August 2007

Features

• Honor Thy Farmer

  Chef Alex Roberts of Restaurant Alma in Minneapolis is known for fastidiously sourcing locally grown ingredients. His favorite farmer? His father.

• Editor's Letter

• Emeril Lagasse's Tips for Cooking and Eating With Kids

  With two kids at home and three childrens' cookbooks under his belt, chef Emeril Lagasse shares his best tips for cooking with kids.

• Emeril Lagasse’s Tips for Raising Healthy Kids

  On television he extols bacon and butter, but at home, Emeril Lagasse cooks low-fat, vegetable-loaded dishes with his children.

• Best Wines for Seafood

  Expert Guidance, from Whites to Reds to Rosés.

• What's Your Food Personality: Picky or Adventurous?

  Cookbook author Melissa Clark creates recipes to please each type; then our panel of tasters puts her food to the test.

• Wolfgang Puck's Home Cooking

  As he grills steaks and simmers corn soup for a family lunch, California-cuisine pioneer, Wolfgang Puck reflects on the 25th anniversary of his groundbreaking L.A. restaurant, Spago, and the future of his outrageously successful food empire.

• Star Chefs the Next Generation

  Seven-year-olds today can tell Camembert from Fourme d'Ambert, and 11-year-olds aren't just taking cooking classes, they're teaching them. Here, writer Sara Dickerman talks to America's youngest foodies, and F&W presents the winners of our Ultimate Kid Cook Contest.

• Nantucket Chefs' Clambake

  Amanda Lydon spent childhood summers on Nantucket. Now running one of the island's best restaurants with her fiancé, chef Gabriel Frasca, she still finds pleasure in the island's food rituals.