Cuisine

Our Girl in Havana: A Bohemian Chic Eatery In Cuba

Tyler Wetherall | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Tyler Wetherall, Cafe Laurent, Our Girl in Havana, Review, Havana-Cuba, US-Cuba Relations, Vedado, Restaurants, Havana, Paladares, Cuba-Paladares, Cuisine, Cuba, Travel News

You don't come to Cuba for the food. Well, you never used to come to Cuba for the food.

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WATCH: Thomas Keller On Dishwashing And The Fundamentals

The Daily Meal | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Culinary, Per Se, Chefs, Thomas Keller, The French Laundry, Cuisine, French Cuisine, Food News

The man who today is known for precision and perfectionism originally found these qualities in his first job dishwashing for his brother's restaurant.

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What's New From the National Restaurant Association

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Chopped, Open Table, Qikserve, Chris Jones, Vermillion, Travelzoo, Cuisine, Maneet Chauhan, Key Ring, Richie Farina, Top Chef, Dining, Restaurant Connect, Ing, Cooking, Chicago, National Restaurant Show, Frontflip, Future Food, Food, Iron Chef, Ben Roche, Dinner, Chicago News

The National Restaurant Association show is a force to be reckoned with, representing a significant inflow of tourism dollars for the city of Chicago.

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Chef Art Smith's Common Threads Brings Us Back Together

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Common Threads, Nellcote, Kids, Nutrition, Cooking, Uptown Sound, Chef, Cuisine, Paul Kahan, Family, Rolling Stones, Art Smith, JC Brooks, Chicago News

Last Thursday evening brought one of those rare events where you feel that you have been transported to another dimension in time.

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The April 30th Dinner Party With Chef Paul Kahan

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Peach Carr, Fear No Art, Nora Dunn, Publican Quality Meats, Lane Alexander, Mayne Stage, Dinner Party, Paul Kahan, Time Out, Cuisine, Chicago Human Rhythm Project, Chicago Arts, Best of Chicago, Chicago Around Town, Video, Chicago News

The Monday April 30 Dinner Party is around the corner. Amidst a great guest line-up, Executive Chef Paul Kahan will present food tastings for the audience from his new restaurant Publican Quality Meats.

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Bunny Chow Is For People!

Off Track Planet | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: South Africa, Foodie Travel, Durban, Street Food, Food, Travel, Otp, Cuisine, International, Culture, Travel News

When ordering bunny chow, say neither "bunny" nor "chow." Just say the portion of loaf you want (whole, half or quarter) and type of filling, as in "a half lamb."

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PHOTOS: Touring The Caribbean's Best Highways

Dwight Brown | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Casinos, Church, Caribbean, Shopping, Rainforest, Surfing, Tennis, Cuisine, Hotels, Golf, Highways, Ecology, Restaurants, Beaches, Museums, Nature, Vacation, Slidepollajax, Road Trips, Travel Blogs, Travel News

Sometimes Puerto Rico feels like a Caribbean island, other times more like America's 51st state.

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Why This Pornographer Thinks America NEEDS Rick Santorum

Quentin Boyer | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Satan, Rick Santorum, Humor, Martha Stewart, Tom Colicchio, Political Humor, Cuisine, Food Porn, Comedy News

According to Rick Santorum's official website, America is suffering a "pandemic of harm" from the distribution of pornography, but there's another pernicious threat to this nation that I think warrants Santorum's attention.

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PHOTOS: An Idyllic Island With A Small Hometown Feel

Dwight Brown | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Vacation, Caribbean, Eco-Friendly, Tennis, Cuisine, Resorts, Hotels, Swimming, History, Scuba Diving, Golf, Islands, Luxury, Beaches, Restaurants, Museums, Spas, Travel Blogs, Slidepollajax, Travel News

Antigua is distinguished from the other Caribbean islands by its vast unblemished landscapes, its friendliness and a variety of secluded, all-inclusive resorts that each have their own appeal.

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Diet, Diabetes And Paula Deen: The Case For Loving Food That Loves Us Back

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Chefs, Cooking, Nutrition, Health, Dr. David Katz, Paula Deen, Diabetes, Diet, Cuisine, Paula Deen Butter, Healthy Food, Food and Health, Paula Deen Diabetes, Food for Health, Health Foods, Good Health, Diet and Nutrition, Health Food, Healthy Living News

Pretending that food doesn't matter to health is at best denial, at worst a serious delusion. We should not mortgage health to pay for culinary delight, any more than we should give up culinary pleasure to purchase health. We can love food that loves us back.

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Vegetarian Cuisine and Culinary Education

Ron Pickarski | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Vegetarian, Vegan, Culinary Olympics, Education, Food, Cuisine, Healthy Dining, American Natural Foods, Ron Pickarski, Food News

With today's chefs generally having little or no formal education in vegetarian cuisine, the mainstream food service industry is struggling to cost effectively address vegetarian cuisine on their menus with perceived value and protein innovation.

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Why Dieting Doesn't Mean You Can't Celebrate Food

Manuel Villacorta | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Organic Food, Eating Well, Cuisine, Paleo Diet, Paleolithic Diet Trend, Health and Fitness, Diet and Nutrition, Diet Trends, Weight Loss, Custom Diet and Nutrition, Paleolithic Diet, Healthy Living News

Lately I've been seeing a lot of clients under the sway of yet another new diet trend: the Paleolithic diet.

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Food Trend: POP Goes Peru

Rozanne Gold | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Ceviche, La Mar, Nobu, Cuisine, Peruvian, Food News

There's a "nueva cocina" at work in Peru just as there's a "nuova cucina" in Italy and a new-New American here in the US.

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Savoring Umbria's Earthy Tastes

Kathy McCabe | Posted 09.30.2011

Read More: Italian Wine, Italian Regional Cuisine, Cooking, Italy Travel, Wine, Italy, Travel, Umbria, Italian Food, Italian Restaurants, Cuisine, Dream of Italy, Kathy Mccabe, Foodie Travel, Travel News

Peasant recipes focus on simple, fresh ingredients. Key staples in Umbrian cuisine are olive oil, truffles, pasta and meat from lamb, pigeon and pigs.

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Tasting Louis Royer Cognacs At Daniel

Gastronomista | Posted 07.05.2011

Read More: Daniel Boulud, Cocktails, Cognac, Louis Royer, French Cuisine, New York, Cuisine, Libations, Food News

Earlier this week we were invited to a fête for a cognac tasting at Daniel Boulud's legendary four star restaurant, Daniel. The event was hosted by ...

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St. Lucia -- The Shangri-la Caribbean Island

Dwight Brown | Posted 08.19.2011

Read More: Hiking, Rain Forests, Caribbean, Parrot, Luxury Travel, Travel, Tennis, Mountains, Cuisine, Culture, Hotels, History, Golf, Massage, Resort, Luxury, Beaches, Nobel Laureate, Food, Vacation, Massage Therapy, Creole, Volcano, Spas, African-Caribbeans, Travel News

St. Lucia is an earthly, verdant, mountainous paradise perfect for exploration and vacations.

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Noodling on a Theme: A Colorado Ramen Roundup

Gil Asakawa | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Dining, Restaurants, Cuisine, Japanese Food, Colorado, Ramen, Okole Maluna, Kokoro, Bones, Colorado Japanese Food, Bento Zanmei, Sachi Sushi, Gohan Time, Sushi Tora, Oshima Ramen, Denver Around Town, Sushi, Denver News

Denver used to be a ramen dead zone. As a ramen fan, I can say that there are now a couple of places I'd gladly go to any day for a slurp of those kinky noodles.

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Review: Global Indulgence At Chef Troy Guard's TAG

| Sheri L. Thompson | Posted 07.02.2011

Read More: Denver Cuisine, Chef Troy Guard, Fusion, Troy Guard, Gourmet, Continental Cuisine, Cool Denver Restaurants, Best of Denver, Denver Restaurants, Tag, Cuisine, Denver News

For the adventurous foodie, TAG is the stuff of dreams. There is no true categorization here other than "anything goes" -- and it all goes well. Se...

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Behind the Scenes with Chefs Ben Roche and Homaro Cantu of Moto

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Future Food, Iron Chef America, Fear No Art Chicago, Cuisine, Planet Green, Ben Roche, Moto, Homaro Cantu, Liquid Nitrogen, Edible Menu, Freeze-Dried Ice Cream, Chicago News

In this video, featuring chefs Ben Roche and Homaro Cantu of the renowned Moto restaurant, things get a little crazy in the kitchen and the creative sparks fly -- literally!

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Tap Tap, Miami (VIDEO)

Constantin Bjerke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art, Wilfrid Daleus, Colour, Caribbean, Restaurant, Haiti, Mural, Miami, Island, Charity, Food, Tap Tap, Cuisine, Food News

The colors, incongruous sounds, overbearing exotic smells and the visual delirium enshrouding the walls transport patrons of this Miami restaurant to Haiti.

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How to Cook Sri Lankan With Cabbage

The New York Public Library | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photography, New York Public Library, Ethnic Food, Recipes, Cooking, Sri Lanka, Food, Staten Island, Photojournalism, Cuisine, Nypl, New York News

Traditional Sri Lankan cuisine is a wondrous mix of tropical produce, freshly pounded spices, and curries cooked slowly in clay pots over an open fire.

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Mahjong Dumplings: Tiled Of Normal Dumplings?

Thrillist | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dumplings, Asian, Cuisine, New York News

Dumplings take different forms the world over -- Poland stuffs potato into their pierogies, Italy meat and cheese into ravioli, and Japan shrimp int...

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Confucius Says: It's All About the Guanxi! Business Etiquette in China

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 05.25.2011

When conducting business in China, there are many protocols to be followed. Jenny Li, author of Passport China, writes that success in international b...

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12 Most Memorable Meals and Restaurants of 2010 (SLIDESHOW)

Sue Frause | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Restaurants, Cooking, Food, Slidepollajax, North America, Italy, United States, Cuisine, Food News

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Honest Cooking And The New Nordic Cuisine

Kalle Bergman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nordic Cuisine, Recipes, Cooking, Kalle Bergman, Beef, Rene Redzepi, Food, Lindstrom, Noma, Scandinavian Food, New Nordic Cuisine, Noma Restaurant, Cuisine, Food News

Scandinavian food doesn't require a lot of weird ingredients, spices you've never heard of before, or techniques that take seven years of culinary training to master. It is usually very simple.

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