Entries tagged with 'summer'
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Mario's can turn Italian Ice doubters around with one spoonful. [Photographs: Nick Kindelsperger] Mario's Lemonade 1068 W. Taylor Street, Chicago IL 60607 (map); 312-829-0672 The Short Order: Fruit-laden lemonade, part slushy and a perfect antidote to a hot day. Want Fries with That? If you need a meal, check out Al's #1 Beef nextdoor and come here for dessert. Want Ketchup? Neither place will have that red stuff. For the past month or so I've been questioned, repeatedly, about when I'm going to write about Mario's Lemonade. The Chicago institution has been serving seatless customers for about sixty years. I had always planned to go but last weekend Daniel Zemans politely reminded me I better hurry. It closes in mid-September,...
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Photograph by Robyn Lee Well, it was hot when we purposed the idea for this past week's Weekend Cook and Tell, and now, a week later, it's even warmer. Last week's challenge was to attempt to beat the heat by making a meal without breaking a sweat or heating up your kitchen. We've received wonderful replies and recipes, both raw and cooked. Here are some of the coolest responses: Gentlyferal is the proud owner of a solar oven which was used to slow-cook kuri squash and make an onion-infused butter. Janaatwg likes to make cold vegetable-based soups using tomatoes that a neighbor sells. This neighbor must have had a pretty great crop because janaatwg made gazpacho three times last...
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On Fridays, Deb Harkness of Good Wine Under $20 drops by with Serious Grape. Photograph from SLR Jester on Flickr The dog days of summer are upon us, and the heat is on. Many of us reach for beer or mixed drinks when the temperature climbs and we are in search of something icy cold and refreshing. But you don't have to give up on wine. Instead, you need to make summer-savvy choices. Before the cool weather hits, check out some of these recommendations for cool reds, rosés, and whites that will quench your thirst and match beautifully with the simple, fresh foods of August and September....
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Photograph from Manjith Kainickara on Flickr It's Wednesday and that means it's time to round up all of your Weekend Cook and Tell recipes! Last week we asked you to take advantage of the beautiful bounty of summer tomatoes that are just now coming into season. Here are some of our favorite tomato-centric responses: Slow roasting tomatoes in the oven is a great way to concentrate their flavor and bring out extra sweetness. Take a look at tatianak's recipe over at Life in Cowtown. Mr guy went the cocktail route, using his tomatoes to make these bloody marys with fresh tomato juice. Tomatoes were the base for NotAmerican's simple summer sandwich along with some cucumber, salt, and pepper on...
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We’re big fans of yogurt here at Serious Eats, and this homemade yogurt with a strawberry-rhubarb compote, from Laura Flowers at The Cooking Photographer, looks perfect for summer. Any other homemade yogurt fans out there?...
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Photograph from That Blonde Girl in the Serious Eats Flickr Pool It may not feel like it in many parts of the country, but summer has officially arrived. And in New Jersey, that means tomatoes—like these guys, at the Sorbello Girls Farm Market in Elks Township. Let the eating begin....
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Make Choco Tacos for a Memorial Day dessert. Memorial Day means so many different things. For me, it always meant packing up my belongings into mildewy trunks and heading to summer camp. Although I don't go to camp anymore, Memorial Day still remains—for me and for America at large—the beginning of summer. In celebration, we’ve put collected recipes that will serve your Memorial Day needs, whether you'll be grilling in your backyard, having a potluck with friends. or simply enjoying the summer night air. Grilling Pork Souvlaki with Pita and Tzatziki Four-Cheese Burgers Bacon and Cheese Hot Dogs The Nobby Burger, a classic burger Basic Barbecue Sauce Potluck (or When Fire Codes Don't Allow Grilling) Avocado Chicken Salad Spaghetti...
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Many of us in the Bay Area are unusually obsessed with food and freely admit it. Still, the extent of our obsession can even take me by surprise. The Thursday morning San Rafael farmers' market in Marin County is a joy. Relatively mellow and full of the area's best farmers, it's a very pleasant experience. Plus, odds are good that you'll run into a well-known chef or two purchasing fruits and vegetables for their restaurants. Back to the Bay Area food obsession. While tasting stone fruits at the Kashiwase Farm booth recently, trying to find my favorite nectarine, a nearby four-year old walked up with his mother. "Mom, remember last week I liked the Flavor Kings the best," he...
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Golden Jubilee tomatoes. The Hollywood Farmers' Market (at Ivar Avenue & Selma Avenue; map) looked like a gem show yesterday with hues of ruby, garnet, and citrine spilling across most farmers' tables. It's August and tomatoes are finally here, and their sweet, fruity, meaty perfume will spin you around like a child on a merry-go-round. Your mind surges with the possibilities: heirloom tomato tarts, gazpacho, caprese salads, tomatoes drizzled with olive oil and salt, tomatoes out of hand, tomatoes with ricotta and fresh herbs on crostini. Fortunately this bounty will continue unabated through September. According to produce guru Russ Parsons, "scientists who study flavor chemistry have identified more than four hundred compounds that go into the taste of a...
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Because a majority of my food comes from the farmers market, I am often tied to the schedule of farmers markets around the Bay Area. I missed my home market twice in a row due to scheduling conflicts in recent weeks, but I made up for it by visiting the brand-new Divisadero Farmers Market and the Napa Farmers Market. I was in Napa for the unbelievably great Taste3 Conference and snuck out between speakers to visit the small, but extremely friendly and adequate, downtown market. Cruising the markets, I noticed a proliferation of plum and apricot-like stone fruits: pluots, plumcots, apriums, plums, and apricots. It wasn't until I came home and perused the Internet that I figured out the...
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