60-Second Stir Fry: Stewart Borowsky, Wheatgrass Grower
He's known as "The Grassman" at the Union Square Greenmarket in Manhattan, but don't get any crazy ideas about the type of plant he's pushing.Stewart Borowsky grows wheatgrass in a building in the...
View Article60-Second Stir Fry: Dale Talde
Dale Talde latched onto raw bar seafood culture like a barnacle to a pier when he came to New York City in 2005. He likes them raw, but I prefer them fried, like my guests in the lightning round of...
View Article60-Second Stir-Fry: Liz Clayton
Since Liz Clayton is a coffee blogger with the likes of Serious Eats and Sprudge, I'm inclined to title this a French roast instead of a stir fry. No matter how I describe it, though, the end result...
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Last Chance Foods: Arugula By Any Name
It’s known as roquette, salad rocket, or, more scientifically, eruca sativa, but whatever you call it, arugula is a flavorful green beloved all over the world.Arugula was so important to musician Nick...
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Last Chance Foods: Hot, Hot Heat — And Flavor
Step into any hot sauce emporium, and you’ll likely be surrounded by labels bearing words like “pain,” “death,” and any number of expletives. But the world of hot sauce goes far beyond mere Scoville...
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Last Chance Foods: Ruth Bourdain's Gastrohilarity
There are a few straightforward rules to follow when hanging out with celebrity chefs, according to the fictional character Ruth Bourdain. For instance, “Do: Rub Tom Colicchio’s head with the finest...
View ArticleNo Such Thing as Leftover Risotto
Italian cooking great Lidia Bastianich recently confirmed something that was impressed upon me during a cooking class long ago: There's no such thing as leftover risotto.The Italian comfort food staple...
View Article60-Second Stir-Fry: Leonard Lopate
These past few weeks, Leonard Lopate has been putting the "loco" in "locavore." He's been talking about eating, drinking and the politics of food during his show on the Food Fridays series by day,...
View Article60-Second Stir Fry: Aaron Hicklin
Out magazine editor Aaron Hicklin has nerves of steel, at least when it comes to the high heat of the Stir Fry's lightening round of questions. He brought a typically British stiff upper lip to...
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Last Chance Foods: Talking Ramen with Ivan Orkin
In the past few years, ramen shops seem to be popping up everywhere from Harlem to Flushing. Chef Ivan Orkin, who just opened Ivan Ramen Slurp Shop at Gotham West Market and published the...
View Article60-Second Stir Fry: Rosie Schaap, New York Times Magazine Columnist
Adding alcohol to the searing hot pan of the Stir Fry was bound to cause trouble. I should have had a fire extinguisher on hand for my lightning round with New York Times Magazine "Drinks" columnist...
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