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Chefs

The Food & Wine Classic in Aspen 2019 Chef Cheat Sheet

Your cheat sheet to some of this year's top talent.

Breakfast + Brunch

Gail Simmons Shows How to Make the Perfect Sweet-Salty Popovers

The key ingredient? Rendered bacon fat.

News

6 Things We Learned From Hugh Acheson's New Podcast

For one, we've been sautéing vegetables all wrong.

Marcus Samuelsson

Chefs

Marcus Samuelsson’s 8 Tips for Homemade Chicken Soup

This umami-packed dish eliminates waste by using every part of the bird.

Cooking Techniques

Marcus Samuelsson's Unexpected Tip for Breaking Down a Chicken

You know the bird should be dry, but you might not have known this next ins...

You know the bird should be dry, but you might not have known this next instruction.

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Chefs

Marcus Samuelsson's Kitchen Essentials

Chef superstar Marcus Samuelsson shows off his prized skillet for this week...

Chef superstar Marcus Samuelsson shows off his prized skillet for this week's Treasured: Marcus Samuelsson.

Richard Blais

Chicken

The Secret to Richard Blais’s Sweet-Spicy Roast Chicken and Wings

The star dish at Richard Blais's Atlanta restaurant, The Spence, doesn’t in...

The star dish at Richard Blais's Atlanta restaurant, The Spence, doesn’t involve foams, quick freezes or any high-tech techniques—it’s roast chicken.

Cooking Techniques

6 Innovative Recipes from Richard Blais

Hi-tech chef Richard Blais revealed how to make dulce de leche in just one ...

Hi-tech chef Richard Blais revealed how to make dulce de leche in just one step.

Chefs

Richard Blais Says This Is the Most Underused Spice

In this interview, Blais also shares his must-have pantry staples and favor...

In this interview, Blais also shares his must-have pantry staples and favorite kitchen knives.

Clam

Wu-Tang Clams 

Chef Richard Blais says he has an affinity for ’90s hip-hop, which is why h...

Chef Richard Blais says he has an affinity for ’90s hip-hop, which is why he chose to name his Chinese-style clams after the Wu-Tang Clan.

Alex Guarnaschelli

Chefs

The Spring Vegetable Alex Guarnaschelli Is Excited to Work With Right Now

Hint—it’s not ramps.

Chefs

Alex Guarnaschelli's Tips for Perfect Deviled Eggs, and Other Easter Entertaining Ideas

You’ll never think of dried ginger the same way again.

Lifestyle

Take a Look Inside Alex Guarnaschelli's Home Kitchen

What does a professional chef dream about when she gets to build a brand-ne...

What does a professional chef dream about when she gets to build a brand-new home kitchen? For Alex Guarnaschelli, it was light—loads of it.

Stephanie Izard

Cooking Techniques

Chef Stephanie Izard's Surprise Twist on Salted Caramel Goes Great With Short Ribs

Chefs Stephanie Izard and Paul Kahan's key advice for upgrading your home c...

Chefs Stephanie Izard and Paul Kahan's key advice for upgrading your home cooking—including surprising twists on your favorite classic techniques.

Craft Beer

The 4 Things Stephanie Izard Taught Her Husband About Grilling

Chef Stephanie Izard of Chicago’s Girl & the Goat is a grilling genius.

Meat + Poultry

Why Stephanie Izard Loves to Cook Goat

F&W Best New Chef 2011 Stephanie Izard of Chicago’s Girl and the Goat lives...

F&W Best New Chef 2011 Stephanie Izard of Chicago’s Girl and the Goat lives up to her restaurant’s name—she loves goat.

Chefs

How Stephanie Izard Takes Big Risks and Rolls with Her Mistakes

Chicago chef Stephanie Izard of Girl & the Goat and Little Goat reveals som...

Chicago chef Stephanie Izard of Girl & the Goat and Little Goat reveals some of the worst mistakes of her career.

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Travel

Why Stephanie Izard Doesn't Fry Her Green Tomatoes

“Everyone always thinks ‘fry them’ when they see green tomatoes,” says Step...

“Everyone always thinks ‘fry them’ when they see green tomatoes,” says Stephanie Izard.

Chefs

Stephanie Izard Reveals the Secret to Excellent Biscuits

On the latest Mad Genius Live, the chef gets down and dirty with biscuit do...

On the latest Mad Genius Live, the chef gets down and dirty with biscuit dough to create the breakfast sandwich of our dreams.

Renee Erickson

News

5 Tips for Perfect Linguine with Clams from Geoffrey Zakarian

Plus a lighter take on the classic Negroni.

Video

Clams and Cocktails | Geoffrey Zakarian | Food & Wine Classic in Aspen 2018

At the 2018 Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, Chef Geoffrey Zakarian starts the...

At the 2018 Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, Chef Geoffrey Zakarian starts the show by making his favorite White Negroni cocktail before going on to demonstrate his take on Linguine with Clams.

News

Geoffrey Zakarian Launches His Own Cast Iron Cookware Line

Non-stick pans and skillets, specifically.

Chef Tips: Barbecue

Steak Cuts

Crimes Against BBQ Brisket With Aaron Franklin

Here, Aaaron Franklin saves home cooks and their summer guests from the wor...

Here, Aaaron Franklin saves home cooks and their summer guests from the worst crimes against Texas-style barbecue brisket.

Beef

How Passover Brisket Became Texas Barbecue

From the Shtetl to the smoker.

Grilling

Chef Tim Love's 5 Tips for Perfect Steak

Here, 5 tips for perfecting your next steak from star chef Tim Love.

Cooking Techniques

9 Essential Cookout Recipes from Tim Love

Here, Tim Love's best dishes to make for a Labor Day blowout.

Jacques Pépin

News

Jacques Pepin Will Receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Daytime Emmys

He's the first in his genre to be recognized this way.

Video

Lessons from a Grandfather | Jacques Pépin | Food & Wine Classic in Aspen 2018

At the 2018 Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, Chef Jaques Pépin, along with his...

At the 2018 Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, Chef Jaques Pépin, along with his daughter Claudine, prepares his version of a casual lunch including pan-seared Arctic Char, Deviled Eggs with Caviar, and sautéed Spinach with Croutons.

News

Jacques Pépin's Trick for Telling If an Egg Is Fully Cooked

Leave it to the legendary chef and master of French cooking to show us a ne...

Leave it to the legendary chef and master of French cooking to show us a new tip for making hard-boiled eggs.

Gail Simmons

Breakfast + Brunch

Gail Simmons Shows How to Make the Perfect Sweet-Salty Popovers

The key ingredient? Rendered bacon fat.

Holidays + Events

Here's How Gail Simmons Would Style a Holiday Table

Terrain's nature-inspired tabletop collection is a beautiful starting point...

Terrain's nature-inspired tabletop collection is a beautiful starting point for a festive holiday tablescape.

Chefs

Gail Simmons Reflects on 12 Years of Filming Top Chef—and Her Road to a Happy Family of Four

Essential Recipes

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Chefs

6 Must-Try Rick Bayless Recipes

Mexican cuisine recipes from the celebrity chef, including tuna ceviche wit...

Mexican cuisine recipes from the celebrity chef, including tuna ceviche with avocado and cilantro and roasted fresh chile salsa.

News

The One Dish Rick Bayless Is Obsessed with Making in His Pressure Cooker

If you're Italian, this might upset you.

Video

How to Roll Sushi Like an Expert

Ming Tsai prepares a simple but delicious avocado-lime maki, sharing tips o...

Ming Tsai prepares a simple but delicious avocado-lime maki, sharing tips on how to roll sushi like an expert.

Lifestyle

3 Essential Ming Tsai Recipes

From a vegetarian curry to hot-and-sour shrimp soup.

All-Time Favorites

Chefs

Tyler Florence’s Signature Recipes

The prolific chef and cookbook author shares his signature recipes, includi...

The prolific chef and cookbook author shares his signature recipes, including delicious blueberry-banana pancakes.

Articles

Tyler Florence’s Quick and Easy Hors d’Oeuvres

The TV chef looks to his eponymous new Mill Valley, California, kitchen sho...

The TV chef looks to his eponymous new Mill Valley, California, kitchen shop for ideas.

Whole Chicken

Best-Ever Roast Chicken

This perfectly crisp and juicy roast chicken is one of many fundamental rec...

This perfectly crisp and juicy roast chicken is one of many fundamental recipes that chef Hugh Acheson includes in Seed Life Skills, a new home economics program he launched in Athens, Georgia, middle schools.