I think most of us who are cooking this Christmas have figured out the main course by now. At my house it’ll be duck, and I can’t wait for the burnished skin and all that extra fat for weeks of crispy potatoes. But what about dessert? I was getting ready to make an old school…
What’s the easiest way to a New Year’s party nosh? Pour a bag of potato chips into a bowl, spoon some sour cream into another bowl, and open a jar of caviar or salmon roe for dipping. It can be as luxurious or as thrifty as you like, depending on whether you splurge on the…
One of Sweden’s most delicious exports, Jansson’s temptation, otherwise known as Janssons frestelse, is a creamy potato casserole flavored with melty onions and umami-packed tinned sprats. As to the origin of the Swedish classic, which is often served with schnapps as part of the Julbord (“Christmas table”), there are a few theories. One suggests that…
Headliner The Tusk Bar For some time now, Nick Hatsatouris, a restaurateur with places in East Hampton, N.Y., and West Hollywood, Calif., has had his eye on New York. He’s taken over the dining areas in the historic Evelyn Hotel, in NoMad, which had been run by the chef Jonathan Benno and closed in 2021.…
Scroll through the reader notes for Melissa Clark’s wine-braised chicken with mushrooms and leeks and one thing becomes very clear — it’s a great dish to serve to friends and family. “This recipe is on my short list for dinner parties. I make it the day before so the flavors have a chance to deepen,”…
The big moments of the holiday season are whizzing by, and next up are Noche Buena and the Feast of the Seven Fishes, both on Christmas Eve and both occasions for amazing food. We have a new Seven Fishes menu that published yesterday with recipes from the wonderful Dan Pelosi — a.k.a. GrossyPelosi of Instagram…
Ben Clark may be uniquely qualified to predict the outcome of the next presidential election. He’s not a pollster or political strategist. He makes cookie cutters. The metal baking tools are an uncanny cultural bellwether, said Mr. Clark, who runs Ann Clark, the largest cookie-cutter manufacturer in the United States. Just after the 2016 election,…
A few blocks from where the Cronut was born, a new pastry mash-up by a French chef is making its debut. Gregory Doyen developed a cakelike confection inspired by brownies and cookies that’s round, about three inches in diameter, fairly dense and with a central opening where a ganache or fruit filling goes. Mr. Doyen…
In this week’s New York Times, Dan Pelosi (a.k.a. @grossypelosi) writes about the Feast of the Seven Fishes, that multicourse seafood dinner served in Italian American households on Christmas Eve. The classic menu serves up seven different fishes in seven different dishes, but Mr. Pelosi has recalculated the math to subtract the drama that making…
A marinara-stained kitchen timer ticks as Donna Berzatto choreographs a complex dance of dishes around limited oven space. “I need you to remember to put the Rockefellers in, and take out the artichokes, which leaves an open oven,” she commands her son Carmy. “I need you to put the branzino on the top and let…