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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Barbecue Beef Ribs By Tom Mylan
Totally Irresistible Apple Crumb Cake By Andrew Zimmern This foolproof apple-raisin crumb cake is so easy to make that my eight-year-old has better success with it than I do. I think it’s because he follows directions better than me. I use a streusel topping because I am obsessed with streusel and it tastes so great… Read More →
State Fair Hangover The Great Minnesota Get-Together Molly tries to recover from a State Fair hangover while Andrew is disappointed about some new fair foods. Plus, they share restaurant recommendations for Boston and their favorite ways to prepare pork. Recommendations: The 38 Essential Boston Restaurants (Eater) This episode is sponsored by: Find out more and get… Read More →
Go Gourmet on Your Next Camping Trip By Andrew Zimmern For camping trips, I will make the vinaigrette for the mixed veg ahead of time. It keeps for three days very easily and is a great sauce for other grilled poultry or fish when you are looking to shine up a cookout meal.
Healthy Frozen Treats Made with pineapple, yogurt, fresh herbs and Thai chiles, these spicy frozen popsicles are not your grandmother’s popsicles. I love to make these easy after-school snacks with my son when we have fruit, vegetables and herbs that need to be used up in our fridge. So don’t feel encumbered by the ingredients… Read More →
Family-Friendly Meal Inspiration It’s that time of year again. Summer is coming to a close, kids are going back to school, and it’s time to get back into the routine of family dinners. So I dug through the archives to find recipes for my family’s favorite meals and, while these are especially appropriate for fall,… Read More →
50 Things to Look for at the MN State Fair Looking for a fun way to explore the Minnesota State Fair? Try completing this State Fair scavenger hunt. Mullets, crazy tattoos, award-winning baked goods, celebrities, unintentional innuendos… if you can think of it, you can find it at the fair. So to liven things up,… Read More →
A Superb Flavor Combo By Andrew Zimmern This one-dish meal has it all: rich Italian sausage (meat), briny clams (seafood), leafy greens (vegetable) and rice-like pasta (starch) to soak up the delicious juices.
Braised Venison Tacos By Georgia Pellegrini I highly recommend making a big batch of this and having a taco party. If you don’t have venison try bison, beef, wild boar, elk, pork or whatever you fancy. The idea is to use a muscular cut of meat that you can braise. Any extra scraps that you… Read More →
7 Ways to Dress Up Your Hotdog There’s nothing wrong with a classic all-beef hot dog with yellow mustard, but sometimes you wanna dress your dog to impress. So if you’re looking for a grown-up wiener with bold flavors, try adding some homemade toppings. And while your guests will freak over these condiments, let’s not… Read More →
Great On Everything By Andrew Zimmern This delicious roasted red pepper relish is great on burgers, brats, hot dogs, deli sandwiches and even as a dip with fresh vegetables or chips.
The Perfect Seasoned Mayo By Andrew Zimmern This jazzed-up vegetable mayonnaise is my go-to sandwich spread. It’s also a great dip for summer vegetables.
Bringing electricity to millions in the poorest parts of the world is the best way to help them. By Andrew Zimmern “Does anything gross you out?” It’s a question I get at least a dozen times a day. Millions of people have seen me on television eating outrageous things, perhaps thinking I was born without… Read More →
Salty, Spicy, Tangy Goodness One night at his eponymous Brooklyn restaurant, former Top Chef contestant Dale Talde tasked his cooks with replicating the Americanized version of kung pao that they all jones for after grueling double kitchen shifts. When nothing but a hit of salty, spicy, tangy goodness will do, this should be your go-to… Read More →
Fried & True Who thought a Jewish girl from Argentina could produce one of the best takes on an American favorite? But Michy—as everyone affectionately refers to beloved Miami restaurateur Michelle Bernstein—does exactly that. On summer Wednesdays she serves an incredible all-you-can-eat fried chicken buffet—the chicken gilded with an impossibly crisp coating—that calls to mind… Read More →
The Ultimate American Waffles By Jeni Britton Bauer Trust me when I say that these are the ultimate American waffles. The batter is put together the night before and it gets really airy overnight. The results are fantastic: crispy outside, light and a bit chewy inside, with a warm, yeasty flavor. I love these for breakfast… Read More →
A Simple Eggy Pancake By Andrew Zimmern This pancake grows up the sides of the pan and forms an amazing, thick, crêpe-y pancake just yearning to be filled with all of your favorite ingredients. It’s a weekend breakfast family treat my grandmother taught my mom to make when she married my dad. I used to… Read More →
The Best Cabrito Burger By Andrew Zimmern Americans need to eat more alternative proteins—it’s healthier and better for our planet, plus it’s economically and culturally sustainable. This recipe is inspired by the goat butter burger we serve on my food truck. I might be biased, but that burger is one of the best things I’ve… Read More →
Homemade Paleo Ketchup By Melissa Joulwan More than 650 million bottles of Heinz Ketchup are sold around the world each year. But not to you and me, my friends, because most big-name ketchup brands include the always-suspect “natural flavoring,” along with xantham gum, corn syrup, and high fructose corn syrup. Bet you didn’t know that… Read More →
Fall-Off-The-Bone Pork Ribs By Melissa Joulwan Want to be a kitchen wizard (while doing minimal work)? Of course you do! Thanks to succulent pork, good spices, and a slow cooker, this recipe results in fall-off-the-bone-if-you-look-at-them-askance ribs that are infused with the complex and comforting flavors of Chinese five-spice powder. The kicker? Your time investment is… Read More →
Get Outside & Fire Up That Grill I love cooking over wood, live fire, coals and smoke. Grilling is very social—you can have friends over and stand outside and man the grill. When it comes to equipment, I’m currently obsessed with my Cowboy Cauldron, it’s like a barbecue pit on a tripod. It’s perfect because I can do really… Read More →
