Serious Eats: Talk

Best Kept Secret Steak

2013-05-18T19:45:17Z

Hi All,

I do appreciate the input so many of you have given here in the past, and I just haven't found anywhere better than Serious Eats for this kind of feedback, so many knowledgeable folks here.

Anyway, I'm working once again on a new feature over at the website many of you have visited and would love your thoughts. Some of you will recall that I am a retired butcher and maintain a consumer info meat website at Meatshop101.

I'm wanting to know which of the less common grillling steaks are your personal 'Best Kept Secret' steak for the summer grill? I'll get the ball rolling with my own personal favorite: the excellent flat iron steak. I have an article on this cut at the site..the natural, pure beef flavor from this shoulder cut is just phenomenal, naturally tender and grained so perfectly. I really think if more folks tried this cut, they'd be hooked right away.

Anyway, thanks to all of you for your thoughts on this, looking forward to feedback!

E Turner - Meatshop101

Favorite Recipes from The Joy of Cooking?

2013-05-18T15:43:14Z

I'm sure many of you have heard of this book, some of you may even own it, having purchased it yourself or inherited it from a family member. Well, soon I will own a copy myself and I must say, I am very excited. My mom owns a copy from the 1970s and I have flipped through it a bunch of times. I absolutely love the way it is written not to mention the sheer number of recipes within the volume itself. When I recently asked her, "Mom, what is your favorite recipe from JoC?" I was rather disappointed when she said that she didn't really use the thing much outside of the occasional baking and cooking recipe.

As a fellow foodie and former food blogger (tried to bake 500 different cupcake recipes [long story]) I had decided to take up blogging again after I move to Boston in September for grad school in which I would chronicle both my experiences in the kitchen as well as my experiences as a budding librarian. However, now I am thinking about doing something different, which brings me to point of this forum.

*To all Serious Eats readers*
What is your favorite recipe(s) from the Joy Cooking (can be from any edition)?

Originally, I was just going to pick recipes at random from the JoC and other cookbooks but now I am thinking of taking this project another direction. The book is over seventy-five years old, which is a pretty long time for a cookbook! Indeed, my idea is to celebrate this cookbook, and others, by baking and cooking the recipes that have made people smile with delight and rub their bellies with satisfaction.

Looking forward to what everyone has to say,
Jill

Pie & I: Giorgia Caporuscio

2013-05-18T05:42:59Z

Hey everyone! I know some of you have been waiting patiently for my second installment of Pie & I. Here's one of Giorgia Caporuscio with a special appearance by Antonio Starita!

Who do you think I should talk to next? Leave your thoughts down below and don't forget to subscribe!

Inventor of Fish Sticks Died

2013-05-18T01:59:10Z

Bob Kinney, the inventor of fish sticks, passed away at the age of 96. Interesting, given my guest blog the other day. http://culinary-colorado.com/2013/05/15/guest-post-learning-to-love-exotic-foods/
It was about how this Midwest girl (me) adjusted her taste in fish from fishsticks to whole fish after marrying her Taiwanese husband.

Bob Kinney also held the record for the most fish sticks stuffed into his mouth (62)?

What to do with bottom-shelf amaretto?

2013-05-17T23:59:48Z

I have a couple of half-drunk bottles of middling amaretto that I don't want to drink in cocktails anymore, now that I've acquired the taste for the good stuff and Jeffrey Morgenthaler's Amaretto Sour. But I don't want to throw them out either. What can I do with them?

What's your favorite green tea?

2013-05-17T16:53:38Z

Personally, I really like sencha from Japan or Dragon Well Tea from China.

Need dining suggestions near Andaz Hotel

2013-05-17T16:22:18Z

Traveling to NYC this coming Sunday for a meeting on Monday. Staying (for the first time) at ANDAZ 5TH AVENUE (485 5th Avenue at 41st Street). Need to find dining nearby for two on Sunday evening at 9:30 pm.

I really don't know where to start. I have put in a call to the concierge.

Breakfast near NY Aquarium

2013-05-17T15:19:58Z

I will be out near the NY Aquarium near Coney Island tomorrow. Does anyone have any recommendations for a good place for breakfast/brunch/lunch? Thanks!

Where to eat in Seattle and Portland?

2013-05-17T03:46:19Z

Hi everyone!

I'll be visiting Seattle and Portland for a week, and I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations on where to eat? I am not at all picky and I'd love to visit the eateries that are quintessentially Seattle or Portland. Thanks!

Business Dinner in NYC Near New Yorker Hotel?

2013-05-16T15:41:10Z

Hi Guys:

Chicago correspondent Dannis Ree here. I have a work event that's being planned in NYC in early June and I wanted to know if you guys had any suggestions for a business dinner. Last year was Artisanal and from what I was told it was great. Looking for a place on that level.

Any suggestions within a cab's ride from the New Yorker Hotel would be great. I don't know the dining scene very well in your neck of the woods (more like, at all).

Thanks for the help guys, I appreciate it so much.

A Big Big Bag of Spinach

2013-05-16T15:14:34Z

A little bird went to Costco and brought home an incredibly huge bag of baby spinach. What would YOU do with it? Imagine extravagantly!

British foods to bring to US friends?

2013-05-16T12:46:09Z

We're travelling to California on our honeymoon in September and will be meeting up with some friends for a couple of days. We'd love to bring them some British supplies but we're not sure what to choose and they've told us to surprise them!

What British stuff can you not get in CA and would be plane friendly? We'll have tons of luggage room as we're bringing a spare suitcase for all the things we plan to bring back.

Food in Sycamore, IL

2013-05-16T03:49:38Z

So a while back I asked for ideas where to eat in DeKalb. Turns out I moved to Sycamore instead and actually don't go into DeKalb a lot. I've been trying to get to all the local spots but I know I'm missing places. Where do you suggest I try next?

Cheetos Pasta...experiment success.

2013-05-15T23:45:29Z

Finally succeeded in my weird obsession to make Cheetos infused pasta. Decided to go eggless on this one, I wanted to taste the Cheetos as much as possible; eggs would only get in the way here.
They actually really do taste more like Cheetos than I thought, but the fact that they are hot and in pasta form (fusilli in this case), the taste reminds me of blue box mac-n-cheese. Surprisingly good. As a "test", I cooked them straight-up, with a bit of pecorino and black pepper.
But I'm open to any other ideas or suggestions you all might have for next time I make them (I made quite a bit; they're drying right now).
(I have a couple pictures if anyone's interested).

Favorite Veggie Burger in Chicago?

2013-05-15T22:43:33Z

I've suddenly got a craving for one. Where is your favorite spot to get a non-meat burger?