The new cookbook from award-winning chef and PBS show host Vivian Howard is a deep dive into Southern food. Rather than publishing a few well-known recipes from this region and that, Howard focuses on the ingredients and techniques that have sustained her native North Carolina for generations. Get your hands on this hefty tome and…
The most popular new book about salad and only salad comes from British restaurateur John Vincent and food writer Jane Vincent. Leon Happy Salads brings the recipes from the beloved London produce palace straight to your kitchen. Remember: A boring salad is not a happy salad. This is the perfect blend of salty, peppery and…
Color is the great mood-lifter of spring. Trees are budding and brightening the horizon. Flowers are blooming, brightening the landscape. Herb boxes are turning green, and they can brighten your salad in ways you never imagined. Fresh herbs are supercharged with flavor and pack a punch that lettuce just can't muster. (Sorry, lettuce.) Don’t fret…
If you've ever wandered around the Portland Farmers Market, you know the pure product glory that inspired market board member, food writer and recipe developer Ellen Jackson's new cookbook. Portland Farmers Market Cookbook is full of stories and photos that will make you want to reach for a fresh bunch of something and pay tribute to…
Insects are the trendy, sustainable way to get your protein. We’d say “new,” but we’re way behind on the bugs-for-protein trail, and it’s time to catch up! Hone your entomophagy skills with Shami Radia and Neil Whippey, cofounders of Grub — a company that sells high-quality bugs ready to be used in cooking or eaten alone — and…
The imminent arrival of spring means you can stop filling the larder with roots and start getting excited for fresh fruits and vegetables. "I think March is the probably one of my most favorite months," says chef Amalia Scatena of Cannon Green in Charleston, South Carolina. "You transition out of the root vegetables you have gotten so sick…
There has never been a better time to be (or eat) a piece of toasted bread. The crisp, chewy texture, world of nooks and crannies and endless varieties and level of “doneness” make for a superb blank slate popping up on menus from the humble to the ultra-posh! Enter: Posh Toast, a collection of delightful spins…
Grilling has long been regarded as a summer activity, and grilled hot dogs and hamburgers have become synonymous with backyard fun. Now that we’ve settled into fall and the air has grown crisper, grills across the country are sitting unused, gathering dust and, soon, snow.We’re here to change that. There are few things more enjoyable…
When the warm weather rears its delightful head, we hit the patio, backyard, beach or other friendly outdoor day-drinking spot to celebrate. Sometimes you have a cocktail that hits the spot so hard you have another. Then another. Hey, there’s vegetables in it, it’s fine — it’s the Garden Daiquiri from Marc Forgione’s TriBeCa steakhouse,…
The great thing about a pizza crust is it even looks like a blank slate! And that’s just what it is, which is why you should pick up a copy of culinary author Suzanne Lenzer’s new book, Truly Madly Pizza. Whether you’re going for a carnivore’s dream or lightening up with roasted vegetables and herbs, a…
Need a night out of town? Hit the road or train and head to The Topping Rose House in Bridgehampton, NY for an evening of salt water pools, a farm-to-table restaurant by renowned chef Tom Colicchio (try their pig roasts!) and a big, comfortable room stocked full of awesome local snacks. Itchin for a fishing…
Who's everyone's favorite Next Food Network Star? Aarti, of course! And best of all: she's actually awesome. Make her delicious everyday recipes from her new cookbook, Aarti Paarti, streaked with Indian and Middle Eastern influence, and enjoy her stories while you're at it. Kebab sliders? Finally! Some of these recipes come together so easily. A…
New York City may be a renowned global food hub. But just north of the Tri-State Area lies the rich, verdant Hudson Valley — home to wonderful farms, cheese producers and craft distilleries (plus restaurants that use the local products to their full use). A new cookbook, Hudson Valley Chef's Table, is a compilation of recipes…
It's Fantasy Travel Week on Food Republic, so we're running recipes from the restaurants at the world's most élite and elegant hotels and resorts. Next up, a sweet and tangy lobster salad from Tucson, Arizona's Miraval Resort. "The method I use at Miraval for the asparagus is easy and results in attractive, fresh green curls,"…
You know whose recipes never let you down? Martha Stewart, which is why we're obsessed with this "literally anybody can do it" cheese soufflé from the February 2014 issue of Martha Stewart Living. If you know the very basics of baking and can grate cheese and fry up a nice pan of bacon, this hearty winter dish is right…
We've been waiting a long time to tackle the recipes from Scott Conant's Scarpetta Cookbook. But before we dive head-first into the pasta, let's start with a classic Italian-inspired salad of bitter radicchio in a creamy-savory pine nut dressing. We're not barbarians, after all. "As much as I love spaghetti, I do more than just…