Rice with Pollo. (Michael Pisarri) This James Beard Award and Iron Chef America winner is a chef, restauranteur, caterer and television persona juggling multiple projects with her husband and business partner, David Martinez. Çhef Michelle Bernstein mixes Miami heat, Latin spices and a Jewish vibe for flavorful recipes. Her personality is like her cooking — … Read more
High altitudes make cookies spread in the pan, cakes fall, and a few baked goods turn out as they do at sea level. This twice-monthly column presents recipes and tips that make baking in the mountains successful. Chocolate lovers, these cookies are for you. Slightly melted shards of dark chocolate, complemented by crunchy nuts, float … Read more
People who know Key West also know the king of Key lime pie by his first name. Or at least his lime-colored chef’s hat. For nearly 30 years, on the corner of Elizabeth and Greene streets, Kermit Carpenter has been hawking the classic Keys dessert, which he makes using his grandma’s simple recipe. These days, … Read more
On a warm summer day back in 2017 as I scrolled through the Explore feature on Instagram, an image of a shell ice cream sandwich caught my attention. I pressed on the image hoping that the eatery was somewhere in Los Angeles so I could visit it. Indeed, the mesmerizing treat was from Horchatería Rio … Read more
PHOTO: RACHEL VANNI; FOOD STYLING: MAKINZE GORE We love a hearty, studded salad with a good dressing, and this one is just that. Chickpeas get roasted plain so that they have a real chance to dry and become extra crispy. If you have an air fryer, use it to cook your chickpeas for the ultimate … Read more
photo: Allie ChanthornReinmann There’s lots of content out there to help you decide what to cook with your fancy sous vide precision, immersion, circulation, sans conflagration tool, or so I’ve heard. I’ve read about all the cool things one can sous vide with tantalizing results—juicy steaks, cheesecakes, buttery lobster tailsand the silkiest of eggsit all … Read more
Christian Green first caught our culinary attention in 2014 on Season 5 of Fox’s “MasterChef.” Incredibly, the 29-year-old from New Orleans impressed judges so much during the series that on his exit, Gordon Ramsey offered to invest in Green’s future plans for a food truck. Fast-forward to 2022 and the charismatic cook is back in … Read more
Ada Calhoun, taking breakfast seriously. Illustration: Lindsay Mound When she was growing up in the East Village, Ada Calhoun wanted to be a farmer because it was the most exotic profession she could think of. Instead, she became a writer. It is the family business: Her father dela, the art critic Peter Schjeldahl, had once … Read more
Readers Say Over 1,000 readers voted on their favorite places to get a scoop. With the heat of summer coming up, you’ll want to stop by one of these shops soon. An ice cream cone at New City Microcreamery. Photo courtesy of New City Microcreamery The cities of Somerville and Cambridge do not run short … Read more
“It would be weird to work in a restaurant and not lose your mind,” says Ayo Edebiri’s character on FX’s new restaurant dramedy The Bear. And her dela Sydney, a sous-chef at one of the most hectic, anxiety-inducing restaurants in Chicago, would know. But let’s take that a step further: It would be weird to … Read more