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Culinary NewsIs at Noma, in Copenhagen, named the third-best restaurant in the world, after El Bulli and Fat Duck, that Chef Rene Redzepi defines Scandinavian cuisine by bringing innovation to local ingredients. The key word is 'local' a culinary reminder of why saving the planet matters.Copenhagen delegates who find their motivation flagging during a long evening session on the finer points of cap and trade ...
Word of Mouth BlogThe Sustainable Restaurant Association, set to launch next January in the U.K., will provide sustainability information to restaurant owners and chefs. Restaurants can be audited for green certification, and those that will "pass" the audit will be able to display an SRA sticker in their window.Here on Word of Mouth we regularly cross swords - well, keyboards - on the subject of sustainability and who should take the lead: the restaurant industry or the ordinary diner? ...
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Celebrity Chefs"Over the past 10 years, Britain has become the height of culinary cool."If sex began after the Chatterley ban, the British didn't do proper tuck before The Fat Duck. A decade ago a young chef called Heston Blumenthal ...
BusinessThe Indian-born chef Vineet Bhatia is the second British chef, after Gordon Ramsay, to hold Michelin stars in more than one country and says it is important to him to showcase Indian cooking "in the right manner." Has recently published his first cookbook, "Rasoi: New Indian Kitchen."In the world of Indian cuisine, Vineet Bhatia is a hot prospect. ...
Eating Out"From Brussels-sprout kimchi in Illinois to beef with parsnip milk in Oakland, the best of 2009"
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"In 2009, an essential L.A. restaurant may not even be a restaurant at all..."
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IMPRESS YOUR GUESTS"If money is no object this year, you can regale your guests with an endless flow of champagne cocktails ..."
Live Better...to make sure you have enough drinks and edibles to pull off a party for 12:...
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Spices"The world's hottest chilli is – as its name suggests – cultivated not in the arid heat of southern India or..."The small spicy vegetables have ballooned in popularity in recent years, transforming from a small niche, ...
Culinary NewsIt's not a ready-to-eat fruit but a poster child of "Slowness" it's the Quince, so hard and sour, almost inedible when raw, turns soft and sweet when peeled, cored and cooked.
Word of MouthUnusual Italian ingredient inspires raves: Nduja, a meat product from Calabria, Italy, is the "single most exciting ingredient I've come across in ages," the author says, and it seems to be catching on elsewhere.I could say it was a soft Calabrian salami, I could say it was a sort of preserved pâté, I could even, at a stretch, call it a sort of hot chilli haggis, but ...
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"If the ghost of Christmas Past came back to haunt us, he would kick off in the kitchen, where some of the worst mistakes are made year after year."...
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Food and Travel"The cuisine's revival comes as many people in Istanbul are becoming more interested in their Ottoman heritage."Elegant restaurants along the Bosphorus prepare fish beautifully and plainly, in a Mediterranean style similar to that of Italy or Greece. ...
Culinary NewsGreat Cuban food thrives in exile communities in Florida and New Jersey.With Congress considering relaxing its nearly 50-year-old restrictions on travel to Cuba, many Americans, including me, are salivating at the prospect of visiting the forbidden island. ...
The recipes of this hearty, humble cooking draw from Caribbean, African, Spanish and American influences. Rich in beans, rice, plantains, lime and blood orange, with sauces such as sofrito, deliciously addictive. Few recipes are included
SeafoodBaby octopus are tender and easy to handle, as squid should be cooked over high heat very quickly or for a long time at low heat. Recipes for grilled baby octopus and an octopus stew with peas and red wine included.The enlightened Buddhist entity known as Avalokiteshvara has 1,000 arms, the better to relieve suffering. Kali, goddess of change, has 10, the better to create and ...
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The Minimalist "As you scan these recipes for ideas, mostly think this: The ones you find most appealing are the ones your guests will like."YOU want good food at a holiday cocktail party and you want to impress people? You don’t want a caterer, you refuse to heat up frozen food, ...
Festive Cooking"All across the South at Christmas, layer cakes parade across virtually every sideboard."
Holidays GiftThe traditional 12 days Edible Gifts by Yum Sugar began last year in order to spend less money and making convivial gifts.Get excited: it's almost time for our second annual 12 Days of Edible Gifts!
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Oat CuisineUK, humble porridge, once criticized as boring and unsophisticated, is re-emerging as the breakfast. Sales are soaring as a new generation discovers food that is inexpensive, comforting and heart-healthy.Forget the inedible grey sludge of childhood memory. The new porridge – now appearing on five-star menus up and down the country – has become the essential morning bowlful ...
TasteIn France, cream is fermented before it is churned into butter, a process known as culturing. Cultured butter has a distinctive and subtle tang, and is easy to make.Revelations come in many forms, but one of the greatest I've ever experienced was about 4 inches long, and deep golden-yellow in color. It was a slab of butter, ...
The Minimalist"Crustless QuicheI SUPPOSE crustless quiche is a contradiction in terms, like seared ceviche. But if, like me, you sometimes crave what amounts to savory pie filling without the hassle of making an actual crust, ...
Mark Bittman deconstructs quiche for a delicious breakfast treat."
Flour Power"As the weather cools and ovens begin to heat up, a look at different flours and their properties seems to be just what the baking doctor ordered."Too many bakers overlook the silent partner in their endeavors: flour.
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