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Recipe of the week: A Perfect BLAT
Remember a few weeks ago, when all-bacon San Francisco restaurant Bacon Bacon was forced to close because it smelled too strongly of bacon? Well, if you’re like me, and you think that’s insane and immediately wanted a bacon restaurant to … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Crazy Street Corn
Our Top Pick in Cookbooks for June is Pati’s Mexican Table by Pati Jinich, a collection of recipes for “the simple, healthy, comforting, sensational food that’s served in homes,” not the gooey Mexican food so many of us are used … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Drunken Spaghetti
Fabio Viviani’s debut cookbook, Fabio’s Italian Kitchen, is our Top Pick in Cookbooks! Writes Cooking columnist Sybil Pratt, “Fabio’s food is old world, old school; it’s “not meant to impress, it’s meant to feed people.” When you add his Mom’s … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Blue Lake Green Beans with Shallots, Pistachios and Herbs
The Chefs Collaborative spearheaded the discussion of food sustainability, so you know their cookbook, The Chefs Collaborative Cookbook, will be “gorgeous and good for you and the planet.” Enjoy this summery recipe. Blue Lake Green Beans with Shallots, Pistachios and Herbs … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Italian Wedding Soup
Our May Top Pick in Cookbooks is Fabio’s Italian Kitchen by Fabio Viviani, an “old world, old school” celebration of Italian tradition. Fabio’s personal story of becoming a chef is great, and so are the 150 recipes. Writes Cooking columnist … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Vanilla Carrot Cream Tart
The Chefs Collaborative is a national chef network that started the conversation on food production and sustainable, environmentally friendly food. The Chefs Collaborative Cookbook “celebrates the positive effect their message continues to have with a collection of 115 local, seasonal … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Spaghettini Fritters
The esteemed editors of the Italian classic The Silver Spoon have compiled 50 regional Sicilian recipes and more than 150 full-color photos of countryside and kitchen in Sicily, a “tribute to this storied, sun-drenched land and its vibrant, varied table.” … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Risotto with Peas
Family Table: Favorite Staff Meals from Our Restaurants to Your Home by Michael Romano and Karen Stabiner is our Top Pick in Cookbooks for April! Well-fed workers make happy workers, so before preparing delicious meals for hungry patrons, restaurant staff … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Shrimp Summer Rolls
Mad Hungry Cravings: 173 Recipes for the Food You Want to Eat Right Now by Lucinda Scala Quinn transforms all those favorite takeout foods into tastier, healthier and much less expensive recipes you can do at home. Save this recipe … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Goat Cheese, Pear and Prosciutto Strata
If you’re starting to get bored by dinner, Cooking columnist Sybil Pratt recommends The Dinnertime Survival Cookbook by Debra Ponzek, “to shake things up, and get you out of that rut and into adding new, easy dishes to your repertoire.” … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Pushcart Chicken
Family Table: Favorite Staff Meals from Our Restaurants to Your Home by Michael Romano and Karen Stabiner is our Top Pick in Cookbooks for April, and it brings together 150 easy, affordable recipes from restaurants’ “family meals”—what the staff eats before they serve … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Henry’s Cheese Spread
Our March 2013 Top Pick in Cookbooks is The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen by Matt Lee and Ted Lee, and it’s the ultimate cookbook to help bring the divine flavors of the Lowcountry to any kitchen. This recipe is a Charleston … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Smoked Albacore Tuna and Green Papaya Salad
Why do we love food trucks so much? Perhaps it’s their innovation, the accessibility of clever recipes or the joy of eating food curbside. Or perhaps it has something to do with our hunter-gatherer ancestors and some kind of feral … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Rice and Ham Croquettes with Tomato Sauce
The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen by Matt Lee and Ted Lee is our Top Pick in Cookbooks! If you’ve ever had the pleasure of visiting Charleston, South Carolina, you know how good the food is. Writes Cooking columnist Sybil Pratt, … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Strawberry Coconut Smoothie
We’re serious about food trucks in Nashville, and we’re not the only ones who love eating tacos, grilled cheese and waffles (not necessarily together) on the side of the road. Honestly, aren’t food trucks the real reason Twitter exists? Eat … Continue reading
