The best kitchen ideas often come from thrift. Strawberry hot sauce takes berries past their best and turns them into a sweet-hot condiment you will reach for all summer. Here is the idea, the history, and the recipe. Great food has a history, and much of it is the history of … [Read more...] about Strawberry Hot Sauce: Turn Soft Berries into Something Brilliant
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Venison Tartare, Done Safely: An Elegant Starter With Care
Tartare is one of the oldest ways to serve meat and one of the most striking starters you can make. It also needs respect. Here is the history, the safety, and a recipe with a worry-free option. Great food has a history, and tartare is among the oldest chapters. Raw, seasoned … [Read more...] about Venison Tartare, Done Safely: An Elegant Starter With Care
Lobster Newburg: The Gilded Age Dish Named by a Grudge
One of the most famous dishes in American history was named backwards, out of spite, after a falling-out between a chef and a sea captain. This is the story of Lobster Newburg and the original 1894 recipe you can still make today. Most great dishes are named after a place or … [Read more...] about Lobster Newburg: The Gilded Age Dish Named by a Grudge
The Drink Cora Grew Up On, and Never Served at Downton
Cora, Countess of Grantham, grew up in Cincinnati in the 1870s and 80s. Her family was new money, the kind Gilded Age America minted by the trainload. By the time she married into the Crawley family in 1890, she'd almost certainly grown up drinking iced tea. She'd also have known … [Read more...] about The Drink Cora Grew Up On, and Never Served at Downton
The Lobster Roll: How a Poor Man’s Food Became a Summer Luxury
Lobster was once so cheap it was fed to prisoners. A few decades later it was the showpiece of the richest tables in America. The lobster roll sits right in the middle of that story. Here is a fact that surprises most people. The lobster roll you pay a small fortune for at a … [Read more...] about The Lobster Roll: How a Poor Man’s Food Became a Summer Luxury
