Here's the trouble with artichokes. No one knows what to do with them. Eggplants suffer a similar dilemma. When I've interviewed home cooks about why they end up relying on processed foods, it's not necessarily because they are short of time or lured in the theory of … [Read more...] about Friday Reads: How to Cook Everything plus win tickets to Mark Bittman in Seattle
Big News! My third book debuts in 2014
“I don’t have to tell you I love you. I fed you pancakes.” – my grandmother, Inez Monk Henderson It's official. I've sold my third book! Viking/Penguin, publisher of my first two books, has purchased my next one. The working title is Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good: Culinary … [Read more...] about Big News! My third book debuts in 2014
Paperback Tour Dates Announced!
The paperback version of The Kitchen Counter Cooking School hits the shelves on September 25th. Here's the new cover, with the same content, only cheaper! Actually, there's more content as the paperback has a cool Book Club and Reader's Guide with suggestions to do crazy things … [Read more...] about Paperback Tour Dates Announced!
Happy 100th Birthday, Julia!
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa_VD7VISyI&w=560&h=315] Mike and I shot this video of Jacques Pepin talking about Julia in his kitchen last October. As I looked at this morning, I thought, "Wow, this is a long way from covering cops in Florida." In 1995, I was … [Read more...] about Happy 100th Birthday, Julia!
How to do a Tasting and Why You Should
So Bon Appetit has announced that its going to do start doing it own "seal of approval," putting its stamp on products the magazine's team of editors and recipe testers like and recommend. I'm fine with this as a way to get more exposure for good products, but here's what I … [Read more...] about How to do a Tasting and Why You Should
