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Japan Eclipses France as Culinary King

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:14:22 CDT

Japan has overtaken France as the fine dining capital of the world—at least according to the latest Michelin Guide , reports ABC News . The newly released 2012 edition of the influential guide has bestowed 29 Japanese eateries with a 3-star rating—the highest possible grade—compared with 25 in France....

Food & Wine Gets Reality TV Twist

Kate Schwartz — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:09:05 CDT

Reality television apparently isn't too lowbrow for Food & Wine. The magazine's January issue will feature a 24-page special section called Top Chef Magazine. The articles, which will be labeled as an advertorial, will focus on aspects (culinary, we assume) of the Bravo show's contestants. If it does well, the...

Make This Year's Cookout a Green One

Matt Cantor — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:57:05 CDT

With 10% to 30% of greenhouse gas emissions coming from food, why not make this year’s Fourth of July cookout a green opportunity? In the New York Times , Brian Palmer offers some tips: Don’t boil your potatoes —cube and pan-fry them. That method takes less than a third of the...

10 Dumbest Food Inventions

Matt Cantor — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:15:09 CDT

Have you ever truly benefited from a spork? Do you face a pressing need to bake muffin tops, not actual muffins? The Daily Meal rounds up the most useless food-related inventions: Quesadilla maker: Don’t you already have a pan? Spork: Use a fork or use a spoon. End of story.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil May Be a Waste of Money

John Johnson — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 07:03:36 CST

If you're shelling out a buck per tablespoon to cook with extra virgin olive oil, you might want to think about going a cheaper route—say humble canola oil for about a dime per tablespoon. That's because it all tastes pretty much the same after being exposed to heat for...

Ebert Can't Eat, But He Can Cook

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:17:00 CDT

Cancer left Roger Ebert unable to eat or speak —but it didn’t rob his ability to cook. The beloved film critic, who often reminisces about the foods he misses (root beer, Steak ‘n Shake) on his blog , doesn’t mind sharing a restaurant meal or a kitchen cooking lesson with a...

7 Lessons From Going Vegan

Evann Gastaldo — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 07:06:56 CDT

Instead of a trendy juice cleanse to start the New Year, Heather Wood Rudúlph went with a different detox diet: going vegan for a month. She shares seven lessons she learned from the experience in Sirens Magazine : She can cook : And so can you. Forced to stop making your staple...

Turn St. Patrick's Day Dishes Green ... Naturally

Will McCahill — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:59:00 CDT

Perhaps your grocery store is already out of green food coloring ahead of St. Patrick’s Day, or maybe you’d rather tint your celebratory grub naturally. Ann Hodgman, writing for Slashfood , has suggestions: Peas: Adding some to your mashed potatoes will change the color but not the taste. Parsley: Want green...

How Skinny Chefs Stay That Way

Harry Kimball — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:21:46 CST

Rotund chefs like Mario Batali and Paula Deen have given way to a crop of stick-thin kitchen wizards who clearly know a thing or two about how to stay slim while being surrounded by food. The Daily Beast gets the skinny from the skinny culinary elite, and won't take "high...