Category: food writing
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The Perfect Pair

Something’s cooking in the kitchen. Bite-sized shrimp wonton cups sit on a glass plate, ready to be devoured. Steaks sizzle on the grill. Brussel sprouts roast in the oven, and wine glasses clink as Ken Dean searches for the perfect glass to pair with a bottle of wine. Source: The perfect pair: Chef Ken Dean…
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Flat Branch’s Stout Brownie Sundae

Flat Branch Pub is known for incorporating alcohol into its recipes. The green chili chicken fingers, beer cheese soup and one of the house marinades contain traces of it. It’s no surprise the restaurant utilizes beer in the desserts as well. If you haven’t filled up on delicious brews and tasty burgers, save room for the…
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Coffee Zone’s Baklava

These baked goods are worth the mess Baklava is a traditional Middle Eastern pastry made of thin phyllo dough, honey and walnuts. Coffee Zone Manager Issan Yanis says the restaurant used to make homemade baklava until it got too time-consuming to make on site, but he continues to make it at home for his family. He…
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Food remedies soothe aches

FLORENCE, Italy — The room smelled like spoiled milk. Vats bubbled with liquid whey as cheese curdled. Marco Cavani demonstrated the art of making Parmigiano-Reggiano, casually dipping his fingers in the boiling mixture to make sure everything was perfect. Nothing goes to waste at the San Michele Parmigiano Reggiano factory. Cavani poured a gallon’s worth…
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Eat This: bleu’s Pork Belly Latte

The new fall menu at bleu includes a dish reminiscent of a Starbucks order Source: Eat This: bleu’s Pork Belly Latte