Food and Drink
- Appetite for 'better burgers' shows no bounds
- FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — With a drive-through seemingly on every corner, you might think the market for burgers long ago reached saturation. But the fastest-growing restaurant chain in America last year was Five Guys, which specializes in doubl... Full story
- Cigar tastings teach basics, good time
- NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS / Associated Press Writer
- AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. (AP) — Want a drink with that stogie? Stick to cognac, bourbon and scotch, but avoid milk and soda.
And if you want to delve even deeper into the finer points of pairing cigars with drinks, consider attending one of the g... Full story
- Researcher finds lax food safety in restaurants
- The Associated Press
- RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Here's an unappetizing thought: A review of restaurant food safety practices found that a typical kitchen worker cross-contaminates food with potentially dangerous pathogens about once per hour.
Among the risky behaviors c... Full story
- Rick Bayless' recipe for state dinner black mole
- The Associated Press
- CHICAGO (AP) — Chef Rick Bayless shared the recipe for the complicated mole sauce he made at the White House for the state dinner on Wednesday — and it's a doozy.
The Oaxacan black mole takes days to make from scratch and includes more t... Full story
- Ham croquettes, because pork deserves to be fried
- The Associated Press
- These creamy ham croquettes from James Villas' new cookbook, "Pig: King of the Southern Table," are great as is. But Villas also encourages cooks to experiment by adding additional ingredients, such as olives, caper and chopped bell pepper.
The reci... Full story
- Big flavor from a little pig: pasta and prosciutto
- The Associated Press
- Substitute whichever pasta variety you like — or even couscous — in this easy, high-flavor dish from Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough's new cookbook, "Ham." Roasting the garlic and cauliflower gives both deep, rich flavors.
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- Live octopus? Goat kidneys? It's what's for dinner
- The Associated Press
- NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Raisher watches as the writhing Octopus on his plate has its tentacles clipped with giant shears, then squirms in amber sesame oil like a pile of bisected earthworms.
With a deft pinch of his chopsticks, the wriggling, stil... Full story
- Restaurant wines promise quality on the house
- The Associated Press
- NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Ordering the "house" wine at a restaurant used to mean bracing for the possibility of something fairly funky. But these days you can expect some class in that glass as high-end restaurateurs find their inner vintner.
One of... Full story
- Tiny bottles a big change for wine tasting?
- The Associated Press
- NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of people visit the Domaine Carneros Winery each year, snapping pictures in front of the 18th-century style chateau and sipping wine on the terrace overlooking a sweep of green vineyards.
Now, the winery hopes to ... Full story
- Stack your way to a healthier diet
- The Associated Press
- Studies have found that if you think your meal isn't filling, it won't be. Combined with the effects of Supersized restaurant portions, this can leave people disappointed when they try to limit themselves to healthy portion sizes.
But with a little ... Full story
