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Read about the latest industry techniques, trends, and ideas as well as personal stories from restaurant professionals around the country.
Spread the Love: Pimento Cheese + Pinot
City Winery-made Pinot Noir from Sonoma Country meets its match in pimento cheese.
Flawless, Fabulous, French Lobster en Croûte in 29 Steps
Do you have what it takes—including a baller team—to make Atlas’ lobster en croute?
2017 Austin-San Antonio Kitchen Notebook
An in-depth look at some of our favorite dishes and cocktails from our time on the ground in Austin-San Antonio.
The Old and New Espresso Martini
Owners and Bartenders Justin Lavenue and Dennis Gobis approach classics with reverence, zeroing in on the ratios and techniques that define drinks.
Mayan-Inspired Meat Spread at Cured
It's all about the emulsification in Steve McHugh's pineapple-chile pork rillettes.
Uchi Bears Fruit
Dishes with fruit and raw fish are ubiquitous in Austin, the legacy of Tyson Cole's mentorship and influence.
A Cheese Course in Disguise
At Launderette in Austin, Pastry Chef Laura Sawicki conceptualized a cheese course as dessert with a funky anchor of Blue de Basques cheese.
When Your Favorite Flavor is Crunch
At Juniper, Nic Yanes' cured and grilled pattypan squash is a smoky-fresh vegetarian steak.
Dressed Up: Soil Replenishing Boiled Peanuts
Chef Michael Fojtasek of Olamaie in Austin updates a roadside snack without abandoning its country sensibility.
2017 Los Angeles Kitchen Notebook
An in-depth look at some of our favorite dishes and cocktails from our time on the ground in Los Angeles.
Purity And Eccentricity At Kato
Jonathan Yao's cooking is original and improbably, impossibly good.
Tart-Nom-Etry
To achieve his vision of the ideal tart shell, Kriss Harvey did some serious math, coming up with a formula that uses measurements stretched to half a millimeter.
Fresh AF With a Nitro Flush
At Bar Nine, Roaster Zayde Naquib is combating the enemy of all coffee: oxygen.
Know Your Chocolate Origins
Is it Tanzania or Peru that tastes like green banana and peppery mocha?
How To Bake Sesame Bread
From baby leaven and jiggly dough to a hollow bottom, Andy Kadin takes us through his bread baking process.
The Original Rainbow Food
Learn to swirl with Pastry Chef Karla Subero’s sherbet technique.
Cali’s Pastrami King
Micah Wexler is making authentic deli pastrami, bolstered by training in Michelin-starred kitchens.
2017 Colorado Kitchen Notebook
An in-depth look at some of our favorite dishes and cocktails from our time on the ground in Colorado.
The Unexpected At Michael's
Chef Miles Thompson’s double-take yam dish bends the workaday tuber toward vivid acids and shades of bitterness.
How to Make a Pizza Margherita
High-Brix tomatoes, freshly milled starter flour, Missy Elliott, and haiku—these are just a few of the essentials in Pizzaiola Patrick Kerzetski’s Italian classic.