From Faith: All we did was ask our resident cocktail guy Anthony DeSerio to focus on fresh fruits and vegetables as mixers for drinks, and he started blazing a delicious trail for us all. We see chefs and bartenders collaborating more and more, the restaurant kitchen providing fresh veggie or fruit juices, though some bartenders are […]
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Cocktail: Desperation Sour Apple Palmer
From Faith: What does a bartender do in a huge snowstorm with no ingredients for a cocktail? If that bartender is our contributor Anthony DeSerio, he starts scrounging and brainstorming. Now he’s inspiring us, too. Anthony was house-sitting at his sister’s when the storm hit and wouldn’t quit. After running around shoveling and buttoning up the […]
Best Roasted Mushrooms with Parmesan & Pine Nuts
This is genius, so hats off to Adam Ried and his associates at Cooks Illustrated, where somebody suggested something absurdly clever — soaking mushrooms in a little salty water for a few minutes to make them especially moist after roasting. We don’t know who wanted to pair the roasted mushrooms with parmesan and pine nuts, […]
A Great Chardonnay for Popcorn, or for Weekend Sipping
Our guess is you’ve burned with desire to know which wine pairs wonderfully with popcorn. It comes up all the time. You’ll be looking for furniture or cookware, and you’ll overhear, “Red or white for popcorn?” The wine geek responds by saying, depends on the spices on the popcorn. But our Alex Province, only part […]
The Physics of Popcorn
The next time you grab a handful of buttery popcorn from the bucket resting on your lap at the movies consider this: the transformation from golden kernels to tasty cloud-like puffs can be scientifically explained through the kinetic molecular theory of gases. But, as The New York Times recently reported, the actual ‘pop’ has remained […]
Instant Chef: If It Sounds Good… You Can Put It on Your Popcorn
Delight Your Pals with a Popcorn Party. That’s what we did, creating bowls of warm, fluffy, downright heavenly goodness… and what a terrific time we had! Inspired by the book, Party Popcorn, we asked Senior Contributor Chris Prosperi to whip up some of the book’s most intriguing recipes; popcorn flavors such as taco lime, olive […]
