[Photograph: Westend Bistro] Though burger purists will probably scoff at the title "fish burger," insisting it's more of a fish sandwich than an actual burger, that's what chef Eric Ripert is calling it on his menu at Westend Bistro...
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[Photograph: Nick Kindelsperger] Saffron in fried rice? I couldn't help but wonder whether this twenty-year-old recipe from the New York Times had fallen prey to some kind of horrible fusion abomination. But it turns out author Julie Sahni had...
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I had way too many tomatoes. Between a couple farmers' markets and a friend's CSA, I had three overflowing bowls. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but I just wanted to use them before they went bad. For help,...
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A love affair with pasta and tomato sauce is lifelong, and new variations are always intriguing. My summer staple is a simple marinated fresh tomato sauce, which never sees a lick of heat except the gentle heat of the...
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There are so many foods that we associate with France. Croissants, baguettes, brie, foie gras—the list goes on and on. For me, nothing embodies the essence of France more than the hamburger-shaped French sweet known as a macaron. Those who...
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How to describe saffron? The task has stumped food writers for ages. Its flavor is nothing like anything else, rendering comparisons useless. It's more heady and fragrant than it is strong on the tongue, yet at the same time...
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Honestly, there isn't much in this Saveur recipe to differentiate it from a fairly standard roast chicken. Lemon and rosemary are customary, as is the straight 400°F cooking method. You know, and that's fine. As long as there is...
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I found this recipe from Jose Andres Tapas: A Taste of Spain in America while searching Recipe Gullet for a way to use chickpeas. Though I already have a chickpea soup I quite like, I was lured here because...
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This week's Cartoon Kitchen features Serious Eats' cartoonist in residence Larry Gonick's spin on pasta. —Ed Levine...
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