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Blogs, Bleader Apr 23, 2018
Here’s how to make BellyQ chef Bill Kim’s excellent Korean pesto

A recipe from Korean BBQ: Master Your Grill in Seven Sauces, by chef Bill Kim of Randolph Row's BellyQ, shows that his notion of barbecue stretches far beyond the borders of Korea.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Condiments, Cooking, Food & Drink, Food Chain, Bill Kim, Belly Q, Urban Belly, Belly Shack, Korean BBQ: Master Your Grill in Seven Sauces, Chandra Ram, Plate magazine, Ten Speed Press, Penguin Random House, Korean pesto, nuoc cham, gochucchang, lemongrass chili sauce, Charlie Trotter's, Korean cooking, Korean fusion, recipes, Asian food, Read It and Eat bookstore, cooking demos

Blogs, Bleader Nov 6, 2015
Make a River Roast dinner for two last for weeks

Get the $39 chicken for two and keep dining off the tasty leftovers.
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Cooking, Food & Drink, Food Chain, River Roast, Mike Sula, John Hogan, Rick Tramonto, chicken soup, minestrone, recipes

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Aug 22, 2014
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Key Ingredient: John Hogan creates foam with fermented squid guts

Challenged to create a dish with shiokara, the River Roast chef breaks his own rule against making foams.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, River Roast, John Hogan, Shiokara, seafood, ika no shiokara, cuttlefish, squid, viscera, textture, Asian markets, terrines, eel, burdock, daikon, foam, cream, dashi, soy sauce, mirin, rice wines, soy lecithin, Japanese food, vegetables, lime juice, cooking, recipes, Video

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Mar 29, 2014
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Jeff Mahin of Stella Barra Pizzeria tops a gumbo-inspired pizza with okra

Who knew the slimy seed pod can mimic mozzarella?
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Stella Barra Pizzeria, Jeff Mahin, okra, chefs, recipes, mallow, gumbo, pizza, texture, crispy okra, mozzarella, black roux, Parmesan cream sauce, creole mustard, mustard, andouille sausage, caciocavallo cheese, cheese, padano cheese, watercress, giardiniera, okra giardiniera, olive oil, sliminess, Video

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Mar 13, 2014
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Key Ingredient: Mike Bagale of Alinea candies Necco Wafers

Working with a sweet that predates the Civil War, the chef piles "sugar on top of sugar on top of sugar."
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Alinea, Mike Bagale, Necco Wafers, Andrew Brochu, cooking, recipes, chefs, candy, New Englland Confectionary Company, Necco, sugar, glucose, coconut pudding, coconut water, cotton candy, molasses, syrups, fruit, pinepple, tea, lime, fruit jellies, pâtes de fruits, banana, liquid nitrogen, creme fraiche, vanilla beans, licorice root, cacao nibs, pectin, citric acid, grapeseed oil, xanthan gum, banana, ascorbic acid, sorbet, salt, Video

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Mar 5, 2014
What happens when all-star chefs get in bed with Big Food?

Culinary icons from Paul Kahan to Rick Bayless, Grant Achatz to Matthias Merges, Ina Pinkney to Homaro Cantu have forged unlikely relationships with brands such as Nestle, Kraft, and Lean Cuisine. The results might surprise you.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, chefs, Paul Kahan, Rick Bayless, Grant Achatz, Matthias Merges, Ina Pinkney, Homaro Cantu, food industry, food brands, Nestlé, Kraft, Lean Cuisine, snackpicks.com, Kellogg's, recipes, Alinea, Nick Kokonas, restaurant chefs, chefs, Trio, recipe development, brainstorming, focus groups, product evaluations, United Airlines, McDonald's, Taco Bell, KFC, National Pork Board, Dairy Management Inc., Tony Mantuano, Nutrisystem, Quaker, Burger King, test kitchens, marketing, frozen food, Lean Cuisine's Culinary Roundtable, Lucien Vendôme, Nestle's Stouffer's Hotels, consulting, product development, chef technologists, mass production, Donnie Madia, Topolobampo, 7-Layer Burrito, One Off Hospitality, Blackbird, Avec, Big Star, The Violet Hour, The Publican, Publican Quality Meats, Nico Osteria, Claudia Sutherland, ideation, flavor, ingredients, research and development, food science, menus, creativity, Kraft Foods, Rob Levitt, The Butcher & Larder, nondisclosure agreements, Harry Crane, Le Titi De Paris, airline food, Kendall College, Kantha Shelke, processed foods, transparency, Corvus Blue, research, Healthy Choice, Cargill, Land O'Lakes, Hillshire Farm, avocado, Seana Monahan, avocado, chocolate, Yusho, Billy Sunday, A10, Charlie Trotter's, Cuisine Solutions, Gate Gourmet, food manufacturing, sous vide method, Thomas Keler, Daniel Boulud, Charlie Trotter, PolyScience, Philip Preston, immersion circulators, Moto, Cantu Designs, General Mills, Hampton Creek Foods, Chris Jones, Whole Foods, Just Mayo, prototypes

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Feb 27, 2014
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Key Ingredient: Andrew Brochu goes classic with milk jam

The Aviary chef's experimentation leads him back to the barnyard.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, The Aviary, Andrew Brochu, milk jam, dulce de leche, manjar, arequipe, confections, milk, sugar, carmelization, cajeta, goat's milk, derinitions of milk, onions, horseradish, vanilla beans, cloves, cassia, cinnamon, reduction, tasting menus, transitions, coconut, pudding, Ultra-Tex, custard, creme anglaise, coconut oil, texture, mouthfeel, black lemon, pear vinegar, streusels, jellies, ices, sorrel, silver oxalis, herbs, tea, gelatin, recipes, Video

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Feb 13, 2014
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Key Ingredient: Jeremy Brutzkus of Longman & Eagle updates a favorite of the sultan's harem

The pastry chef transforms the Mediterranean resin into a honey-themed dessert.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Longman & Eagle, Jeremy Brutzkus, mastic, pastry chefs, Chios, fats, ice cream, custard, honey, kabocha squash, granita, pudding, candy, pine nuts, cooking, recipes, ingredients, syrups, butter, vanilla, lemon juice, lemon zest, texture, baking soda, chicharrons, poached squash, granita disks, maltodextrin, potato starch, resins, Ottoman Empire, Video

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Jan 30, 2014
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Key Ingredient: Courtney Joseph of Takashi grows to like rose water

The pastry chef succeeds with a dessert that doesn't smell like grandma's perfume.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Takashi, pastry chefs, Courtney Joseph, rose water, perfume, rose oil, desserts, sorbets, ginger beer, The Flavor Bible, books, flavor pairings, pistachio, citrus, yuzu, smells, cardamom, panna cotta, yuzu curd, blackberry, financiers, cakes, brown butter, butter, Takashi Yagihashi, subtlety, cream, crunch, recipes, gels, Video

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Dec 12, 2013
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Key Ingredient: Anna Shovers of the Publican turns chicory root Vietnamese

The pastry chef makes a coffee substitute into ice cream inspired by iced coffee.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, The Publican, ingredients, cooking, recipes, chicory root, Horace, radicchio, sugarloaf, Belgian endive, coffee substitutes, Anna Shovers, pastry chefs, Dana Cree, Brian Huston, Vietnamese iced coffee, condensed milk, yuba, soy milk, tofu skin, rice, feuilletine, white chocolate, cinnamon, black rice, ice cream, granita, coffee, Video

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Nov 16, 2013
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Key Ingredient: Thomas Raquel deslimes a "weird martian fruit"

Challenged with horned melon, the pastry chef at Acadia turns it into shaved ice.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, horned melon, Acadia, Thomas Raquel, pastry chefs, Bobby Schaffer, kiwano, jelly melon, African horned cucumber, hedged gourd, fruits, pulp, seeds, jellified textures, slime, lemongrass, lime juice, shortbread, shaved ice, basil, basil seeds, hibiscus, agave syrup, honey, honey croquant, ginger, milk chocolate, desserts, ingredients, recipes, Rare Tea Cellar, Rodrick Markus, Video

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Oct 3, 2013
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Key Ingredient: Black cumin

Homestead's Chris Teixeira survives a "death challenge" to arrive at a menu-ready cheese course with spice bread.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Homestead, West Town Bakery, Chris Teixeira, pastry chefs, chefs, cooking, recipes, ingredients, black cumin, cumin, Bunium persicum, Nigella sativa, fennel flower, nutmeg flower, black caraway, Roman corriander, black cumin seed oil, brittles, sugar, cheese courses, pumpkin, spice bread, goat cheese, nigella, Banyuls wine vinegar, maple syrup, pain d'epices, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, allspice, Video

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Sep 5, 2013
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Key Ingredient: The team behind Tete Charcuterie tangle with the "foie gras of the sea"

Challenged with monkfish liver, Thomas Rice and Kurt Guzowski first had to tweeze out the worms.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, monkfish liver, monkfish, seafood, Tete Charcuterie, Thomas Rice, Kurt Guzowski, foie gras, worms, parasitic worms, salt curing, mirin, sake, white soy, sous vide, torchons, uni creme, cucumber salad, uni, sea urchin, gelatin, dashi, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, dill, yuzu, kosho, garnishes, greens, nasturtium, mustard greens, cucumber blossoms, dandelion leaves, amaranth, recipes, Video

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Aug 8, 2013
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Key Ingredient: Thai Dang of Embeya puts an Asian spin on maguey leaves

You can't eat this part of the agave plant, but they do impart "a different dimension."
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, inedible leaves, barbacoa, barbecue, agave, meaty smells, maguey, maguey plant, succulents, Thai Dang, Andres Padilla, grilling, aroma, umami, Mexican cuisine, Vietnamese cuisine, cooking, recipes, techniques, bo tai chanh, beef carpaccio, lime juice, chiles, beer, gangsta dressing, dressing, fish sauce, shallots, egg yolk, beef, marinade, lemongrass, palm sugar, garlic, cilantro, peppers, Embeya, Video

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Jun 3, 2013
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Aaron Arnett of Davanti Enoteca makes peace with green peppercorns

But first they had to be tamed.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, cooking, recipes, peppercorns, Aaron Arnett, green peppercorns, salsa verde, rabbit, rabbit polpettes, morels, confit, spring foods, Video

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient May 23, 2013
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Tony Diaz of Maude's Liquor Bar works with cactus, the Slimer of succulents

The pads of the prickly pear, transformed into a paillard
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Prickly pear cactus, cactus, tomato, pineapple, mezcal, onion, avocado, marjoram, oregano, jalapeño peppers, aioli, red onion, cilantro, Mexican tartar sauce, breading, frying, succulents, masa harina, panko, moths, Cactoblastis cactorum, sap, nopales, Tony Diaz, cactus pads, sliminess, texture, paillard, cactus paillard, grilled cactus, cooking, recipes, ingredients, Maude's Liquor Bar, Video

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient May 2, 2013
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John Asbaty of Panozzo's takes honeycomb tripe from "funky" to "fresh"

A love-it-or-hate-it variety meat gets transformed into sausage.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, tripe, beef tripe, honeycomb tripe, cookbooks, The French Laundry Cookbook, Alinea, pea shoots, cranberry beans, Carol Blymire, boggers, cow stomach, reticulum, John Asbaty, menudo, pho, texture, sausage, ragout, salad, Key Ingredient Cook-Off, recipes, cooking, Panozzo's Italian Market, Video

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Apr 19, 2013
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Key Ingredient: Jonathan Zaragoza gets into muddy-tasting amphibians,
skin and all

Challenged with live frog, the Masa Azul chef takes a trip to Chinatown and goes from there.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Jonathan Zaragoza, live frogs, frogs, recipes, posole, mole, cooking, frog legs, fish and chips, ceviche, totopos, texture, habanero, John Asbaty, Abraham Conlon, Masa Azul, Video

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Apr 18, 2013
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Raising the potluck bar

A supper club of ambitious amateur chefs takes themed dinners to the next level.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Shannon Hruza, Jason Budd, potluck, Justin Behlke, Thurk, recipes, moqueca, seafood stew, stew, Iliana Regan, Elizabeth Restaurant, foraging, Nick Hruza, Ashley Amato, Jen Moran, Katie Burgoon, Melissa McEwen

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Apr 5, 2013
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Abraham Conlon of Fat Rice shows the "right way" and "wrong way" to cook a porcine reproductive organ

Braised, deep-fried, stir-fried—pig uterus has its merits.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, pig uterus, uterus, tripe, organs, pork intestine, pork uterus, Abraham Conlon, bacon, offal, texture, pig ear, wood ear mushroom, funnel cake, stir-fry, crunchiness, squeakiness, chefs, cooking, recipes, Fat Rice, Video

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Mar 22, 2013
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Jake Bickelhaupt of Sous Rising aerates lobster guts

The underground chef pulls out all the stops with tomalley.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, lobster, tomalley, Jake Bickelhaupt, Noah Sandoval, polenta, xanthan gum, pineapple, milk, chocalate, peppercorns, soy lecithin, trout roe, carob, aeration, underground dining, iota carrageenan, egg, fava blossoms, corn, seafood, cooking, recipes, Sous Rising, Video

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Mar 14, 2013
A collection of curious cocktails

Eight bartenders contribute an unusual and delicious creation to our dream cocktail list.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, cocktails, cocktail menus, recipes, cocktail recipes, bartenders, mixologists, books, Rogue Cocktails, Beta Cocktails, blogs, Maksym Pazuniak, Kirk Estopinal, Rogue Brewery, Christiana DeLucca, Jenny Kessler, Becherovka, mezcal, muscat, liqueur, Griffin Elliot, bitters, Fernet Branca, Eric Henry, rye whiskey, whiskey, rum, ambergris, brandy, Gregg Buttera, Stephen Cole, hot drinks, dessert drinks, Mike Ryan, cachaca, sherry, Savannah Witmer, gin, The Violet Hour, The Drawing Room, Masa Azul, Scofflaw, The Whistler, Billy Sunday, Barrelhouse Flat, Sable Kitchen & Bar, Boka, demerara, The Aviary, Whistler

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Mar 7, 2013
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A gluten-free chef is challenged with chestnut flour

Noah Sandoval of Senza restaurant revisits a nutty, smoky wheat alternative.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Senza, gluten-free cooking, chestnut flour, wheat alternatives, Noah Sandoval, cooking, recipes, quinoa, potato starch, rice flour, smoked chestnut flour, spaetzle, Video

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Jan 18, 2013
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Key Ingredient: NoMi Kitchen's chef is challenged to work with a "humble vegetable"

Ryan LaRoche, forced to cook with celery by modernist chef Matthew Kirkley of L20, gets back to basics.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Ryan LaRoche, celery, recipes, Lee Wolen, Matthew Kirkley, NoMi Kitchen, Video

Blogs, Bleader Oct 19, 2011
Pear crostada with blue cheese streusel

A recipe from Molly O'Neill's cookbook One Big Table.
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, recipes, One Big Table, Molly O'Neill, Alyce Byrchenough, pear crostada, Sweet Home Farm, Steve Albini, mariobatalivoice

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