Kate and William may be having a small, intimate celebration to mark their first anniversary -- but that's no reason to stop you having a proper feast.
Here's one inspired by the main players in their big day.
Links to recipes can be found below the slide show...
(2) Comments | Posted February 23, 2012 | 3:24 PM
Some people have Halloween. Others celebrate Valentines Day with a bang. For us, it's all about Oscars. For the past seven years we have hosted an Oscars party.
We know the politics of the awards are fraught. We know all the cynical retorts. But there is something undeniably escapist...
Comments | Posted February 23, 2012 | 8:20 AM
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When life is very hard, sometimes the best answer is cake. This New York deli treat might have come in handy for nine year old Oskar Schell; (explorer, jeweler, inventor, tambourine player and...
(1) Comments | Posted February 23, 2012 | 8:19 AM
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These are not baseballs. They're lumps of popcorn, a dusting of Parmesan and a lick of truffle, bound together like an island of misfit toys. It's worth noting; these do not contain real...
(1) Comments | Posted February 22, 2012 | 11:50 PM
An Oscars Best Picture inspired meal starts here.
These martinis pay respect to "The Artist"; the rumored front runner for this year's Best Picture.
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To start with: the obvious. Like the film, it's black and...
(5) Comments | Posted February 22, 2012 | 8:45 AM
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Gil (Owen Wilson in the best interpretation of chicken-legged Woody Allen since the man himself) believes there is nowhere finer than Paris, at night, in the rain. He and his fiancée Inez thought...
(2) Comments | Posted February 22, 2012 | 8:27 AM
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Matt King is just trying to keep his head above water, what with his tempestuous daughters and coma-bound wife. As he's keen to point out to us, it might look...
Comments | Posted February 21, 2012 | 11:19 AM
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Where does life begin and end? Where is mercy? Are they eating mince for dinner again? These are some of the questions that dog Terrence Malick's loosely plotted family drama/examination of...
(2) Comments | Posted February 21, 2012 | 11:05 AM
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To be sure, there wasn't a lot of cake in the trenches of World War 1. And there certainly weren't many treats for the horses. This cake celebrates the highs and the lows...
(25) Comments | Posted February 21, 2012 | 10:59 AM
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Minny Jackson thinks fried chicken just tends to make you feel better about life. So does this chocolate pie. The social structures of 1960s Jackson Mississippi may be difficult for modern audiences...
(1) Comments | Posted February 21, 2012 | 8:39 AM
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A story about an orphan boy who lives in the clocks in Paris' Gare Montparnasse station in 1930 and the magic of cinema. This Boursin soufflé does not stand in for Hugo because...
(15) Comments | Posted October 10, 2011 | 2:27 PM
There's every chance that the world's best sandwich is in Sydney.
You'll find it at Sonoma Bakery.
Here are the vital details. It holds meatballs -- plump like a cherub's cheek. They're a mix of ground pork and veal, so you...
(3) Comments | Posted July 21, 2011 | 8:39 AM
To me, no food shouts 'I'm on holiday' louder than a fish taco.
The last time I ate fish tacos, I was here.
We were on a surfing safari in the depths of Baja. Over the course...
(54) Comments | Posted June 1, 2011 | 8:00 AM
I've only recently twigged that making the most of a breakfast buffet is both an art and a science. Some people are very good at this. Sun Tzu has nothing on them.
To really tackle a buffet requires a proper...
(10) Comments | Posted April 27, 2011 | 9:56 AM
No matter your feelings on the monarchy, it's always nice to see a young couple in love.
You may not be invited to Buckingham Palace for the festivities, but there's no reason why you can't have a proper royal feast to celebrate.
Whether it's a street party, a dressed up...
(646) Comments | Posted April 4, 2011 | 11:10 PM
There's every chance that the best hot dog in the world is in Iceland.
It's called a pylsur.
Here are the vital details. It tastes properly of meat, not an indistinguishable blur of brown. The sausage snaps...
(23) Comments | Posted March 31, 2011 | 4:26 PM
Hákarl is shark meat that's been fermented for anywhere between 6-12 weeks.
Chef Gordon Ramsay threw up after eating this Icelandic delicacy.
I did marginally better.
If...
(1) Comments | Posted February 26, 2011 | 1:32 PM
Through next week, Victoria Haschka will be rolling out a menu for an Oscars feast on HuffPost Food, offering an original recipe inspired by each of this year's 10 Best Picture-nominated films.
See also her recipes for a Black Swan Blackberry & Chocolate-Smothered Panna Cotta...
(1) Comments | Posted February 26, 2011 | 1:24 PM
Victoria Haschka is rolling out a menu for an Oscars feast on HuffPost Food, offering an original recipe inspired by each of this year's 10 Best Picture-nominated films.
See also her recipes for a Black Swan Blackberry & Chocolate-Smothered Panna Cotta , Social...
Comments | Posted February 26, 2011 | 12:45 PM
Through next week, Victoria Haschka will be rolling out a menu for an Oscars feast on HuffPost Food, offering an original recipe inspired by each of this year's 10 Best Picture-nominated films.
See also her recipes for a Black Swan Blackberry & Chocolate-Smothered Panna Cotta...
Comments | Posted May 1, 2012 | 9:33 AM