Nov 03, 2009 -
It's true that Thanksgiving's just around the corner, but there's another important holiday that needs to be addressed. For all those who don't know, National Sandwich Day is happening right this moment! On Nov.
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Oct 30, 2009 -
The moment you've been waiting for all month is finally here: Halloween!
We've bided the time leading up to it by reminiscing over our favorite vintage candies, reaching for some skin-crawling Halloween fingers, and tossing back a few eyeball highballs.
Did you hang around to catch our creepiest moments?
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Oct 29, 2009 -
On the most recent Top Chef, the cheftestants were invited to cook in Tom Colicchio's Craftsteak restaurant, only instead of making steaks, they created vegetarian dishes for Natalie Portman. Did you watch? More importantly, were you paying attention?
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Oct 26, 2009 -
With two dishes per episode and five and half seasons, a lot of tasty creations have come out of Bravo's Top Chef. Since I know you're huge fans of the culinary reality competition, I thought it would be fun to look back at some of these dishes — that's why I put together this quiz. I'll show you a menu item from the past three seasons and you have to tell me who made it.
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Oct 23, 2009 -
What a fun week! We spent most of it celebrating National Vegetarian Month, remembering Cookbook Month, and, of course, ramping up for Halloween!
We also logged quality time behind the stove making triple decker Italian sandwiches, gorgonzola mac and cheese, and roasted vegetable soup.
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Oct 21, 2009 -
Although Party and I love to come up with our own original recipes, there's no underestimating the reliability of tried-and-true instructions from a favorite cookbook. To honor October as Cookbook Month, I thought I would test your knowledge of some of the Western world's most seminal culinary works. Do you know your Brillat-Savarin from your Escoffier?
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Oct 19, 2009 -
Last week while attending Wine & Spirits Top 100 tasting, I realized that there are tons of wines out there that I'm not all that familiar with.
Since I figured you might feel the same way, I thought it would be fun to put together a quiz. I'll list a varietal and you tell me where it's from.
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Oct 16, 2009 -
It's hard to believe that October is more than halfway over — and that Halloween is just around the corner!
Get riled up for this year's sweet-laced Saturday by making Candy Corn Cordials and picking up a few bags of your favorite Halloween candy (mine is candy corn!).
Curious to know how much you can recall about this week?
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Oct 15, 2009 -
Last night's Top Chef highlighted the love story between a chef and a pig. The contestants had to create dishes using a specific piece of pork, and then pair their creations with wine. I enjoyed seeing Dana Cowin, the editor of Food & Wine, compare Laurine's dish to cat food.
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Oct 13, 2009 -
The weather's becoming more moderate, which means root vegetables are turning up in markets everywhere. Root vegetables are typically firm to the touch, making them perfect candidates for soups, stews, and long braises. But there are so many tubers that, at times, it can be hard to set them all straight.
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