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Ming Tsai on Best Meals, Food Politics, and What's Next
If it hasn't become apparent over the last few days, I'm an enthusiastic fan of Ming Tsai's. Last week, the Simply Ming chef stopped into San Francisco to host a party for the Macy's Come Together campaign. While demonstrating how to make potstickers, Ming, an exceptional storyteller, made fun of his parents who were present in the audience, told tales of mischief in France's Michelin-starred restaurants, and recalled his win against Bobby Flay on Iron Chef America ("rumor has it that I may soon face off against Iron Chef Morimoto," he told the crowd).
Celebrate Tuesday With Free Tacos, Courtesy of Jack
Taco Tuesday promos are, in my opinion, the best thing to ever happen to Tuesday, an otherwise uneventful day of the week. And for no apparent reason, fast-food chain Jack in the Box wants to get in on the action with its own version. Today only, print out this coupon, bring it into a store near you, and walk away with two free tacos — no purchase necessary.
Noteworthy Nibbles — June 30-July 7, 2009
You may feel like Summer is already almost over, but there's still plenty of time to get in some quality food festivals. This week, that would include the classic Taste of Chicago (full of reliable Windy City staples like the Rainbow Cone and Vienna Beef hot dogs), the Naperville Ribfest (hands-down, the best ribfest I have ever been to), and the ultimate celebration of tart cherries, the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City, MI. For those of you who can't attend one of the food festivals below, just remember: every 4th of July party is, indirectly, a celebration of food in itself.
Let's Dish: What's the Best Pizza You've Ever Had?
Thanks to an article that names the top 25 pizzerias in the United States, the food world has been obsessed with pizza this week. Alan Richman of GQ even believes that pizza is more American than it is Italian. He says,"pizza isn’t as fundamental to Italy as it is to America.
What's Cooking at Slashfood
We love Slashfood so much that every Thursday we round up their most delicious stories. Here are this week's finds:
- Chantelle Pabros, sommelier of Chicago's L20, suggests the best wine pairings for burgers.
- Have you ever experienced pine nut mouth?
- A few pointers on improving your basic knife skills.
- The CoffeeMeister's advice for brewing exceptional French press coffee.
- The world's first bite-sized melon, the pepquiño, is coming stateside.
- Ritz crackers make a surprisingly suitable fruit substitute in a mock apple pie.
Happy Hour: Tito's Vodka
Earlier this week I had the pleasure of meeting Tito Beveridge, the creator of Tito's vodka. Before meeting Tito, I'd never heard of the Texas-based American vodka company. However, I was impressed with Tito's ambition — before getting into the spirits business, he was a geophysicist, oil driller, and mortgage broker — and pleasantly surprised by his vodka's pure, bite-free flavor.
What's Yummy This Week — YumSugar Weekly Recap
- When Party makes Spanish cream cheese canapés in a quickfire, everyone wins.
- We're giving away a KitchenAid in our sweetest V-Day giveaway ever!
- Party invites seven of her best friends to get away for a fun Winter Weekend.
- Our favorite cheftestant gets booted on this week's Top Chef.
- Five things we have to have this month!
- Cookbook authority Sheila Lukins reveals her best cooking advice.
- Get lucky by eating one of these seven savory aphrodisiac foods.
Toffee Crunch Bars Marry Coffee and Chocolate
A couple of weeks ago, I hosted a dinner party at my house for some of my girlfriends. I had the menu down — crudités with romesco sauce and bagna càuda, pasta tossed with Tuscan kale — but no dessert. I panicked about finding the perfect fast, do-ahead, crowd-pleasing close to the meal, until I came across Molly Wizenberg's recipe for these coffee crunch bars in this month's Bon Appétit.
Adventures in Expensive Sandwiches: Turkey Meatloaf
It's unusually chilly in San Francisco this week and downright frigid in other parts of the country, which has me craving comfort food: sandwiches, soup, lasagna, turkey, meatloaf, turkey meatloaf . . .
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