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Harold McGee

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    February 20, 2012

    Cocktail Twists Are Getting Fat

    If rising hemlines mean the economy is improving, what's the significance of bigger cocktail twists? While the taxonomy of bar garnishes includes wheels, wedges, quarters and spirals, the typical drinker is most familiar with twists, the thin coils of citrus zest that grace martinis and Manhattans. ... More >>

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    October 19, 2011

    America's Test Kitchen's Latest Cookbook Is a Keeper

    ​For anyone who has ever said "Recipes never turn out for me," let me introduce you to my leetle friend. No--let me introduce you to America's Test Kitchen, or what I fondly refer to as "ATK." The producers of the PBS show of the same name, and magazines Cook's Illustrated and Cook's Country, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    Seattle Magazine Sellers Still Waiting on Lucky Peach

    ​Two weeks after Lucky Peach's official debut, some Seattle readers are still having trouble finding the much-heralded food quarterly from David Chang, Momofuku's chef-owner and latest star of HBO's Treme. "We're going to have it," an Elliott Bay Book Co. staffer promises. "Hopefully soon." ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Chef Tyler Has Some Major Chops

    ​Salish Lodge chef Tyler Hefford-Anderson has a resume that includes some big awards from a hard-to-pronounce fancy-food organization in France. Dang! Yet he has managed to keep his feet on the ground and his hands in the dirt. In addition to cooking at this destination dining landmark, he lov ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Top Food Geek Christmas Gifts of 2010

    The season of giving is upon us, and that means it's time to start Christmas shopping for the food geek in your life.  Let's face it: he (or she... but who are we kidding, it's a he) is hard to shop for.  He already owns 4 kinds of microplanes, he's got more cookbooks than Barnes & ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Keys to Good Cooking Q&A Videos

    This book is so helpful it even has the table of content on the front cover. ​Harold McGee's Keys to Good Cooking is a great addition to any cookbook library. It picks up where many cookbooks leave off. The "How's" and "Why's" of a dish's success - or failure - are often a mystery, but McGee s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    A Kiss of Ouzo, "Lolita"-like Lust

    ​With food scientist Harold McGee in town this evening, I'm recalling his appearance at the recent Culinary Institute of America's "Worlds of Flavor" conference, where he talked about the complexity of flavor. McGee mentioned sensations such as the sound food makes, but argued that aroma might ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2010

    The Keys to Good Cooking by Harold McGee

    Harold McGee is to food science what Paula Deen is to cholesterol. ​Most cookbooks are simply a collection of recipes and stories, and many assume a certain level of food safety knowledge and skill on the part of the home cook. There's not an owner's manual for your kitchen. For many home cook ... More >>

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    February 16, 2010

    Voracious Tasting: The Food Awards

    ​Yesterday, we made the thrilling announcement that a time, a date and a place had finally been chosen for the Voracious Tasting & Food Awards--our (kinda) 1st annual Seattle food-and-drinks bachanalia to be held on April 14 at the Paramount Theatre. There's gonna be chefs. There's gonna be mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    The Find: Sniffing the Fragrant Pear

    ​The "Fragrant Pear" signs you're seeing at all the Asian markets in the area aren't a bit of marketing speak, or even a newly branded cultivar (i.e., SweeTango, Single Pink Lady, JazzerCize). They're actually a unique variety of pear native to northwest China.

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2009

    Fish CSAs, More USDA Hijinks, and Other Food News

    A few news stories for this week:Here's the Catch by Nancy Harmon Jenkins (Washington Post): A small fishing community in Maine tries the CSA approach, which sounds ideal for replicating in the Puget Sound.New USDA Country of Origin Labeling Loopholes by Andrew Schneider (Seattle P-I): Consumers wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2008

    Hot Spots, Tear Reduction Strategies, and Other Food News

    A few news stories for this week:Here's the Catch by Nancy Harmon Jenkins (Washington Post): A small fishing community in Maine tries the CSA approach, which sounds ideal for replicating in the Puget Sound.New USDA Country of Origin Labeling Loopholes by Andrew Schneider (Seattle P-I): Consumers wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2008

    Pesticides, Prime Ministers, and Other Food News

    A few news stories for this week:Here's the Catch by Nancy Harmon Jenkins (Washington Post): A small fishing community in Maine tries the CSA approach, which sounds ideal for replicating in the Puget Sound.New USDA Country of Origin Labeling Loopholes by Andrew Schneider (Seattle P-I): Consumers wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2008

    Low Heat, Marilyn Manson, and Other Food News

    A few news stories for this week:Here's the Catch by Nancy Harmon Jenkins (Washington Post): A small fishing community in Maine tries the CSA approach, which sounds ideal for replicating in the Puget Sound.New USDA Country of Origin Labeling Loopholes by Andrew Schneider (Seattle P-I): Consumers wa ... More >>

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