Recipe developer and food stylist Annie Rigg is a master of the most beautiful foods on Earth, so naturally her next cookbook is packed with colorful, radiant fruits. Incorporate these sweet elements into your favorite preparations and watch the Instagrams take themselves. Not only does this salad look very pretty, but it tastes rather marvelous too.…
Erling Wu-Bower is the James Beard–nominated chef de cuisine at Nico Osteria, the newest concept from renowned Chicago restaurant group One Off Hospitality. With award-winning restaurants Blackbird and the Publican, and the delightful honky-tonk Big Star, One Off is no stranger to risk. Opening bold concepts in neighborhoods where nothing remotely similar exists, they’re constantly challenging…
You can trust Steven Raichlen, author of the best-selling Barbecue! Bible, when it comes to making great dinners with all the confidence in the world. His newest book, Man Made Meals, is your no-nonsense highway to something meaty, preferably grilled, and easy enough to make on a weeknight. This one involves your favorite toy in…
Just because you're eating light and healthy tonight doesn't mean you're confined to tofu and steamed vegetables. There's a far tastier way to get your lean protein in, and it just involves a trip to your local fish market or Asian grocery. We're talking sashimi, tartare, crudo, gravlax — all manners of raw fish recipes.…
Ready for a simple octopus recipe with emphasis on easy-to-make sauces? Grab the nearest fresh cephalopod and try this dish from NYC trattoria and crudo bar Isola, by executive chef Victor LaPlaca. The hardest part of making this recipe is waiting for the octopus to cook. The great thing is, you're under no obligation to…
Now that you've mastered our easy tips for choosing and handling seafood for raw dishes, it's time to get cracking. Sashimi is a great way for beginners to get comfortable with the the knife skills necessary to achieve clean, even slices. Crudo, Italian-style, is the next step in mastering the art of raw fish. Soy…
Ready for a simple crudo recipe with just the teeniest dash of molecular gastronomy? Source a little of the congealing agent ultratex and a couple of Meyer lemons and try this dish from newly opened NYC trattoria and crudo bar Isola, by executive chef Victor LaPlaca. You’ll find crudo in all fishing towns both large…
I've heard fear expressed from even the most devout of seafood lovers on the subject of preparing raw fish, and I'm surprised. It's way harder to cook fish properly than to serve it raw properly. Key word: properly. When serving fish raw, the best advice I can give is to find the freshest, highest-grade product…