Good seafood. There's nothing like it. But let's face facts: our oceans are in trouble. Large predator fish are becoming endangered. Farmed fish is always a gamble. And keeping track of what you should eat and what you shouldn't (even with the help of an iPhone application and Web site) is practically a full-time commitment. Enter I Love...
I remember back in the day when I was learning video and web by day and bartending by night. I had friends who were chefs and friends who were sommeliers. And we did a lot of tastings. Cheese tastings, wine tastings, charcuterie tastings. Everything - we were so hungry to learn about all these foods and wines that we were discovering and we...
On a recent trip to New York City, I had dinner at a restaurant called WD50. If you're not familiar with it, it is the flagship of chef Wylie Dufresne and is renowned for the style of cooking he uses: molecular gastronomy. That is, using science in the kitchen (we have written about this before). At any rate, the meal was fantastic and one...
The latest food trend: carbonated fruit. Yeah, sounds weird, but it's actually a really fun way to make simple desserts. Here's how it works: 1) Stuff one of these carbonators with fruit. Make sure you get a good one that handles some pressure. 2) Insert a C02 cartridge and charge it up. 3) Open the top carefully and empty the fruit....
If you're not familiar with the up-side of bamboo, it's time to learn. Unlike wood, bamboo grows extremely quickly - 7 years on average to a full harvest as opposed to 30-50 for trees. In addition, it can provide 20 times the timber when compared to the same amount of hardwood grown in the same area. A stand of bamboo can also release 35%...
The Moroccans have a dish called the tagine. It is both a literal dish - or more correctly a cooking pot with a cover - and a dish that is served. Think of delicious chicken cooked on high heat with lots of spices, some vegetables and maybe, just maybe, some preserved lemons. What's cool about the Emile Henry tagine is that it allows you to...
Our current agro-business-oriented food system has been blamed for a lot of the problems we are currently experiencing to our health and our environment. While many of us try to eat organic and local as often as we can, there really is no better way than to grow your own. Plus, it's delicious. But, for those of us who live in the city,...
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