We had to find the recipe for this chutney when we tried it in the pâté sandwich at Michael's Genuine Food & Drink in Miami. Read more about the sandwich here! More

Upside-down cakes aren't exactly the height of fashion these days but after making Michael Schwartz's Mango Upside-Down Cake with Basil Ice Cream, I think it's high time they made a comeback. This lovely one from Michael's Genuine Food replaces pineapple with caramelized mango slices. More

This recipe for Pan-Roasted Striped Bass with Tunisian Chickpea Salad and Yogurt Sauce can be appreciated on multiple levels. Not only is it a fantastically light fish dish packed full of fresh Mediterranean flavors, but take away the fish and you're left with an awesome vegetarian (and possibly even vegan) chickpea salad spiked with Tunisian harissa that can be enjoyed hot or cold, and with or without the yogurt sauce depending on how you feel about dairy. More

When taking the stew out of the oven, you'll find that the apricots and onion have melted away almost entirely, leaving the sauce with a slightly sweet, warm richness. The briny olives, carrots, and celery, along with the chunky chicken thighs are just waiting to be scooped over an orange juice steamed couscous flecked with scallions, mint, and cilantro. More

They're an advanced riff on classic spicy Buffalo wings with blue cheese and celery sticks—fried wings sauced with a sweet-hot chile glaze and cooled with a salad of crisp cucumbers in a minty yogurt sauce. The secret to the chile sauce is the unexpected addition of tahini—its nuttiness rounds out the rest of the Asian-inspired ingredients, giving the sauce a great thickness, perfect for coating. More

One of the first things I heard upon receiving my copy of Michael's Genuine Food was that I needed to try Michael Schwartz's Caramelized Onion Dip with Thick-Cut Potato Chips. It was, of course, a no-brainer since I'm a huge onion dip fan (even the dehydrated soup packet kind). More

Just when I thought I had the Wing Week, line-up all figured out, I was thrown for a loop when Erin sent me this recipe for chile hot wings from the new cookbook Michael's Genuine Food. I read the ingredient list and was immediately captivated—Thai sweet chile sauce mixed with tahini. The traditionalist in me couldn't fathom what this clash of cultures would taste like. I needed to know. More