh Thai shrimp salad hits the spot any time of year. If you can find them at your local Asian market, small Thai eggplant makes a superb addition.
Frozen Passion Fruit Mousse
Frozen Passion Fruit Mousse By Andrew Zimmern This passion fruit mousse with coconut and lichee nuts is my idea of the perfect tropical dessert.
Sticky Rice with Peanut Dipping Sauce
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Fried Apple Hand Pie Recipe
The Ultimate Apple Pie Recipe By Andrew Zimmern SweeTangos are my favorite apples, so when the short harvest season is in full swing, you better believe I stock up. Crunchy and juicy, tart yet sweet, they’re the perfect eating apples, but they also make for one killer pie filling. Try these addictive apple hand pies.… Read More →
Go Fork Yourself: Lee Schrager
Lee Schrager Fried & True The man behind New York City Wine & Food Festival and South Beach Food and Wine Festival Lee Schrager joins Andrew and Molly to talk about his book, Fried and True, how he has seen the food world change over the years, and his tips for your first festival. Plus, Molly and… Read More →
A Guide to Winter Squash with Recipes
12 Winter Squash Varieties These days, hard squash are all I am thinking about. Harvested in the fall, these gourds will last throughout the cold winter months, hence the name winter squash. Beyond the popular sugar pumpkins, acorn and butternut squashes you’re probably familiar with, varieties come in a staggering diversity of sizes, shapes and… Read More →
12 Game Day Recipes
The Best Sunday Couch Chow Few things excite me more than the prospect of a lazy football Sunday spent hanging out with friends and family. I love cooking for a crowd, rolling out different finger foods, hearty soups and snacks throughout the day. Here are some of my go-tos always sure to please the masses… Read More →
Pheasant Confit Salad
The Best Fall Salad By Andrew Zimmern In Minnesota, we love to hunt. I store plenty of the confit birds (covered in their fat) in the fridge and crisp halves or quarters as needed, served with salads, on root vegetable mash, in tacos with tomatillo salsa or as a hash with fried egg for breakfast… Read More →
Bavarian Beer Hall Pork Shanks
German Pub Fare By Andrew Zimmern These are the crispy beer hall pork shanks that I have loved all over Austria, Germany and Eastern Europe. One night, I went to the Augustiner beer hall with some friends for dinner and left there bound and determined to re-create this dish at home. It’s brined, cooked in… Read More →
4 Weird Knives & Why You Might Want Them
I Believe in Using the Right Tool for the Job. That’s why I geek out over weird knives like these. Sure, you could use a chef’s knife for a multitude of purposes, but if you break down whole chickens or make noodles at home, you cannot beat using a tool designed specifically for that purpose.… Read More →
Go Fork Yourself: Wasted
Wasted One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Lunch Andrew and Molly discuss food waste in the United States and what we can do about it. Plus, Andrew tells the tale of his ponytail, they rip on the Suitsy, and Andrew answers why everyone is putting “an egg on it.” Read: I Chopped Off All My Hair… Read More →
Eating the Michelin Stars In New York City
From the Culinary Adventures of Bob & Sue… By Bob & Sue Photo Credit: Brooklyn Fare Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare Cesar Ramirez’ highest quality ingredients included Japanese sea urchin served with a black truffle slice on brioche, specially selected Hudson Valley foie gras served in shisho broth on a corn mushi custard, Maine lobster with lobster… Read More →
What We Learned at the Music City Food + Wine Festival
Music City Food + Wine 2014 was the most intimate and fun food fest I have been to in years… Great out-of-town chefs, amazing local restaurateurs and food talent, superb food entrepreneurs and the most carefully-curated Grand Tasting Tent I have ever walked through. You gotta get there next year. Here are a few observations:… Read More →
Duck Tsukune
Japanese Meatballs By Andrew Zimmern Tsukune are Japanese chicken meatballs that are cooked on a griddle, teppanyaki-style. The moment I tried making them with duck, I was hooked. Since my favorite thing about duck is often the crispy skin, I found a way to use the duck cracklings as a garnish to provide roasted flavor and needed… Read More →
Music City Food + Wine Demo Recipes
Globally Hot Chicken Music City Food + Wine Festival is one of the best food festivals in the country. It’s small and intimate, there’s great food and demos, and needless to say, amazing music. Here are the recipes from my Globally Hot Chicken demonstration at this year’s Music City Food + Wine Festival: Duck Tsukune… Read More →
Go Fork Yourself: Antibiotics & Icarus
Antibiotics and Icarus The Dangers of Antibiotics Andrew and Molly discuss the use of antibiotics in farming and how they can create superbugs. Plus, the rebirth of the Icarus Award and recommendations for the single traveler in New York. Read: Documents reveal how poultry firms systematically feed antibiotics to flocks (Reuters) Read: What If Antibiotics Stopped Working?… Read More →
Fennel Salad, Cottage Cheese & Spiced Nuts
New Nordic Cuisine By Gunnar Gislason This simple recipe combines the creaminess of cottage cheese and the freshness of raw fennel contrasted with a fennel puree and spicy crunch of toasted nuts. It’s a wonderful way to kick off a meal, or makes a nice vegetarian main course.
Apple Cake with Porter Fudge Caramel & Hazelnut Granola
Decadent and Delicious By Gunnar Gislason In the town of Stykkishólmur where Simon Sturluson harvests his blue mussels and dulse, there is a cozy restaurant that serves a beer called Black Death, which features a skull and crossbones on its label. The beer dates back to only 2011, but it was inspired by the story… Read More →
5 Questions: Gunnar Gislason & Jody Eddy
Defining New Nordic Cuisine Chef Gunnar Gislason celebrates Iceland’s unique culinary heritage, embracing once-forgotten ingredients and techniques at his much-loved Reykjavik restaurant Dill. In his new cookbook North, written in collaboration with food writer Jody Eddy (author of 2012’s Come In, We’re Closed), Gislason and Eddy profile various artisan producers who are reviving Iceland’s culinary heritage–a… Read More →
Tandy Wilson’s Top Picks for Nashville
A Chef’s Guide to Music City Chef Tandy Wilson is known for his Southern riffs on classic, rustic Italian fare at Nashville’s acclaimed City House in the Germantown neighborhood. Before opening City House in 2007, Wilson went to culinary school in Arizona, cooked at Tra Vigne in Napa and worked with Nashville legend Margot McCormack… Read More →
Pickled Cherries
Pickled Cherries By Andrew Zimmern These tangy and sweet pickled cherries are fabulous with pork, poultry, salumi, lamb—you name it!
Go Fork Yourself: Egos & Mayo
Egos and Mayo Feed the Ego Andrew calls in from the Faroe Islands to chat with Molly about “Egotarian Cuisine” and the best uses for mayo. Plus, Andrew shares a few words about his stepfather Andre, and being raised in a home with same-sex parents. Read: Alan Richman: The Rise of Egotarian Cuisine (GQ) This episode… Read More →
Aromatic Soy Sauce Noodles
Fast, Simple Sichuan Noodles By Andrew Zimmern This nicely balanced Sichuan sauce with just the right amount of heat is flavored with star anise and fennel seeds and makes a phenomenal, quick dressing for egg noodles of any kind. I use the aromatic soy sauce as an ingredient in anything requiring sweet soy or as… Read More →
5 Questions: Edward Lee
The Food-Obsessed World of Edward Lee A native New Yorker turned Louisville culinary ambassador, chef Edward Lee stars in the brand new third season of Mind of a Chef—the Emmy-winning PBS series, narrated by executive producer Anthony Bourdain, that delves deep into the inspirations and philosophies of renowned chefs. Lee’s brilliant cooking at his acclaimed… Read More →
Pork Belly Sisig
Filipino Comfort Food By Andrew Zimmern Everyone knows how much I love Filipino food. I especially adore sisig. Traditionally, in Pinoy homes, sisig is made by cooking pigs’ heads, perhaps some offal as well, then crisping the meat in a sizzling hot pan and saucing it with lime, vinegar, chiles and some minced onions. I love it, but… Read More →