Posts by moulton
Lydia Shire: My Very First Culinary Mentor
Last week I was in Cambridge, MA, for a dinner at the Harvest Restaurant to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Harvest was the first restaurant I ever worked at, right out of cooking school and I was lucky to get a nightly one on one tutorial from the chef at that…
Milk Street Radio: Lidia Bastianich Hotline
Lidia Bastianich joins Christopher Kimball to answer our listeners’ Italian cooking questions—from the best recipe for ravioli to tips for avoiding soggy lasagne. Plus, The Great British Bake Off’s Giuseppe Dell’Anno shares the joys of Italian baking, from cannoli cake to sfogliatelle; culinary guide Arianna Pasquini takes us on a…
Mashama Bailey – The Chef of The Grey in Savannah
The other night I watched “Chef’s Table” on Netflix for the first time, and the episode I picked was about Mashama Bailey, the chef and co-owner of two iconic restaurants in Savannah Georgia – The Grey, and the Grey Market. It is a lovely episode. Mashama won the title of…
Strawberries Baked Alaska
This recipe celebrates one of the first – and sweetest — harbingers of spring: local strawberries. Sure, the supermarket offers strawberries all year ‘round, but the gems that are grown locally and show up in season boast way more flavor than their cousins from the other side of the world. …
Milk Street Radio – The Perfect Cup: Great Homemade Coffee
YouTube coffee expert James Hoffmann shares the best, worst and weirdest coffee in the world—from his tried-and-true recipe for the ultimate cup at home to the time he tasted 70-year-old beans in Japan. Plus, Don and Petie Kladstrup tell us the story of the man who taught America to love…
The Carlsbad Cookbook Group Featured My Cookbook!
They call it “The Cook the Books! Cookbook Group.” They pick a cookbook and then everyone chooses a recipe from the book to bring to a potluck held at the Carlstadt library in New Jersey. I’m honored they picked “Home Cooking 101,” Look at the all the dishes they made!!
Antipasto Salad
Feel free to substitute any meats or cheeses for the ones suggested below. Makes 6 to 8 servings Hands-on time: 25 minutes Total preparation time: 25 minutes Kosher salt ½ small head broccoli or cauliflower 1 ounce sun dried tomatoes (about ½ cup) One 6 ½ -ounce jar marinated artichoke…
Milk Street Radio: Is the Stomach Your Second Brain?
This week, we uncover everything you never knew about the stomach, including its ability to think. Author Elsa Richardson also reveals ancient medical practices for quieting a gurgling gut, and we find out just how similar human and dog stomachs are. Plus, Florence Fabricant of The New York Times discusses…
Here’s the Menu for my April 11 Harvest Dinner!
The Harvest, located in Harvard Square in Cambridge MA, is one of the first seasonally focused restaurants on the east coast and the first restaurant I ever worked at (and the only one that is still standing!) in 1977. Many great chefs worked there including Lydia Shire, Bob Kinkead and…
Milk Street Radio: I Grew Up in a Chinese Takeaway
Angela Hui tells the story of her childhood growing up in her family’s Chinese restaurant—there are flaming woks, short tempers and zero privacy. Plus, we’re joined by journalist Jenn Harris to learn how influencers are making their mark on the restaurant industry; Alex Aïnouz speeds up beef bourguignon; and we…