Learn how to cook specific cuts of beef, the science behind the effect of temperature on food, as well as simple temp tips to successfully cooking beef.
When I go out for dinner, I want dinner. When I go out for dessert, I want dessert. What I don’t want when I go out specifically for dinner is, well, dessert. With the exception of that wonderful/terrible genus of Chinese takeout that is so uniquely American, I don’t like my dinner foods to be…
If you’re cooking burgers for the 4th of July this year, I have a suggestion: smash them! Smash burgers are arguably one of the best ways to prepare a burger, and their rising popularity is a testament to their quality. Restaurant chains that specialize in them are growing rapidly (the style seems to have emerged…
When I was a kid, my mom once took me out for burgers at one of my favorite local places. I was just old enough to start thinking of myself as something of a sophisticate, so I thought I’d try something new on the menu—I ordered the veggie burger. I was not thrilled with the…
We Americans love our grills, but we in no way invented them. Cultures all around the world have their own special take on grilling, and the various cuisines of the Eastern Mediterranean are right up near the top of the list for me. Their use of herbs and spices, their fresh-tasting food—it’s just…good. Among the…
I feel like I could write an entire blog devoted to tacos and keep myself in material for years. Endless variations can be traced from region to region for authentic tacos, and those variations can be reshaped and reformed by fusing them with other cuisines and ingredients or methods to create yet more variations. I…
When you think of Italian food, what do you think of? Maybe lasagna? Maybe chicken Parmigiana? Maybe. But more than likely, the first thing that pops into your mind when you hear the words “Italian food” is probably a heaping pile of spaghetti pasta, slicked red with tomato sauce, and topped with well-seasoned meatballs. While…
