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Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. Reality or Not?

On March 26th at 9pm, Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution reality show premieres on ABC . Jamie travels to Huntington, West Virginia, aka the unhealthiest town in America as deemed by the US government, and embarks on a journey to save the health of the entire town, around 50,000 residents. Health problems plague this town: half of the town is obese, and the diabetes and heart disease rates are soaring. The school children couldn’t even name a tomato, they called it a potato . Thus not surprisingly, the show has ignited controversy … You say Potato, I say Tomato. In the trailer for the show, there is a clip of a classroom of elementary school students who don’t know that tomatoes are tomatoes . They call them potatoes . There is another clip of Jamie reacting in shock when greasy pizza is being served as ‘breakfast’ in a school cafeteria. Then there is another clip of a wilted-faced obese woman sobbing in frustration to Jamie over an enormous pile of greasy, processed, high fat/sugar foods like pizza and snack cakes. Can Jamie, save her, her town and spark a food revolution in America? “We don’t want to sit around and eat lettuce all day.” – radio show host in WV, as …

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Quinoa with Caramelized Crimini Mushrooms, Soy Sauce, and Ginger Recipe

It was many years ago when my mum first set a bowl of quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) in front of me. It didn’t look like rice; in fact, to my teenaged self, it resembled something straight out of a hippie-infested Woodstock-ian field. Quinoa is, in fact, a grain that originated in South America and was once known as “the gold of the Incas”. It became a sustaining grain for the people of the

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Sunday Brunch: Emerald City Chicken Salad Sandwich

From Recipes [Photo: Robin Bellinger] The America’s Test Kitchen Family Cookbook suggests a number of unusual and tempting sandwich combinations, most of which are a little too involved for the typical weekday, but perfect for a lazy weekend. Chicken salad with fennel and green goddess dressing on a roll might be considered a ladylike lunch (dainty!) or a perfect hangover cure (tangy!)—either way, it begs to be tried. Spread a split Kaiser or ciabatta roll with the pale green dressing, and pile high with chicken salad and a tangle of paper-thin fennel slices. You can use your favorite chicken salad, of course, but below you will find an adaptation of ATK’s. Serve with potato chips and brownies for a picnic-like brunch. Take that, February! (If you prefer a little anchovy in your green goddess, Serious Eats has that covered , too . Any of these recipes would be great here.) Green Goddess Dressing -makes about a cup- Adapted from The America’s Test Kitchen Family Cookbook Ingredients 1/4 cup buttermilk 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1/4 cup chopped parsley or cilantro 3 tablespoons sour cream 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives…

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At Home with The Culinary Institute of America: Chocolate Truffles

From Recipes [Photograph: Robyn Lee] As much as I’d like to believe that Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate love, for many of us, it’s really all about the chocolates. Whether it’s the big box of Godiva or a Whitman’s sampler from the drugstore, chocolate is the true flavor of Valentine’s Day. But why do chocolates have to be store-bought? Wouldn’t homemade chocolates be so much more romantic? I’m going to go out on a limb and say that most of us aren’t seasoned candy makers, and the prospect of making chocolates sounds more than a little intimidating. Luckily The Culinary Institute of America has recently released a comprehensive book on the subject entitled Chocolates and Confections as part of their At Home with the CIA series. Peter Greweling , professor of baking and pastry arts, has put together Chocolates and Confections , a book that covers every aspect of candy-making—from the difference between toffee and taffy to fondants, jellies, marshmallow and more. But since we’re talking about Valentine’s Day, we thought that we would share a few recipes for homemade chocolates, beginning with …

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Grilling: Potato Skins

From Recipes [Photographs: Joshua Bousel] After four solid weeks of grilling up party foods, I thought I was done with that genre for a bit. That was until—at the bar the other night while we were collectively commiserating over the Knicks—it was revealed that the NBA All-Star game was on Valentine’s. My wife turned to me and said that’s what she wants to do on Sunday. “What, stay at home eat wings and potato skins while watching basketball? Seriously?” She affirmed. Not wanting to mess up our first Valentine’s as a married couple, I made sure this is what she actually meant. Back came another solid “Yes.” So that’s exactly what I have planned for this Sunday. I’ve been making this potato skins recipe from America’s Test Kitchen for years. It always produces the best skins, hands down. I don’t why I never thought to grill them until now, but they’re a perfect candidate. The heat of the grill cooks the whole potatoes quickly, which then gets scooped out, leaving just a layer of flesh and the skin that crisps when put back on the grill. Topped with the ubiquitous cheddar…

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Columbus, Ohio: Johnnie’s Tavern, Home of the Super Johnnie Burger

From A Hamburger Today “I went back to Ohio, but my city was gone. There was no train station. There was no downtown” —The Pretenders [ Photographs: Nick Solares ] Johnnie’s Tavern 3503 Trabue Road, Columbus, OH 43204 ( map ); 614-488-0110; johnniesbythetrack.com Cooking Method: Griddled Short Order: Burger lives up to its name—supersized and super tasty Want Fries with That? Sure, crispy and golden. Try the rings too. Price: $5.95 You have to feel for Chrissie Hynde. First, conservative firebrand Rush Limbaugh uses her song “Ohio” as the theme for his radio program, and now the same song is being quoted on a hamburger blog. Hynde was an ardent critic of the Bush administration and recently opened an Italian vegan restaurant in Akron, Ohio (tortuously called The VegiTerranean ). But liberal or conservative, vegan or carnivore, the sentiments of her song ring true—there is a tension between progress and tradition. Hynde song addresses the “malling” of America—replacing neighborhoods with unique houses and Mom and Pop stores with gated, prefab housing developments and strip malls with national chains. Our suburban landscapes threaten to look like the background of a chase…

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The Great Country Inns of America Cookbook: Favorite Recipes from Famous American Inns

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Baking and Pastry Schools. A Love/Hate Analysis.

It’s hard to miss the famous baking and pastry schools in New York City. About once a week I’d be strolling down Broadway, through SoHo, and I’d walk right past The French Culinary Institute . A Taste of Culinary Education. I’d stop at the window of FCI and peer inside. You can see the dining room very clearly from the street. Each perfectly presented table sitting in its own window perch. The tabletops were speckled with grandly folded white napkins and tall sleek water and wine glasses. Around the corner of the school, off the main strip of Broadway, sometimes I’d spot a gaggle of chefs outside the back door, their white chef uniforms on, puffing away on cigarettes or just getting a breath of the sticky sweet New York City air. I’d get chills, it was a foodie sight to behold. And the coolest part was that anyone could get a taste of ‘culinary education’ by dining in the school’s restaurant, L’Ecole . I’d always check out the menu… image: Babycakes NYC vegan doughnuts, by K. Patalsky L’Ecole. Brilliantly Traditional. L’Ecole, the FCI in-school restaurant offered full coursed meals made by the students and staff, the website states: “Behind every meal at L’Ecole is the passion and dedication of…

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Cook the Book: Cooking Under Pressure

“We’ll be featuring recipes for broths, stews, and vegetarian dishes that usually require hours of cooking time and pitting them against the quick-cooked versions.” While watching an episode of Iron Chef America a few weeks ago I noticed early in the competition that both chefs were making very good use of their pressure cookers. They were cooking tough cuts of meat and tenderizing vegetables that usually call for hours of cooking time in a matter of minutes. This got me thinking: Why don’t more home cooks use these seemingly miraculous kitchen appliances? I have never used a pressure cooker, and it has barely ever crossed my mind to try one. I’ve seen plenty of them on thrift store shelves and in basements, but I’d never thought about investing in one of my own. This might have something to do with the fact that I have never eaten a meal made with a pressure cooker (knowingly, at least) and somewhere in the back of my mind I knew that there was the fear of the pressure-cooker explosion. Founded or unfounded, a high-pressure cooking-related bomb detonating in my kitchen was kind of scary. But thanks to a …

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My Current Favorite Lens

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