Mashed potatoes, while buttery and delicious, can also be a little uninspired. To me, they’ve always felt like filler on my Thanksgiving plate — an afterthought, more vehicle for gravy than anything else. I wondered: How could I turn a “just fine” side dish into something to get excited about? The answer may be brown…
In Sugar Land, Texas, there’s a refrain you may hear from residents — an unofficial city motto of sorts: Life is sweeter here. By many measures, it is. This Houston suburb is affluent, with a median household income nearly 70 percent higher than the nation’s. One of the world’s largest oil companies, Schlumberger, has a…
Of course, there are many meals between now and Turkey Day, and one of them could feature turkey’s fine feathered friend, the chicken. Kay Chun’s sticky coconut chicken and rice pairs gently sweet coconut rice with the bracing notes of fresh ginger, garlic and scallions, along with toasted cashews for crunch. Dash on some hot…
Experts explain the resistant starch trend circulating on social media.
It’s a Monday afternoon in the Tsujkiji branch of the Tokyo Sushi Academy and we’re about to be put to the test. Or I am anyway. Most of the other students enrolled in the Japanese Culinary Intensive course are professionals. They are local or from abroad, just brushing up on skills or adding to their…
Danny Taing’s 55,000 Kit Kats began their long, twisted and sometimes obscure journey in Japan. Mr. Taing is the founder of Bokksu, a New York company that sells Japanese snacks in subscription boxes, and he intended to make a tidy sum by flipping the sweets stateside. The Kit Kat shipment — which included sought-after flavors…
Headliner Hoexter’s Back in the 1970s and ’80s, the Upper East Side was a dining destination. Summon memories, if you can, of the Sign of the Dove, Parioli Romanissimo, Mortimer’s, Elaine’s, David K, Quo Vadis, Le Cirque, Jams, Arcadia, An American Place and many more. On the list was a chop house, Hoexter’s Market (two…
For years, one of Eleven Madison Park’s favorite party tricks has been inviting diners midway through the meal to have a drink in the kitchen. If you accept, you will be led to a spot against the back wall behind a shallow ledge that looks something like a communion rail. There you stand as an…
I’ve been on a chickpea kick lately, enabled by a stockpile of dried chickpeas and Ella Quittner’s extremely thorough guide to cooking them well. Her guide includes pressure cooker times — exactly what I needed. But canned chickpeas are one of the great gifts of the supermarket, something to always keep on hand at home…
In a perfect world, you’d always be able to serve your Thanksgiving turkey directly after its sojourn in the oven. It’s the best way to take advantage of the bird’s crisp juiciness and meaty aroma — not to mention a chance to hide in the kitchen from football games. But what if you have to…