Coming to YouTube (and Food Republic) tomorrow, a special 45-minute Mind of a Chef episode starring Danny Bowien. The Mind Of A Chef Potluck Music Special features Bowien and friends Sean Brock, April Bloomfield, Iñake Aizpitarte (of Paris's Chateaubriand) and executive producer Anthony Bourdain cooking dishes and swapping Spotify playlists as part of a new promotion with Sonos.…
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Party hard…but now deal with it. You did it again, out late 'til last call and, sure, it was fun. But the next day is on you, so snap out of it. This is a recipe to keep in your back pocket for those mornings after the reverie has ended and the room is still…
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This is probably some kind of joke, but we're going to pass along this bizarre video sent to us by the Idaho Potato Commission anyway. Because: #FRitesWeek.Idaho, as you're probably aware, is a major supplier for America's thriving fried potato habit. As we learned earlier this week, the ever-expanding Virginia-based burger chain Five Guys (now at some 1,300 locations and counting…
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They don't make TV commercials like they used to. These days, the jingles are more poppy and the images more indulgent. They make us pine for wholesome days of family fun. So here are our five favorite classic fry commercials. From In-N-Out's fresh and never frozen fries and McDonald's advice to sneaking a fry from someone's…
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We all scream for ice cream...well, maybe not in February. It's too bad that the Cream Brothers, John Lutz and Tim Robinson, don't know this.Robinson, a former cast member and current writer for Saturday Night Live, joins 30 Rock alum Lutz as his loud and dense brother and business partner in a three-part web series, The Cream Brothers, for…
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We know that consuming copious amounts of sugar can provide us with bursts of energy that usually end in a crash. Very similarly, sugar, in the form of gummy bears, is said to have enough energy to fuel a rocket!The masterminds behind Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters put the myth to test by melting a crapload of gummy…
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Fried chicken sandwiches are having a moment right now, in case you hadn’t noticed. It seems that everyone is trying their hand at them. I’ve had quite a few in my day, and there are definitely some that are better than others. Some will swear up and down that there’s only one proper way to…
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The most celebrated restaurant in the world, Noma, not only put Scandinavian cuisine on the map, but also altered the meanings of "foraging" and "sourcing" food. Now, you can see the operations of the restaurant for yourself in the film, Noma: My Perfect Storm. Directed by documentary filmmaker Pierre Deschamps, the movie focuses on chef and co-owner…
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Thank the cheese lords for science. Now your grilled cheese creations can be the melty, gooey mess that we all know and love. The secret is to use Gouda, Gruyére or Manchego cheese. Or hell, just go ahead and use all three of them.According to Reactions, a video series dedicated to all things food- and…
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What can one do in the span of six months? Backpack through Europe, take a couple of online courses, maybe even learn a language. Or, if you’re Andy George, you can use half a year and $1,500 to make a single chicken sandwich completely from scratch.Every aspect of this sandwich was grown, harvested, made and/or killed…
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What makes one reach for Fiji Water over the Poland Springs or Crystal Geysers of the world, other than pretty tropical packaging? Does the word “artisanal” really up the value of products like water, and do fancy waters merit outrageous price tags along with their own sommeliers?In a satirical short film, “water maker” brothers Bill and Terry Timmy — played…
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Welcome to Design Details, Food Republic’s video series that takes us inside restaurants and asks key players about the elements that create the look and feel of a given space. Next up is a special one just in time for Father's Day with Jake Eberle of Le Fond in Greenpoint. When Jake Eberle took over…
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Just like the mind-control slugs that Khan shoves inside people’s heads in Star Trek II, successful jingles have a way of burrowing into your brain and setting up permanent base camp. And when the topic of those jingles is food, the stomach is fond of flipping out along with the cerebrum. The jingle, as an…
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You hear it all the time: A chef’s gotta pay his or her dues, toil for years or even decades in kitchens learning technique and craft. Not necessarily. In New Chefs Rising, Food Republic finds young cooks who are making moves, running their own kitchens in successful restaurants, in many cases before their 30th birthday.…
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Ever mindful of Americans' increasing interest in where their food comes from, the crew at Zagat decided to strap a GoPro camera to a lobster caught off the coast of Maine and follow it on its two-day death march to a boiling pot at New York's Oceana restaurant. Despite the ominous music that accompanies the…
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How do ramps get into Mario Batali's kitchen? The Crocs-clad chef shows us how in — in reverse — in this soothing video. The camera follows the seasonal sensation as they go from Batali's cutting board out the back door, to the market and off to the fields. Check it out. OO.ready(function() { OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer', '1icXVxbTpV8nc2eiOGit0aRU7xW1qiEd');…
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It was a pretty good challenge we whipped up in the days leading up to our latest test kitchen. First, we packed a table with 24 hot dog condiments, including basics like ketchup and raw onions along with some left-field choices like furikake seasoning, green olives and four kinds of hot sauce. Next, we invited…
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The team at Kinfolk Magazine made this great video on how to make pesto, seemingly with an eye on an entry in the Sundance film festival. The soft lighting really makes the basil sing, as it were. The recipe is inspired by 101 Cookbooks, an online collection based on natural, whole foods. Check it out…
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