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Would You Eat This Sandwich?

partysugar — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:27:31 -0800

While watching an episode of Diary of a Foodie on the new Gourmet website, I came across a very interesting sandwich.

The magazine's editor in chief, Ruth Reichl, was making The Max Special, a sandwich with peanut butter, mayonnaise, and pimento-stuffed olives. At first I thought, "gross!" Then I realized if Ms. Reichl is eating this sandwich, it must be pretty darn delicious. I plan on making one to see how it tastes.

What do you think? Would you eat this peanut butter, mayonnaise, and pimento-stuffed olive sandwich?

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Happy Hour: PomIranian

YumSugar — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:18:06 -0700

Some nights I stay up too late catching up on email, work and my shows. One of my shows is Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie on PBS. The other night I caught an episode entitled "Raising the Bar" where they featured Bartender extraordinaire Scott Beattie. As bartender of one of Sonoma County's finest restaurants, Cyrus, Beattie is constantly pushing the envelope for mixed drinks - he even visits local farms to pick his own herbs and produce. His drinks are amazing looking (I only wish I could say I've tasted one personally) and contain things like candied lemongrass, thai basil, simmered fruit purees and essential oils. They also have ridiculously whimsical (actually they're terribly punny, but I love them) like PomIranian, Olallie Go Lightly and Grapes of Roth. Since most of us won't be able to head out to Sonoma to have one for ourselves, I thought I'd hunt down one of his recipes. To check out the recipe for the PomIranian, read more

PomIranian
From Scott Beattie at Cyrus

3/4 ounce straight vodka
3/4 ounce Hangar One Mandarin Blossom Vodka
1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
1 ounce Enhanced Pomegranate Juice (see recipe below)
Cardamom sugar (see *Note)

Shake all ingredients except the cardamom sugar with ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a martini glass rimmed with cardamom sugar.

*Note: To make cardamom sugar, combine 1/4 cup granulated sugar and 1/4 cup ground cardamom in a small mixing bowl. Transfer to a saucer and spread evenly so that the rim of an inverted martini glass will be evenly coated with the sugar when dipped into the saucer.

This is a great cocktail for parties, as the Enhanced Pomegranate Juice recipe makes 32 ounces and only 1 ounce is needed for each drink. If you halve or quarter the juice recipe, it's crucial that the measurement of the spices be precise so that the drink keeps its sweet/savory balance.

Enhanced Pomegranate Juice

32-ounce bottle of Knudsen's pomegranate juice
1 teaspoon crushed dried cardamom
1 teaspoon crushed black peppercorns
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

Combine the juice and spices in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Then turn off heat and let cool completely. Strain with a fine-mesh strainer.

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Rachael Ray, Ina Garten Nab Daytime Emmys

YumSugar — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:00:22 -0700

Rachael Ray, Bobby Flay, and Ina Garten took home top honors at the 36th Annual Daytime Emmys on Saturday night.

For the second year in a row, Rachael Ray won the outstanding talk-show prize for Rachael Ray, her daytime TV spot. Grill It! With Bobby Flay took home the award for best culinary program, beating out Barefoot Contessa, Giada at Home, Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie, and Simply Ming. But Ina Garten had her time to shine, too, prevailing with the award of outstanding lifestyle host for Barefoot, an honor bestowed on Giada De Laurentiis last year for her show, Everyday Italian.

But Giada De Laurentiis didn't go home empty-handed, either. Her newest project, Giada at Home, won for directing in a lifestyle program. Food Network's only Susan Lucci of the bunch? Sandra Lee, who lost both her nods - one in outstanding achievement in hairstyling and the other for makeup - to The View. Judging by her ultrapolished, Barbie-esque look at the awards, however, perhaps the Academy should reassess. Are you surprised to hear who the winners are?

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Ruth Reichl to Star in New Gourmet Travel Show

YumSugar — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:30:53 -0700

Looking forward to Bravo's Top Chef 6, Food Network's The Next Iron Chef, and the rest of Fall's food-focused lineup? Then there's one more show to TiVo. On Oct. 17, Gourmet magazine will debut a series on public television entitled Gourmet's Adventures With Ruth. On the half-hour show, editor Ruth Reichl travels the world visiting cooking schools with the likes of Frances McDormand and Lorraine Bracco. Gourmet's Adventures With Ruth will also air on Gourmet's TiVo channel, as well as the American Airlines in-flight television channel. At least 10 episodes will be backed by the airlines, whose sponsorship includes branding spots, ad pages in the magazine, and a presence on the website.

As Ruth Reichl's number-one fan, I can't wait to see this show - although I'm curious to know how different the point of view will be from its predecessor, Diary of a Foodie. Will you watch Ruth Reichl eat her way around the globe?

Yummy Link: Gourmet Breaks Away From Epicurious

partysugar — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:28:33 -0800

Yesterday, Gourmet magazine launched an updated, free-standing website. Until now, the magazine's Internet content was grouped together with Bon Appetit's content on Epicurious. The new site has plenty to offer from recipes to interviews to interesting articles. I love watching the Diary of a Foodie videos! - Gourmet