August 2012
98 posts
19 tags
5 tags
22 tags
Dinner in a Flash: 3 Store-Bought Pizza Doughs
PIZZA…PRESTO!
Making your own dough is great, but not if it delays dinner. Use our three store-bought picks for pie on the fly!
THIN: Mama Mary’s Thin & Crispy Pizza Crusts
These thin crusts with a brick-oven flavor stayed crisp even when we piled on the toppings. ($4.99 for 2 crusts)
THICKER: Schwan’s Starter Crust
This reminded us of a slice straight from a pizza parlor, with...
8 tags
10 tags
15 tags
Sink Your Teeth into THIS Food Festival: Meatopia
This event ain’t for the faint of heart, y’all. With a name like MEATOPIA, I half expect a big, bearded man to be yelling, maybe chanting, “Meatopia” through a megaphone. To my imagination’s luck, Rachael’s pal and founder Josh Ozersky is indeed bearded and incredibly passionate about meat, he even created a Meatopia Manifesto. (Read it here!)
So what exactly...
12 tags
14 tags
16 tags
12 tags
10 tags
16 tags
14 tags
7 tags
14 tags
17 tags
Bank-Breaking Ingredient: Truffles
How can a dirt-dwelling collection of spores set you back more than your car payment? Here’s what makes truffle shavings cost up to $3,000 per pound
THEY’RE RARE
The divas of the food world, these oddly- shaped wild tubers grow only beneath certain trees—in superspecific weather and soil conditions— and can be harvested for just a few months in the fall. Unlike other kinds of produce,...
14 tags
Cookbook Review: Now Eat This! Italian
NOW EAT THIS! ITALIAN
By Rocco DiSpirito ($27)
Grazie, Rocco! The latest cookbook from this longtime luminary features Italian classics like creamy fettuccine alfredo, all trimmed to 350 calories max. And because the recipes come from real Italian mamas—who appear throughout the book—you know the calorie-cutting doesn’t compromise flavor.
From the September “Italian Issue” of...
18 tags
8 tags
11 tags
15 tags
20 tags
14 tags
Cookbook Review: Crazy Good Italian
CRAZY GOOD ITALIAN
By Mike Isabella ($35)
What do you get when you cross a Top Chef All-Star with an Italian-American childhood? Isabella’s first cookbook, which includes family traditions (check out Grandma’s Potato Gnocchi) and the chef’s own creations (remember that pepperoni sauce from Top Chef?). It’s a mix that totally says delizioso.
From our September “Italian Issue”...
15 tags
Trend Alert: Deep-Fry That Pizza!
The latest “it” pizza—called the montanara—is hitting pizza joints across the country. Derived from a Neapolitan recipe, the pie stars soft, fluffy dough that’s briefly oil-fried before being topped with relatively minimal sauce and cheese and a few leaves of basil, then finished in the oven. The result is a crust that’s chewy, light, oh-so-slightly crunchy—and more or less impossible to...
16 tags
14 tags
6 tags
12 tags
15 tags
14 tags
15 tags
Hey Soul Sistas! (And Brothers!)
Guess who’s coming to town? TRAIN!
That’s right, the band Train will be coming by the offices on Monday for a special (private, sorry guys!) wine tasting with our staff. We’ll be sampling their bottles of “Calling All Angels” Chardonnay, “Drops of Jupiter” California Red and “California 37” Cabernet Sauvignon.” We can’t wait to raise a glass with super-foodie Pat Monahan...
10 tags
6 tags
14 tags
13 tags
7 tags
11 tags
6 tags
12 tags
18 tags
Trend Alert: Coming to a Menu Near You!
Fancy comfort food (artisanal jumbo pretzels for the win!) has been popping up on menus lately—and that’s no coincidence! Comfort food is just one of a bunch of interesting trends that are emerging in both food trucks and brick and mortar spots. Here are some of our other favorites:
PORK is so hot right now—but really! Bacon is still (and always will be) a major player for foodies, but other pig...
8 tags
21 tags
14 tags
EVO-OOOohhh
EVOO isn’t just for the kitchen, these soaps use olive oil’s moisturizers and antioxidants to work skin magic.
(Pictured from top to bottom)
1. Alighiero Campostrini Fruttato, $8.50, bigelowchemists.com 2. Soap Cartel Naked Truth, $9, soapcartel.com 3. Volta Organics ginger and grapefruit, $6, voltasoap.com 4. Kiss My Face olive oil and green tea, $3, kissmyface.com 5. Olivia Care...
1 tag
15 tags
21 tags
We Love Dogs! Top 5 Hilariously Adorable Pups: #1...
We scoured YouTube for our favorite videos of the world’s wackiest (and yes, cutest) dogs. Stay tuned this week as we count down five of our faves!
Besides the pursuit of food, one of a dog’s constant worries in life is who is going to play with them? And more importantly, play their favorite game – catching a ball. Jerry here took matters into his own paws with this tennis ball releaser.
...
9 tags
8 tags
15 tags
13 tags
