Have bitters, will travel
When we're traveling, we know we'll have to do without all the comforts of home. And that's fine. We can cope. After all, traveling is about discovering the new, about...
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Learn how to can your summer bounty
Canning is big. Canning is back. Or so we judge by the growing number of how-to and recipe books on the topic crossing our desk. For home canners, whether beginners...
The nation’s 50 best pizzas? You decide
When talking about food, as soon as you say "the best," as in the best 10 barbecue spots or the best coffee in the land, prepare for a fight. Which...
Ten @ 10: Road trip snacks
Runnin' down the road may be the Road Runner's idea of fun, but the classic American summer vacation road trip, even when pointed toward a beloved destination, can get long,...
The food world on a map
It's a long way from Heston Blumenthal's The Fat Duck outside London, to Thomas Keller's French Laundry in Yountville, Calif., at least in miles, even via plane. But it's not...
Take a culinary trip to Italy with this dish
Beans and ham, they go together like country cousins. Pork and beans, as in bacon-spiked baked beans. Navy bean soup with nuggets of ham. And one of my favorites from...
James Beard cookbook awards honor Kennedy, Villas, McGee
Like many a devoted cook, we have shelves that are crowded with cookbooks with little space for more. But the annual list of best food books of the year, as...
Ten @ 10: Celebrity booze
From Fess Parker to Greg Norman to Mike Ditka, plenty of famous folk have gotten into the wine game. But what about the hard stuff? No lack of star power...
Desperate for dinner: Tomatillos lead the rescue
This dish is basically a hash, born of a couple orphaned tomatillos and desperation. The tomatillos were stragglers left from a clutch whose brethren had gone into a salsa —...
Converting a blunder into a flavoring treasure
Some specialty ingredients, such as prosciutto, the Italian cured ham, can be quite expensive, demanding consideration when we buy them. Which is why a recent shopping blunder left me feeling...