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Rustic Potato and Greens Pie – The Perfect Vegetarian Entree for a Cold Night
This is a forgiving and rustic pie. You start by making my very simple food-processor pie dough. Roll it out into a rough circle between sheets of plastic wrap and drop it into a pie plate. Spoon the filling into the middle of the pie, then fold in the edges,…
Cassoulet Wars! The 10th Year
While it comes from humble beginnings, there is no dish in Southwest France more iconic, cherished, and controversial than the cassoulet – a slow cooking bean and meat stew. I think I have been a judge every year (except one) at this competition held in New York City, sponsored by…
Somehow I Snuck into this Photo at the Julia Child Awards
I went to Washington on October 17th for the 1oth Julia Child Awards gala dinner held at the Smithsonian. The honoree this year was Alice Waters. But you can see many of the prior winners in this photo along with Alice: Jose Andrés, Sue Feniger, Rick Bayless, Grace Young, Sean…
Come Join Me at Cassoulet Wars on Feb 3 Where I Will Be a Judge!
While it comes from humble beginnings, there is no dish in Southwest France more iconic, cherished, and controversial than the cassoulet. Join me in celebrating (and indulging in) over 20 different takes on this historic dish at @dartaganfoods 10th Annual #CassouletWar. Hope to see you there! https://www.dartagnan.com/cassoulet_war_page.html
Milk Street Radio: Everything You Needed to Know About Sourdough
Richard Hart is here with the hottest takes in bread baking and sourdough—why he doesn’t care about your old sourdough starter, what everyone gets wrong about rye bread, and why the bread in Paris is, well, lacking. Plus, antique bookseller Don Lindgren reveals the history of community cookbooks, J. Kenji…
Red Beans and Rice Soup with Ham
Red beans and rice, served throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, is one of the signature dishes of New Orleans, a city rich with the influences of Latin America and the Caribbean. Indeed, that’s why Louis Armstrong, New Orleans’s pioneering cultural ambassador to the world, used to sign off his…
Milk Street Radio: The Amazing World of Mexican Desserts
This week, we taste the sweeter side of Mexican cuisine with chef Fany Gerson. Traveling from Mexico City to Veracruz to Oaxaca, we explore regional confections like chili-flavored paletas and guava and cheese doughnuts. Plus, we take a seat at the Noir Bar with writer and television host Eddie Muller,…
Sautéed Tilapia with Spicy Mint Sauce
This recipe contains everything you need to bestow some serious charisma on a bland fish fillet: lime juice for acidity, fish sauce for saltiness, mint for herb-ish brightening, and jalapeno for heat. I’ve cast tilapia in the lead role here, but almost any fish — catfish, arctic char, black cod,…
Milk Street Radio: 2025 Food Trends from NYTime’s Kim Severson
Kim Severson of the New York Times predicts the biggest food trends of 2025—from dirty sodas and whiskey ketchup to the new supermarket and the ingredient of the year. Also up this week, we get a lesson in southern Thai cooking from Nok Suntaranon, we make Bread Dumplings in Broth,…
Pascalou – Cozy NYC Bistro on the Upper East Side
Here I am with my buddy Pascal Bonhomme. He and his wife, Lottie Baglan, own this little gem of a neighborhood restaurant on Madison Ave. between 92nd and 93rd street. The menu is French with Mediterranean, Italian and a few international dishes thrown in. Pascal and I worked together many…