Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, February 21, 2012 at 10:00 PM [Photographs: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt] Jin Ramen 3183 Broadway, New York NY (between Tiemann Place and 125th Street; map) 646-559-2862; jinramen.comService: A little green, but friendly and fastSetting: A modern-looking, clean ramen shop with high tops, bar seats, rowdy yelling whenever a customer enters or [...]

 

Posted by Farley Elliott, February 21, 2012 at 5:00 PM [Photographs: Paul Bartunek] It’s hard to imagine a time when the Los Angeles Mexican food scene needed saving, let alone by a man named Jimmy Shaw. Ten years later, Shaw’s flagship Loteria Grill in the bustling Farmers Market on Third and Fairfax has been credited [...]

 

Posted by Chichi Wang, February 21, 2012 at 4:15 PM [Photographs: Chichi Wang] A friend, knowing of my fondness for sweetbreads and poetry, sent me an email the other day containing just these cryptic lines: You drive me to confess in ink:Once I was fool enough to thinkThat brains and sweetbreads were the same,Till I [...]

Posted by dbcurrie, February 21, 2012 at 2:30 PM [Photograph: Donna Currie] I’ve been working on some recipes for my Panasonic bread machine. The biggest difference is that when using a stand mixer or kneading the dough by hand, I can adjust ingredient amounts as I go. If the dough is too wet or dry, [...]

Posted by Roger Kamholz, February 21, 2012 at 3:00 PM Rum & Kola Smash [Photographs: Roger Kamholz] Newly opened Acadia, in the South Loop of Chicago, has been garnering quite a bit of positive attention for its food, but no reviewer has neglected to include a gushing word or two about head bartender Michael Simon’s [...]

 

Posted by Rich Vana, February 21, 2012 at 1:30 PM In this great country of ours, one could eat a different sandwich every day of the year—so that’s what we’ll do. Here’s A Sandwich a Day, our daily look at sandwiches around the country. Got a sandwich we should check out? Let us know. —The [...]

 

Posted by Joe Postma, February 20, 2012 at 3:00 PM Sour ales are one of the biggest things in craft beer right now. The style that started out as a niche Belgian import not too long ago has spread like wildfire across American bars and breweries. Producing sour beer at home can be difficult, but [...]

 

Posted by Nick Kindelsperger, February 20, 2012 at 3:30 PM [Photograph: Nick Kindelsperger] Taco salad is one of those recipes that conjures up all kinds of memories, and basically all of them good. Even though I haven’t eaten it in well over 15 years, I can still picture the glorious mess: seasoned ground beef, heaps [...]

Posted by Rob Sobotnik, February 21, 2012 at 6:30 PM With Fat Tuesday approaching, there’s never been a better time to indulge in some fried, fatty foods. Whether sweet, savory, spicy, gooey—there’s something about that crunchy exterior that has us loving all things fried. Here are 20 recipes that will have you wishing Fat Tuesday [...]

 

Posted by Leela Punyaratabandhu, February 20, 2012 at 1:30 PM [Photographs: Leela Punyaratabandhu] My best friend back in college sought solace in philosophy and literature during a broken heart. Instead of getting wasted like most of our peers would have done, he numbed the pain with Gilgamesh and Kierkergaard. That part was fine; what worried [...]

 

Posted by Caroline Russock, February 20, 2012 at 12:00 PM When Mario Batali calls your restaurant “the best meal of true Italian deliciousness” eaten outside of the boot, you know you’ve got something good going on. Marc Vetri, the chef behind an expanding empire of Philadelphia restaurants, turns out the kinds of meals that warrant [...]

[Photograph: Kelly Campbell] As always with our Cook the Book feature, we have five (5) copies of Rustic Italian Food to give away this week. This Rigatoni with Swordfish, Tomato, and Eggplant Fries from Marc Vetri‘s Rustic Italian Food is not only a genius plate of pasta filled with fresh, unexpected flavors but it’s also [...]

 

Posted by Rob Sobotnik, February 19, 2012 at 5:00 PM [Photograph: Maria del Mar Sacasa] Cinnamon Roll Waffles With Bacon-Apple Frosting: Bacon, apples and waffles are all breakfast staples; here’s an innovative (and delicious) way to transform them into a delectable sandwich. Bluestem’s Smoked Salmon Panna Cotta: Impress your dinner guests with this sophisticated, yet [...]

 

Posted by Carrie Vasios, February 19, 2012 at 12:00 PM There’s so much going on in Talk week to week that we almost can’t keep up. If you’re in the same boat, here’s a small selection of topics and responses that have piqued our interest this week. American Classics: P�…czki “When I was little, “My [...]

 

Posted by Kerry Saretsky, February 19, 2012 at 1:00 PM [Photograph: Kerry Saretsky] There are funky pestos out there, pestos where basil isn’t the star. Arugula pesto. Spinach pesto. I’ve even made a tarragon pesto. But I’ve never seen a pesto that has put parsley at center stage, and really celebrated what parsley’s all about: [...]