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Monthly Archives: February 2011
You Ask Us … Entertaining Dilemmas
Image of the Day: Buta Kimchi (Pork and Kimchi Stir Fry)
Gourmet Italian Kitchen
Star Bytes: A Bite with Zaza Pachulia
Photo by Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images Sport
Miami and New York are my favorite cities in the U.S. to go out in. And for me, the number one thing is the atmosphere of a place. My business partner, A.D. Allushi, and I started traveling together because he’s from Europe, as well. We realized we had the same taste and then had this same idea that we needed a lounge in Atlanta, because we didn’t have one. Of course, there are a bunch of restaurants and clubs, but there weren’t that many lounges that served food and were open late. Since our games finish at 10 p.m. or later, most of the restaurants in the area are closed. So A.D. and I decided to come up with the concept for the Bottle Bar.Pachulia took time off the court to talk to Gourmet Live about his inspiration for owning a restaurant, his favorite post-game eats and his dream dinner date with Al Pacino. For the full story and more, download the free Gourmet Live app.
Chicago’s Sweet Spots
With five hits behind them and a new project underway, Kahan and Madia show no signs of slowing. “Creativity drives us, the chance to do something new,” says Madia. “But we’re ultimately conservative. We cherry-pick neighborhoods and spaces. All that takes time.”For the full story and more, download the free Gourmet Live app.
Your Guide to Culinary Romance
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This year, skip the drama and the crowds and bring the romance home on February 14th with Gourmet Live’s brand new Valentine’s Dinner for Two menu. It’s a cozy, celebratory spread that goes far beyond red roses and boxed chocolates. From Lemon Blinis with Caviar and Scallion Crème Fraiche to a Triple Chocolate Tart with Boozy Whipped Cream, you two will be swooning with pleasure—and there’s no check to kill the buzz.
Enjoy a stress-free evening of romance with our tips for the ultimate indulgent spread, then download the free Gourmet Live app for our Valentine’s Dinner for Two Menu, a special Chocolate Lover’s Delight collection and more.
The History of … Valentine’s Day & Chocolate
Star Bytes: A Bite With Trisha Yearwood
Country music star Trisha Yearwood isn’t only famous for her huge hits like She’s In Love with the Boy and How Do I Live, Yearwood has also found renown as the author of cookbooks — best selling ones. Gourmet Live guest columnist Corynne Steindler caught up with Yearwood about her country living cookbook inspiration, her favorite meals and what dining is like when she’s on tour.
It’s more of an “eat to live” mentality on the road. We eat a lot of catering backstage at shows, and mostly it’s good, but not life changing! Occasionally you’ll have one of those venues that prides themselves on their catering and it’s just amazing. Those are rare treats.For the full story and more, download the free Gourmet Live app.
Weekly Roundup: Valentine’s Day Aphrodisiacs
- Nothing is more romantic than breakfast in bed: Sip on Strawberry Sweethearts Cocoa from Two Peas and Their Pod for a sweet, chocolate-laden start to your day (pictured above).
- Self-Frosting Nutella Banana Cupcakes from 80 Breakfasts are a double shot of creamy chocolate and bananas.
- Pham Fatale prepared Fresh Oysters Topped with Chorizo Dressing, featuring the world’s original aphrodisiac beneath a zesty topping.
- Try Fig and Prosciutto Salad from Seandi Foodie for an elegant starter to any Valentine’s Day spread. Cut open, figs emit a vibrant and luscious nature.
- Carrots’ antioxidants and minerals in Fuss Free Cooking’s Spicy Carrot Coconut Curry are proven to increase feelings of desire and attraction.
- Celery, Fennel, and Black Olive Salad with Parmigiano Dressing from The Bitten Word incorporates a handful of chopped olives for a stimulating addition.
- These Champagne Kissed Whoopie Hearts with Fresh Strawberry Filling from The Cooking Photographer are laced with love and strawberry-flavored bubbly.
- Use your favorite bottle to make Red Wine Poached Pears with Rice Pudding from The Culinary Chase, a passionate dessert that will undoubtedly put you in the mood for romance.
Now in the Store: Chocolate Lover’s Delight
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Today’s special in the Gourmet Live Store features our favorite chocolate-themed recipes just in time for an indulgent Valentine’s Day. From classics like Chocolate Cream Pie and Chocolate Layer Cake to creative riffs like Chocolate Fallen Soufflé Cake and Double Chocolate Mocha Brownies, there’s a recipe for every chocoholic in your life.
Download the free Gourmet Live app then head to the Library to access the Store for our Chocolate Lover’s Delight collection and more.APP EXCLUSIVE: Whatever Happened to the Dinner Party?
The below feature appears in the current issue of Gourmet Live and was written by Alexandra Lange. Download the free Gourmet Live app to get this story and more.
On January 24, 1981, my mother had a dinner party. She served mushrooms Berkeley, Creole bouillabaisse, a green salad and pear and ginger pie. She used her white plates—Arzberg Athena, a wedding gift from my grandparents—and a yellow Marimekko cloth probably bought at Design Research. On April 19, 1987 she also had a dinner party. She served cantaloupe soup, poached rainbow trout and strawberries with sour cream. The plates were Della Robbia and the centerpiece was hand-dyed Easter eggs.
How do I know this? My mother has kept a notebook of every dinner party she has hosted since 1979: menu, guests, cloths and flowers, and typically notes on recipes and sources. Those mushrooms were from the Vegetarian Epicure, newly popular in Cambridge circles. Previous years she relied heavily on Ada Boni’s Italian Regional Cooking, plus James Beard, the New York Times Cookbook, and Cooking for Crowds by local Merry White. Her notebook meant no one would be served Creole bouillabaisse twice at our house. That (once we moved to Durham) the political scientists from Duke might meet some political scientists from UNC, or some neighbors from down the block. Continue reading
02.09.11: Chocolate, Beer & Stadium Snacks
Image of the Day: Green Chile Biscuits
APP EXCLUSIVE: Triple Chocolate Tart with Boozy Whipped Cream
Bring the romance home this year by preparing a brand new Valentine’s Dinner for Two menu from Gourmet Live. Get a taste of restaurant-free romance with a recipe for our sweet finale, a Triple Chocolate Tart with Boozy Whipped Cream, then download Gourmet Live to visit the Store and purchase the complete menu.
This triple threat dessert offers three distinct textures and flavors: A nutty, crumbly crust is filled with a dark chocolate pudding enriched with bittersweet chocolate, cocoa, and chocolate stout, then topped with a billowy bourbon whipped cream. By Kay Chun
Makes 1 (9-inch) tart
Active time: 20 min // Total time: 4 hrs (includes cooling time) For crust:
Photo by Chris Gentile
Active time: 20 min // Total time: 4 hrs (includes cooling time) For crust:
- 1/2 cup unsalted roasted almonds (see Cooks’ Notes)
- 15 chocolate wafer cookies (such as Famous Chocolate Wafers; 4 oz)
- 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted Continue reading
Meet the Socialvores: No Recipes
Every week we’ll be introducing you to a charter member of the Gourmet Live Socialvores, a handpicked group of food enthusiasts selected to join us on our culinary adventures. Get to know this week’s featured Socialvore (and get a sneak peek inside their fridge), then check out the full list of charter members.
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Name: Marc Matsumoto
Name of blog: No Recipes Location: New York, NY Twitter: @norecipes Year blog founded: 2007 What was the inspiration for the name of your blog? I’ve never cooked with recipes, so when my friends would come over for dinner and ask for the recipe of something I made, I wouldn’t have one for them. I started the blog about 4 years ago as a place where I could teach them some basic techniques and give them the confidence and inspiration to try and cook without a recipe. It may sound like an oxymoron to some, but I publish recipes on the blog. Continue reading |
For the Love of Italy
Portrait by Henry Leutwyler
Louise Fili is one of our foremost graphic designers. She specializes in food-related logos, restaurant identities and packaging, and has also designed more than two thousand book covers.
Her work is not nostalgic. It’s a conscious aesthetic, honed by years of regular travel to Italy, and it is highly specific. Starting in the 1970s Fili has been obsessively documenting the vestiges of classic Italian design on overlooked shop signs and beach billboards her packaging, logos and book designs are evocative of these past forms. In other words, Fili excavates the past in order to put it to ultra contemporary usage.
Gourmet Live guest columnist Adam Harrison Levy explores the inspiration behind Fili’s work, which all began with a billboard in Milan and a love for all things culinary.
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Star Bytes: A Bite with Grant Hill
Photo by Nick Laham / Getty Images Sport
… this summer, I tried to cook from a recipe on my iPad that showed you pictures of each step of the recipe, so I figured, “This has got to be easy.” I tried making this chicken with gnocchi … Oh, it was bad. My wife said, “You know what? You should’ve started with something a little easier!” But at some point, I’m going to learn how to cook and at least be able to man the grill, which I do a little of now.Grant Hill, 38, launched his NBA career in 1994 and quickly made his mark in the world of professional sports. One of his crowning achievements came just last month, when he became only the 15th active player in NBA history to score more than 16,000 career points. A once-devout follower of the macrobiotic diet, Hill, recently took a quick time-out to sit down with Gourmet Live and dish about his pregame diet, his one-time dessert vice and how he’s re-tuned his nutritional focus to favor the foods that maximize his energy and minimize inflammation.
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Posted in New on the Gourmet Live App
Weekly Roundup: Dim Sum
- Kevin of Closet Cooking stuffed homemade dumpling wrappers with garlic, ginger and shrimp to create traditional Chinese Dumplings that he dipped in a quick-fix chili sauce.
- Scallion Pancakes are a staple of ringing in the New Year and Kirbie’s Cravings breaks down the recipe to reveal the secret to achieving the unbeatable duo of a crispy yet doughy texture.
- My Cooking Hut transforms a hearty mixture of pork and prawns into traditional steamed Shumai.
- Whip up sweet Mini Egg Tarts from Off The Spork for a creamy treat guaranteed to balance out the heat.
- Almond Cookies from Use Real Butter are a mandatory sweet finish to any dim sum spread.
- Pineapple Tarts from A Spoonful of Sugah showcase a sweet and tart homemade pineapple jam atop a buttery crust.
Now in the Store: A Gourmet Game Day
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It’s time to go gourmet this Super Bowl Sunday with a brand new menu for the ultimate game day spread from Gourmet Live. Kick off a day devoted to food and football with finger-friendly recipes from our Gourmet Game Day menu that features Asian-Flavored Snack Mix as well as Queso Fundido, a cheesy black bean and chorizo dip.
Then it’s time for the main event, which includes a template to mix and match your way to endless flavor for Stuffed Sliders Your Way. We even opted for a duo of salads for those of us who are looking for lighter fare on a day devoted to beer, bratwurst and Buffalo wings. The finale includes Red Velvet Whoopie Pies sandwiched together with quick-fix cream cheese frosting.
And with a Play-by-Play Guide to walk you through the day, you’ll be putting together the entire spread without missing a minute of the game.
Download the free Gourmet Live app then head to your Library to access the Store and our Gourmet Game Day menu.
APP EXCLUSIVE: Eat, Pray, Rice
The below feature appears in the current issue of Gourmet Live and is the second in a two-part series written by Neil Katz. Download the free Gourmet Live app to get this story and more.
Fushimi Inari Shrine outside Kyoto, Japan. Photo by Neil Katz
It’s hard to imagine Americans praying to the Hamburger God or the Great Lord of Pizza, but that’s how seriously the Japanese take their rice. The country has thousands of shrines devoted to Inari, the celestial champion of fertility, prosperity, and yes, rice.
And while most Japanese don’t actively pray to the (ungendered, but ‘she’ for convenience) rice god, their bellies surely bow at her altar daily; from sake to miso to the gelatinous sweet called mochi; onigiri rice balls, sembai crackers, and soy-glazed rice cookies, not to mention the soft white pillow beneath your sushi.
My wife and I traveled to Japan in December, if not to romance the rice god, at least to taste her blessings. She didn’t disappoint. Continue reading
