My education in cooking was a bit unconventional. I had always cooked here and there at home -- baking cookies with my grandmother, helping my mom make the fillings for tacos -- but it was nothing serious. Nothing that gave me the opportunity to explore in the kitchen, understand how...

The colder months tend to make vegetarian cooking more of a challenge. Summer offered an endless bounty fresh vegetables -- tomatoes, corn, peas, zucchini, baby lettuces and cucumbers, to name a few -- which, cooked simply, were often meals on their own. The autumn and impending winter bring more of...

On September 15, 2012 many of the nation's leading thinkers in food media gathered in a restored barn in Rensselaerville, New York to explore the idea of "Old Media, New Media and the False Divide" and discuss the challenges and possibilities of how food stories are told.

Speakers and...

It wouldn't be an Olympic season without a little fun from your friends at Dorm Room Dinner, right?

Well we teamed up to create an Olympic challenge sure to be the highlight of this year's games. You'll be cheering, crying and shouting "U-S-A! U-S-A!" the whole way through....

Some of you may have heard of the gourmet sandwich shop chain 'Wichcraft, originally from New York (it was started by Tom Colicchio, the judge on Top Chef). It's a pretty appropriate name for a sandwich shop, not only because its so clever of a name,...

I love spending long days in the kitchen, taking my time to make a batch of cookies or chopping up the vegetables for dinner. I like to wait as a pot of soup simmers on the stove and find it relaxing to spend an...

As far as I'm concerned, nothing is quite as satisfying as a sandwich in summer, eaten outdoors with a cold glass of iced tea. There's something about taking fresh summer produce and placing it between some good bread (and maybe a smear of mayo or goat...

We promise our college students a lot these days. We promise them a quality education, access to top professors and an intellectually active campus. We promise them the opportunity to think critically, build their leadership skills and express their creativity. We want them to have a solid foundation for the...

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