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STILL THE BEST BROWNIE OF THEM ALL–“BAKED” BROWNIES

STILL THE BEST BROWNIE OF THEM ALL–“BAKED” BROWNIES

Renato Poliafito and Matt Lewis built their bakery “Baked” in Red Hook, Brooklyn on this brownie. Sumptuous, chocolate-rich, and slightly fudgy, the “Baked” Brownie is for purists.  Both “America’s Test Kitchen” and NBC’s Today Show crowned this brownie as Best Brownie. Now the world is…

JAMES BEARD’S ROAST BEEF HASH

JAMES BEARD’S ROAST BEEF HASH

James Beard’s Roast Beef Hash is the most viewed recipe on Chewing The Fat. You have just landed on the most popular post on Chewing the Fat. James Beard’s Roast Beef Hash recipe is so popular in our house, that when I cooked another version,…

FROM SAVEUR MAGAZINE: THE BEST CHRISTMAS HAM (VERY LITTLE) MONEY CAN BUY

FROM SAVEUR MAGAZINE: THE BEST CHRISTMAS HAM (VERY LITTLE) MONEY CAN BUY

A Q&A with Monte Mathews, the man behind Saveur’s perennially popular, five-ingredient, “cheap ham” recipe called “Monte’s Ham” Connie McCabe for Saveur Magazine In the 1990s, when I was a senior associate editor at Saveur, the magazine published recipes for Filet de Boeuf Grille avec…

It’s National Grilled Cheese Day and here’s “The Diva of Grilled Cheese” from Ruth Reichl

It’s National Grilled Cheese Day and here’s “The Diva of Grilled Cheese” from Ruth Reichl

BEFORE WE GET TO THIS UNCONVENTIONAL GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH WITH ITS MULTIPLE ONIONS AND THE BEST CHEDDAR CHEESE YOU CAN BUY, LET’S RE-VISIT RUTH REICHL Ruth Reichl is a Food writer’s food writer.  For ten years, she presided over Gourmet Magazine, building it into a…

The All-Time Best Fish Cakes

The All-Time Best Fish Cakes

Any White Fleshed Fish can make these glorious, meaty Fish Cakes The fish cake is a wonderful way to put fish on the table. Full of flavor, their crispy crust gives them both crunch and character. Originally, this recipe called for Cod.  But as you…