Butcher Your Darlings
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you, Baby Artichoke
Posts by: nbarrett
Taking Stock
Wherein All That Simmers Is Not Told
Why Cookbooks Matter
A Defense of the Food-Stained Pages that Define Us
The Thing You Don’t Have
The aggravating dilemma of the exotic ingredient
Unique to Martinique
Q: Why did Nina cross the road? A: To get to the chicken on the other side!
On WBEZ: Turkey + Latkes = Thanksgivukkah!
It won’t happen again for 77,000 years so make this Thanksgivukkah the most festive EVER!
On WBEZ: In the Time of the Manly Oyster
We think of them as erotic, possibly snobby–even downright snotty. But in the 19th century, oysters had a different role in Chicago’s food culture.
Goodbye, Charlie
What I saw inside Charlie Trotter’s kitchen.
Ode to Joy (and Beijing Duck)
Take-out isn’t take-out anymore if you get creative–and add the love.
On WBEZ: Thou Shalt Eat Lentils
The bowl of lentil soup that made Abraham’s first-born grandson trade away his birthright.
On WBEZ: The Power of Pomegranates
We describe them as great antioxidants. But in the misty origins of Greek mythology, their magic involved the balance between Life and Death.
It Smells Good, Therefore It Is
An ontological inquiry into the existence of Pot Roast (with recipe)