So, my Auntie Jean is visiting from Australia, and I've shaken her down for the infamous clootie dumpling recipe -- the right one -- from my mother's side of the family. She thought she could escape by living halfway across the world, but she seemed to know in advance that...
This simple yet evocative dish benefits from the juxtaposition of several exquisite ingredients: The creaminess of the risotto is a suitable backdrop to the tenderness of the lobster....
ReMARKable Palate #52: Clayton Farmer's MarketI visit with Julie Ridlon who takes me through the wonderful offerings on hand at the Clayton Farmer's Market in St. Louis, which she founded 7 years ago. We visit with farmers who have Calhoun peaches, heirloom tomatoes, eggplant, torpedo onions, corn, hydroponically grown salad...
I’m one lucky guy. Not only do I get to do what I love - preparing, serving, writing and talking about food all day – but I really am blessed to be associated with some really great people who do the same....
All You Can Eat #21: Queens of the BarbecueThis week, more about barbecue, featuring three 'queens of the 'cue'!“Grilling, broiling, barbecuing - whatever you want to call it - is an art, not just a matter of building a pyre and throwing on a piece of meat as a...
The food events are starting to bloom here in the Hudson Valley as Autumn quickly approaches. Yesterday I was at Taste of the Nation at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park (just down the road from one of my very favorite places on earth), and I got to...