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Pardon our Dust While We Upgrade

Posted by Alaina Browne, May 19, 2012 at 9:15 AM We’re making some upgrades behind the scenes today. Beginning this morning at 9:30 a.m. ET, all community features will be disabled (commenting, favoriting, and new submissions to Talk and Photograzing). We expect the upgrade to take approximately 3 hours and as soon as it is [...]

Pardon our Dust While We Upgrade

Posted by Alaina Browne, May 19, 2012 at 9:15 AM We’re making some upgrades behind the scenes today. Beginning this morning at 9:30 a.m. ET, all community features will be disabled (commenting, favoriting, and new submissions to Talk and Photograzing). We expect the upgrade to take approximately 3 hours and as soon as it is [...]

Dinner for Two: Gingery Roast Pork with Thyme

Posted by Kerry Saretsky, May 18, 2012 at 4:15 PM [Photograph: Kerry Saretsky] It’s easy to fall into the trap of cooking pasta during the week. It’s fast, it’s easy, and it’s good. But sometimes, after a long day, don’t you just want to tear into a piece of meat? Like, a serious roast? This [...]

This Week at Serious Eats World Headquarters

Posted by The Serious Eats Team, May 18, 2012 at 7:00 PM [Photographs: Robyn Lee, unless otherwise noted] This week Ed came back from a trip to Havana, Yuba and Hambone had some serious playtime, we made stuff with Oreos and dressed up oatmeal in sweet and savory ways, and more. View other entries from [...]

This Week’s Tasty 10: The Most Popular Posts from the SE Fridge

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‘Our Evening Began in Peter Sichel’s Comfortable Study in His New York Townhouse’

Posted by Adam Kuban, May 18, 2012 at 4:00 PM [Photo: get directly down] If you’ve ever wondered about the origin of the dinner-party wine-talk sample in the Beastie Boys’ “Blue Nun” (Check Your Head), look no further. It’s from an audio guide to wine titled On Wine: How to Select and Serve by wine [...]

Dinner for Two: Gingerly Roast Pork with Thyme

Posted by Kerry Saretsky, May 18, 2012 at 4:15 PM [Photograph: Kerry Saretsky] It’s easy to fall into the trap of cooking pasta during the week. It’s fast, it’s easy, and it’s good. But sometimes, after a long day, don’t you just want to tear into a piece of meat? Like, a serious roast? This [...]

Hot Dog of the Week: Pauly Dogs on Duke’s Campus in Durham, NC

Posted by Hawk Krall, May 18, 2012 at 3:00 PM [Original artwork and photographs: Hawk Krall] Pauly Dogs opened for business outside of Duke’s campus almost 15 years ago, a crazy hot dog cart run by former bartender and pizzeria cook Paul Konstanzer. Since moving to Duke’s West Campus Plaza in 2007—along with other carts [...]

An Afternoon Tour of Soho with Andrew Carmellini

Posted by Erin Zimmer, May 18, 2012 at 9:00 AM [Photographs: Max Falkowitz] “I end up here more often than I should,” admitted Andrew Carmellini when we met him at Dominique Ansel, the staggeringly good French bakery on Spring Street. This was stop number one on what would become our three-hour Soho food crawl. His [...]

What Should an In-N-Out Virgin Order?

Posted by Todd Brock, May 18, 2012 at 9:45 AM [Photograph: J. Kenji López-Alt] What do you remember about your first time? Did it sufficiently rock your world? Was it all fireworks and dancing unicorns and everything you dreamed it would be? What would you go back and change if you could? What smooth moves [...]

DIY vs. Buy: How to Make Raspberry Liqueur

Posted by Marcia Simmons, May 18, 2012 at 7:45 AM [Photograph: Marcia Simmons] Picnics are one of my top five favorite ways to consume food. No two picnics are the same, but I do have a rule that there must be at least one item from each of the following groups: meat, cheese, fruit, wine. [...]

Serious Entertaining: Picnic Recipes for a Concert in the Park

Posted by Erin Zimmer, May 17, 2012 at 5:30 PM [Photograph: Mike Flippo / Shutterstock] Anyone else pumped for concerts in the park this summer? Is there anything better than picnicking with friends on a blanket on a warm summer night? My picnic spread usually includes a fresh crusty loaf of bread, whatever cheeses looked [...]

We Try Heinz’s New Balsamic Vinegar Ketchup

Posted by Erin Zimmer, May 17, 2012 at 4:30 PM [Photograph: Robyn Lee] Heinz’s new Balsamic Vinegar Ketchup sounds like a winner, right? Upping the balscidity (new word) in lieu of the traditional distilled white vinegar gives it a mild kick without completely throwing off the familiar taste of ketchup. This is actually a pretty [...]

French in a Flash: Stoplight Piperade with Spicy Broiled Salmon

Posted by Kerry Saretsky, May 17, 2012 at 5:00 PM [Photograph: Kerry Saretsky] I love quirky French regional dishes. Some, like sauce mistral—an almond sauce from Provence—for example, really haven’t make much of a splash. And others, like piperade—a pepper stew from the Basque country—have become international sensations (at least, in fashionable brunch spots). Piperade [...]

Latin American Cuisine: Gallopinto (Nicaraguan Rice and Beans)

Posted by María del Mar Sacasa, May 17, 2012 at 9:30 AM [Photograph: Kristin Teig] Rice and beans are served at every single meal in Nicaragua. It’s either rice and beans, or riceandbeans, otherwise known as gallopinto (“red rooster,” though friends and I used to call it “painted rooster” due to odd translations and plain [...]