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Culinography: Terracotta Baked Beets
March 14, 2011
After baking beets in a terracotta dish (lid-on), the skin should peel off easily using...
Pushing Boundaries at Kappou Gomi (SF)
March 11, 2011
"Where the hell are we? Did we miss it?" I ask as we drive further...
Upcoming Event: Dinner at the Bookstore (NYC)
March 10, 2011
My friend Tessa Liebman, the executive chef at the Housing Works, is hosting a very...
Japanify: Oolong-Hai (Shochu Iced Tea)
March 10, 2011
Step-by-step instructions on how to make Oolong Hai, or shochu iced tea.
Happy Hour: March Cocktails: In Like a Lion's Tail
March 9, 2011
March, as the idiom goes, comes in like a Lion, and goes out like a...
Slightly Peckish: Currified!
March 8, 2011
It's been a while people, and I hope you've all been having a blast (as...
ReCPY Redux: Peking Duck
March 7, 2011
About a year ago, Dickson's Farm opened up a shop in Chelsea Market and I...
Culinography: Dried Clementine Peels
March 7, 2011
I recently visited the beautiful kitchen of cookbook editor Valerie Saint-Rossy in Brooklyn Heights and...
Old School Eats: Henry's Tacos (LA)
March 4, 2011
Located in Studio City or Toluca Lake (depending on who you're talking to) since 1961,...
Japanify: Ikura Shoyu Zuke (Marinated Salmon Roe)
March 3, 2011
Step-by-step instructions on how to make the Japanese shoyu marinade for ikura (salmon roe).
Postcard from Oakland: In Search of Skankynavia
March 2, 2011
Dear Anders, Umamimart misses you. I  mean, it just ain't the same out here without...
Ask Culinography: How Do I Take Food Photos With My Smartphone?
March 1, 2011
I am a professional food photographer, and even I seem to find myself camera-less in...