http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off Food and Wine Editors' Blog en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:43:02 -0500 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:00:00 -0500 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/9/Chocolate-Frito-Pie-Experiment         In this era of salty sweets, I’ve always thought Frito Pie was a dessert. I later found out that the delightfully trashy Southern specialty is more of a chili-cheese casserole with Fritos on the b... Baking Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:00:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/9/Chocolate-Frito-Pie-Experiment Kristin Donnelly http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/9/Freezer-Weather It's the middle of winter and I don't feel like cooking—not even a warming soup or stew. My savior is the freezer. When I decided to make potpie last November with leftover Thanksgiving turkey, I doubled the recipe and prepared a second... Cooking Recipes Blogs Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:41:31 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/9/Freezer-Weather Michelle Shih http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/8/Cos-Pizza-and-Movie-Nights I remember sitting down with bread genius Jim Lahey the very first week his cult NYC pizza place, Co., opened, and having him tell me that he dreamed of projecting movies on the big, blank back wall of the restaurant. The fantasy finally becomes a re... Events Restaurants News Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:56:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/8/Cos-Pizza-and-Movie-Nights Jen Murphy http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/5/NBC-FoodTruck-Countdown We're just days away from the NBC food-truck event on Monday, February 8—a launch for both NBC's soon-to-launch food website, Feast, and the South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBE). And it features not one chef (like last year, when... News Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:25:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/5/NBC-FoodTruck-Countdown Kate Krader http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/5/Ottos-New-LateNight-Menu Since I always want more late night food choices, I was happy to read Grub Street's report last week that Otto Enoteca in Manhattan was launching a new late-night menu. Served from 10 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., it’s a good deal: For $33 you get a ... Restaurants Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:12:58 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/5/Ottos-New-LateNight-Menu Kate Krader http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/4/Grammy-Winning-Drinks-at-the-Beverly-Wilshire Although I'm totally looking ahead to the Oscars, I'm still thinking about the Grammys. Here's where I wish I was, besides front row for the awards: At the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Not just because the place was filled with the people who ... Bars Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:40:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/4/Grammy-Winning-Drinks-at-the-Beverly-Wilshire Kate Krader http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/4/Cocktails-to-Go-in-Austria  Amid the wooden chalets, ski and snowboard shops and fabulous artisanal food stores on the main street of St. Anton am Arlberg is a window showcasing glowing neon liquids in all sizes of bottles. What looks like a futuristic mad scientist's... Travel Cocktails Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:33:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/4/Cocktails-to-Go-in-Austria Jen Murphy http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/4/High-West-Utahs-Best-New-AprèsSki           I’m not really a skier but I always love the après party—which, as my coworker Jen Murphy mentioned in her envy-inducing posts about a recent trip to Austria, is more popula... Bars Travel Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:09:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/4/High-West-Utahs-Best-New-AprèsSki Kristin Donnelly http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/4/Whoopies-for-Valentines-Day For anyone looking for a sweet worth mail-ordering for Valentine’s Day, or any day, B.Hall Baker’s new mini whoopie pies are now available online. Washington, DC-based Beryl Hall, a former Hill staffer, keeps the calories low by keeping t... Baking Holidays Desserts Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:49:49 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/4/Whoopies-for-Valentines-Day Emily Kaiser http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/3/Sledding-to-Dinner-in-Austria After six epic days in the Austrian Alps, I must admit that the highlight involved a sled, not a snowboard. In St. Anton am Arlberg, children and adults alike partake in rodeling (what we know as sledding in the States). One brilliant restaurateur (a... Travel Restaurants Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:13:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/3/Sledding-to-Dinner-in-Austria Jen Murphy http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/2/IslandInspired-Dishes-to-Celebrate-the-Final-Season-of-Lost For all the Lost fanatics trying to decipher the “Last Supper”-like cast photo, we offer 15 fantastic tropical island-inspired dishes like a kale and sweet-potato soup inspired by Caribbean callaloo,, a spicy lobster-noodle salad (pictur... Entertaining Recipes Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:50:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/2/IslandInspired-Dishes-to-Celebrate-the-Final-Season-of-Lost Ratha Tep http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/2/Aprèsski-in-Austria-Part-II In Austria the fun starts long before après-ski, as people break for leisurely two-hour lunches at excellent on-mountain restaurants. My favorite find was a rustic, ski-in, ski-out chalet in the tiny hamlet of St. Christoph called Hospiz Alm.I k... Wine Travel Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:47:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/2/Aprèsski-in-Austria-Part-II Jen Murphy http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/2/Aprèsski-in-Austria-Part-1  Dining at American ski resorts has undergone a radical transformation over the last few years, but Europeans still one-up Americans when it comes to post-ski indulgence. I’ve just come back from a week of snowboarding in St. Anton am Arlb... Travel Cocktails Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:21:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/2/Aprèsski-in-Austria-Part-1 Jen Murphy http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/1/JD-Salinger-Roast-Beef-Tribute Last week, my colleague Alessandra Bulow celebrated J.D. Salinger with a rye cocktail, but after reading about Salinger in the New York Times yesterday, I feel inspired to honor his memory a different way. While much has already been made of Salinger... Recipes Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:51:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/1/JD-Salinger-Roast-Beef-Tribute Ratha Tep http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/29/Lessons-From-Kombucha-Man         The first time I tasted kombucha, a bubbly fermented tea, I found the vinegary tang so revolting that I didn’t try it again for over a year. Then, at the office, I did a kombucha taste test—... News Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:20:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/29/Lessons-From-Kombucha-Man Kristin Donnelly