June 2002

Features

• Girl Meets Grill

  F&W's opinionated Marcia Kiesel has had it with he-man grilling. With the 10 recipes here, she shows why a gentle fire is better than shooting flames and why the taste of fresh herbs is superior to the flavor of char.

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• Grilling: Orient Express

  Sweet, spicy and aromatic, Asian barbecue is some of the world's finest, fastest--and easiest.

• Indian Summer

  Chef Floyd Cardoz's East-West cocktails and hors d'oeuvres are as unique as the rest of his cuisine.

• Building an Outdoor Kitchen

  An eyesore vent pipe, a nosy city building inspector, hungry garden snails--a writer overcomes all obstacles to create the cooking space of his dreams.

• Condiments of the Chef

  A chef shares his inventive recipes for pickles, relishes, glazes and other complements to simple grilled foods.

• A Pro Shopper's 10

  F&W's kitchen scout roamed the aisles of the Chicago housewares show to find the newest and best.

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• Bookmark: Summer Reading List

• Under the Tuscan Son

  On a weeklong cruise, New York chef and restaurateur Pino Luongo leads a culinary tour of his native Tuscany and teaches passengers how to make simple, delicious recipes like the six here.

• Morning Glory

  To celebrate the first day of summer, Esprit cofounder Susie Tompkins Buell and family explore the beach at low tide and indulge in a seaside breakfast.