Food for Thought

When we got to the end of the line of chairs set up for attendees, I noticed three more chairs set apart from the rest. On each, was a piece of paper with bold letters declaring, “Reserved for Ruth Reichl;" “Reserved for William Grimes;" “Reserved for Dan Barber." Read more...

One of my very, very favorite spots in New York is, and has always been, Veselka, that belly-filling, hangover-preventing (well, in theory anyway), hearty-helping coffee shop that still burns bright 24-hours a day. Turns out owner Tom Brichard thought it was about time to spread the Ukrainian love to the rest of the pierogi-loving world... Read more...

I'm thrilled to announce that we're welcoming Paula Wolfert into our Food & Drink Book Club tomorrow and Thursday (Oct. 28 & 29), to chat live with the BN.com community! Paula is an expert in Mediterranean cuisine and has written five cookbooks, including Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco. Read more...

City girl meets country boy—and the pioneer woman is born. Ree Drummond's blog, The Pioneer Woman.com, is something of an overnight sensation. And with yummy down-home recipes, lots of dish about life on the ranch, and stunning photos, her new cookbook should be just as successful. Read more...

With no stove the slow cooker is my savior. Read more...

According to cookbook author Terry Walters, I’ve got a dirty mouth. No, it’s not that there are swear words spewing from it (though yesterday afternoon when I got stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic with a screaming toddler in the back seat, I’m embarrassed to admit that there actually were), but that I’ve been putting dirty food into it. Read more...

As the spirits columnist for Chili Pepper magazine, writer Kara Newman knows a thing or two about tingly tipples. I first heard her chat about the art of savory cocktails this past summer at the ridiculously fun Tales of the Cocktail conference in New Orleans, LA, and I couldn’t wait to sit down and talk more about adding spice to ice—which is exactly the name of her great, new book: Spice & Ice: 70 Tongue-Tingling Cocktails. Read more...

What’s Thanksgiving without Gourmet? I can say with no small amount of certainty that I’m going to be a little melancholy, bidding hello to my new stove and goodbye to one of the things that made me want to use it so badly. Read more...

Raw food. It’s not a phrase that generally makes my mouth water. The image it conjures is of uncooked broccoli—crunchy, bland, slightly astringent. I guess that’s why I’m always pleasantly surprised when someone drags me to yet another new raw-food restaurant. Read more...

There's nothing like dessert to turn a frown upside down. Especially when said dessert was made by Mindy Fox and Karen DeMasco. Read more...