Entries tagged with 'The Year That Was'
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Beans, beans. [Photograph: Robyn Lee] According to Restaurants & Institutions, the top 10 most-Googled recipes of last year were: Chili Meatloaf Cheesecake Banana bread Pancake Salsa Hummus Lasagna Apple pie Meatball Does that gibe with your own cooking-search behavior in 2009?...
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Since the long holiday weekend isn't over, we've still got some time left to look back at the year just ended before you roll your eyes at us completely. I just posted a list of the Top 50 Serious Eats Talk Threads and while I was at it figured I'd take a look at what the Tasty 10 of 2009 looked like. Here they are: 1. The Food Lab: Perfect Boiled Eggs » 2. Recipe: Rice Krispies Sushi » 3. Sunday Brunch: The Greatest Waffle Recipe Ever » 4. Recipe: How to Make a Choco Taco » 5. One Dozen Trader Joe's Eggs, Each with a Double Yolk » 6. Adam's Top 8 Pizzas of 2009 » 7. The...
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[Photo © Sarah Shatz/Food52] The ingredient of the year? Brussels sprouts. Moms everywhere are going to be in shock about this pronouncement, but the evidence is overwhelming. Brussels sprouts are being served morning, noon, and night, for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and every time in between. And why not? They can be nutty, crispy, and tender all at the same time. How many foods can you say that about? Consider the following:...
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If it was served from a truck, cart, bus, camping trailer, or some other mobile contraption, it was probably a little cooler to eat this year. No longer does "street food" just mean a humdrum hot dog or pretzel—it now covers everything from brioche ice cream sandwiches to duck tacos and schnitzel. While food carts have historically illustrated a community's immigrant growth, this year it seemed like everyone and their grandma were opening a sidewalk food business, no matter where they came from. Here were some highlights....
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You thought we'd just forget, didn't you? No, no, no, girls and boys. Let The Year That Was 2009 commence! Today, the memes, themes, and schemes that shaped this year in food. (Don't worry, we're not going to go as nuts as last year.)...
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Thomas Colicchio, courtesy The Feed Bag, and Tony Bourdain, courtesy Michael Ruhlman's blog. OK, we said that the round of food porn yesterday would be all there was in The Year That Was here on the Serious Eats homepage, but I'm dredging up these photos of Messrs. Colicchio and Bourdain as the set up to a very big punchline you're all going to love. I promise. So gawk at the pix above and come back in a bit for the big reveal....
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Last one. The Year That Was ends here. It's been real! Snapshots from Italy: Spremuta, Anyone?: Gina DePalma on fresh-squeezed orange juice in Rome. Photo of the Day: Pastel de Choclo, Chilean Corn and Meat Pie: A baked corn and meat dish commonly found in Chile. Snapshots from Chile: Hot Dogs and Sandwiches at Rapa Nui: The completo, a hot dog topped with sauerkraut, avocado, chopped onion, and mayonnaise....
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The Year That Was: Where serious eaters were eating out—or should have been—in 2008. National Stories Regional Hot Dog Styles:To celebrate July 4th weekend, we brought you Serious Eats' definitive guide to America's regional hot dog styles. Where to Find Duck Fat Fries: Chefs across the country were skipping peanut or cottonseed oil to embrace rendered duck fat for fries. America's Heroes, Grinders, Subs, and More: Hoagies, heroes, subs, wedges, po'boys, grinders, and the list goes on. We compiled a list of America's best hold and cold sandwiches. iPhone Waiters Line-Waiter's Guide: Apple's iPhone 3G came out July 11. We imagined there would be some iPhone camping expeditions at Apple Stores across the country, with people lining up to get...
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"'What are your favorite kitchen tools?' My teeth." —HeartofGlass, in summing up the Talk topics mentioned in TYTW: Nagging Questions...
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We've been going a bit nuts with with our
Year That Was roundups here on Serious Eats. Thank you for indulging us (
or not). To make it easy for you to browse all these wraps, we've gathered them all here for you. Enjoy! (Or not!)
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