Great Gift for Grill-Loving Dad...

By Herb Gardener. My first encounter with grill guru Steven Raichlen came one Saturday afternoon several years ago when I caught an episode of his Public Broadcasting Service TV program, BBQ University(r). A dry rubbed pork loin wrapped in bacon, basted with a viscous butter, bourbon, mustard and brown sugar glaze, emerged from his grill with a glistening char ready to accept a southern sweet barbecue sauce featuring...

Libations...

By Robert Paul. At first glance, any recipe that includes a savory cole slaw and baked beans cries out for beer, not wine. My preference would be for a beer that is not too heavy and has what, to my taste, is a flavor that works well during the Summer, something like a Blue Moon Belgian wheat beer. It clearly has a citrus component. I would not recommend a summer brew with (sweet) fruit added. Porters and stouts or a...

Flavors and More ....

By Judi Gallagher. My husband reminds me every June 1st that Father’s Day is coming. In fact, I believe his battle cry of “extra steak all month long in honor of the sacred calling of Dadhood” is playing over the stereo speakers now. He is truly a meat and potatoes man and while he is the official griller in the family, I am known for my rib eye steaks, porcini-crusted and grilled pork chops, brined overnight. I...

Father’s Day Every Day...

By Marsha Fottler. The lasting gift I gave my husband, a small piece of residential real estate, didn’t happen on Father’s Day nor did it occur recently. But, he’s treasured the gift from the day it was his – a bathroom of his own. Recently, I read in The Week magazine an abbreviated interview with the actor Michael Caine in which he described the secret to his 36-year happy marriage to the beautiful Shakira....

Armchair Cooks Will Love It...

By Anna Dantoni. Correspondent For the dad who would rather read about cooks than be one, you can’t do better than Michael Symons’s well illustrated and somewhat scholarly paperback book called “A History of Cooks and Cooking,” (University of Illinois Press.) It’s a neat piece of culinary historical reporting that turns up all sorts of random information that is bound to make, well, great dinner table conversation. There’s...

Brined Pork Chops with Maple Orange Glaze...

Grilled fingerling potatoes with a dash of butter, salt, fresh ground pepper and chopped parsley are perfect to go underneath these pork chops. Since the dish is sweet, I prefer to serve a caraway-seed cole slaw and baked beans as sides. Ingredients • 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup • 2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate or juice of two tangerines • 1 teaspoon finely chopped seeded chipotle with 1/2 teaspoon adobo • 4...

Best Flavors of the Month...

Orange Olive Oil Cake with mascarpone and tangerine sorbet – Scarpetta – NYC (look for a larger review including the Miami location soon.) Lumplings at Taste of Asia- seriously, I know I have raved about these before, but they keep getting better. (Look for an announcement on a second location soon.) The leftover half pastrami sandwich on rye with mustard and coleslaw from Carnegie Deli, swallowed vigorously outside...