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That Elusive Fifth Taste, Umami, Now Comes in a Tube
Feb 22, 2011 | (0) Comments
A Japanese chemist may have identified a fifth taste sensation, umami, more than 100 years ago, but a Brit blogger put it in a tube. Umami--beyond sweet, salty, sour and bitter--is a subtle, pleasantly savory...
Drink Greener: Recycle Your Wine Corks
Feb 17, 2011 | (0) Comments
Sometimes being green just takes a corkscrew. The jury may still be out on the best way to seal wine bottles for the wine--real cork, synthetic cork or screw cap--but just about everyone agrees that...
Harlem Restaurant Renaissance
Feb 7, 2011 | (0) Comments
New York City's Harlem enjoys a long and storied reputation for vibrant nightlife. During the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s through the 1930s, African-American culture blossomed, and nightspots like the Cotton Club, the Savoy Ballroom...
Hungry for Lasagna? BYOP (Bring Your Own Pan) to Brucie
Jan 31, 2011 | (0) Comments
Even in New York, the land of tiny kitchens, people don't eat out every night. But that doesn't mean they want to cook either. Brucie, a friendly Italian-American restaurant and market that opened this fall...
Rick Bayless Takes to the Streets with XOCO
Jan 24, 2011 | (0) Comments
Award-winning chef/restaurateur/author/TV personality Rick Bayless has built his career on challenging stereotypes about Mexican food--and he knows his stuff. While writing his first cookbook, Authentic Mexican: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico, he and...
"Eat, Sleep, Whiskey" at Chicago's Longman & Eagle
Jan 17, 2011 | (0) Comments
In our great-great-grandparents' day, travel was an adventure. It meant stopping at some roadside inn, where they'd feed you and serve you whiskey or ale, then trundle you upstairs for a night's sleep, often in...
Rent Your Own Apple Tree
Jan 11, 2011 | (0) Comments
Sure, you can find all kinds of apples at the farmers market when fall rolls around. You can even pick your own at some orchards. But if your love of apples borders on obsession and...
Sierra Nevada Brewing Emulates Winemaking Neighbors with Estate-Made Beer
Jan 4, 2011 | (0) Comments
Winemakers have long touted the idea of terroir: that the climate, seasons and very soil of the vineyards affect the flavor of the wine. Now, stealing a page from the playbook of its winemaking neighbors,...
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