Reports

Going the Whole Hog

Emiko Davies recounts the ultimate celebration of a traditional Tuscan family ritual: slaughtering a pig.

My First Crop of Garlic

Giulio Sturla about the simple joy of growing your own garlic.

Awaken the Small Gourmet Within

A trip to the Pierre Herme store in Paris is an essential part of becoming a miniature gourmet.

Harvesting, Coffee and Cooking – All in One Day

Giulio Sturla manages to spend time harvesting the garden, stop for coffee and prepare a nine course fresh meal for friends, all in one day.

On Love, Abs and Roasted Tomato Soup

A story about cut off muscle t-shirts, abs, love and a soup with a kick.

Festivus Meal – Soup ‘n Toasties

December 23rd is not just ‘the day before the day before Christmas’. It’s much more than that, or can be if you’re willing to open your heart to one of the whackier holiday traditions on offer.

Honorary Elves: We Keep The Cookies Coming

In partnership with Santa Clause, food industry professionals belong to a sort of honorary elf society. A network external to the North Pole, they help make Christmas possible.

Sense Memory: When the Lights Went Out – Remembering the Best Holiday Meal in the Dark

When the light goes out and your home becomes an ice box, you Holiday meal has to be ruined, right? Wrong.

Minnesota: Shepherd’s Way Farms and Fresh Sheep’s Milk Ricotta Doughnuts with Warm Honey and Cinnamon

Back from an inspiring visit at the Shepherd’s Way Farm in Minnesota, Laura Lindekugel makes a gorgeous batch of Ricotta Doughnuts.

Holiday Cooking – Height of the Flavor Season

Marissa Sertich about the many flavorful cooking pleasures of the Holiday Season.

Chef Highlight – the Legendary Michel Bras

While Michael Pollan deliver sermons on local eating, Michel Bras has been humbly living and breathing this philosophy before it ever landed in a bookstore.

Idle Hands: How too Much Time can Cause a Cook to Crack

A cook with nothing to do is a dangerous cook. Just ask Marissa Sertich.

Sense Memory: It’s Thanksgiving, You Blockhead! How Mishaps Make Memories

It’s not about what’s on the Thanksgiving table, but who’s sitting there with you.

The Language of Food

Facing the language barrier, the gift of good food and wine is often the perfect communication tool.

A Bite of Britain: Marmite. Love, Hate or Never Heard of It?

Marmite has divided the world into three camps – lovers, haters and the millions of people worldwide who have never heard of it.

Sense Memory: The Flavor of Home

Denise Sakaki with another trip down culinary memory lane in her newest Sense Memory column.

The perfect cup of tea
A Bite of Britain: The Perfect Cup of Tea

We welcome our new British food columnist Ruby Moukli with a nice cup of tea.

The Intrepid Eater: Brownie Edition

Hannah Keyser falls in love with the award winning British Kooky Bakes brownies.

In Search of my Stepkids’ Tastebuds

A simple egg bhurji breaks children into Indian food without the bold slap-in-your-face flavors.

The Intrepid Eater: Haggis Edition

Hannah Keyser travels to Edinburgh and throws herself at the art of eating Haggis.

The New Cook in the Kitchen

Having the sous chef calling you “Miranda” actually means he likes you.

New Nordic Chefs Head for the Woods to Redefine Luxury

In the New Nordic Cuisine, local herbs, plants and vegetables are redefining what is luxury eating.

Hallelujah Moments at the First Annual MAD Food Camp

This past weekend saw the first annual MAD Foodcamp staged in the Danish capital of Copenhagen. A nerdy Woodstockish foodie festival and conference that showcased some of the most in vogue gastronomy profiles in the world.

The Truth About Florentines

Florentines are enormously popular cookies world-wide, but a visit to the best of Florence’s pastry shops for these cookies will leave you empty-handed.

Blood And Sweat: Wine And Olive Oil In Italy’s Deep South

Emiko Davies explores the cool earthiness of an underground olive oil mill and the fruity explosion of sun-soaked wines as they come together in Masseria L’Astore, a traditional estate in Salento, Puglia.

More Than Noma: Eating Death In Denmark

Kalle Bergman reports from a showcooking event at a ghost haunted medieval Danish castle.

Uncle Tim’s Barbecue Tri-Tip Steak with Hickory

Sarah Kenney on family traditions, tri-tip barbecues and an enchanting trip to Table Rocks Lake in So. Missouri.

Culture With A Small “C”

Gilda Claudine Karasik experiences the culinary cultural tradition not of a nation, but of a family.

A Tutti Frutti For The 4th Of July

Deep in the heart of the Ozarks, sparkle the beautiful Table Rock Lakes. And that’s where you’ll find Sarah Kenney today.

Grilled Double-Cut Pork Chops, Father’s Day. And A Side Of Wheels

Sarah Kenney about pork-chops, cars and the man she considers the best husband in the world.

A Day Of Chinese Cooking At Beijing’s Hutong Cuisine

The Hutong Cuisine cooking school is located in one of Beijing’s historic hutong neighborhoods. Jessica Smith spends the day learning how to make Char Siu pork buns.

Memorial Day Weekend: Remembering Alex

To Gilda Claudine Karasik, Memorial Day Weekend is a time for both celebration and remembrance.

About Foraging And Creamy Morel Mushrooms On Grilled Ciabatta Bread

Valerie Harrison goes foraging for one of her favorite spring time comfort foods.

Cooking Croatia: Roasted Lamb Under The Bell

Roasting under the bell is a traditional Balkan way of preparing food. Tamara Novacoviç tells more.

Mazanec Czech Easter Bread
Mazanec And Other Czech Easter Traditions

In Prague, Easter celebrations are more about welcoming spring than anything else.

Natural Easter Egg Dyes
Natural Easter Egg Dyes

Egg dyeing is an almost worldwide Easter tradition, and Kelsey Hilts has some great tips to natural dyeing.

Photo Tour: O.C. Farmer’s Markets

Nagalakshmi Viswanathan travels from Singapore to the O.C. and falls in love with the Farmer’s Markets that remind her of her childhood India.

Cottage Dreams And Semi Slow Cooked Lamb With Anchovy

Johanna Kindvall dreams of being able to source ultra local lamb meat at her summer cottage.

Cooking Classes And Chicken Saltimbocca With Shaved Lemon Fennel Salad

Valerie Harrison takes a cooking class with Chef Darin Paterson, and comes back with a few new tricks up her sleeve.

Deutschlicious: Spelt, Ancient Comeback Grain

Steen Hanssen goes all grainy on us, and sings the praises of Spelt, an ancient wheat variety in the midst of a comeback.

Shoppers enjoying the Boeremark
Market Life In South Africa

Alida Ryder finally visits the Pretoria Farmer’s Market, and instantly falls in love with the selection of products, smells and tastes of this famous market.

Deutschlicious: Reibekuchen – German Potato Pancake

Steen Hanssen is back with more culinary wonders from Germany. This time, the Reibekuchen – German potato pancake.

Boerewors Rolls
South-African Street Food: Boerewors Rolls

For your next braai, why not fire up some Boerewors Rolls? Don’t get it? Meet South-Africas answer to Hot Dogs.

Haxe By Urz Kuckerts Honest Cooking
Deutschlicious: German Schweinhaxe Explained

Our Berlin correspondent Steen Hanssen and Hawaii based photographer Urs Kuckertz team up to explain the marvelous German tradition of eating volleyball sized roast pork knuckles.

Pig of the Week
Chop Of The Morning To Ya – Welcome To Pig Of The Week

Lars Hinnerskov Eriksen is a lover of all things swine, which is why we have given him his own column on the subject.

Riding The Rhône – Part 1

In this inspiring mini series, Copenhagen based wine expert Rasmus Holmgård takes us on a trip through one of the most famous wine regions in the world.