Where to Eat?
Where do you have your first dinner when you've just arrived in a new town? Well, if you're
Elaine Chu, our culinary travel writer, and you're on a flight to Egypt, you ask the Cairo-native sitting next to you about his favorite food. Then you go and find it: In Search of Pyramids: Finding Kochary.
What To Do?
What are you going to do this weekend? How about a wine-tasting in Beaune, France, or a pumpkin festival in Ohio, or a baking course in Los Angeles, California? Find out what's cooking, around the world, on our Culinary Calendar. DancingSpoon.com has the most expansive events listing you'll find.
Wine dinners from Alabama to Alsace, courses from zabaglione to
Zinfandel, and culinary travel from here to there. Oh, you've got a culinary event? Submit your event, FREE, to the calendar.
What's in Your Pantry?
Are fish sauce, oyster sauce, and anchovies in salt, part of your basic pantry? They're not part of mine, either. But maybe they should be. What really makes a good pantry? I went to the sources: the chefs, nutritionists, cookbook authors, to see what they have to say about the perfect pantry. Find out how to stock a pantry in What's In Your Pantry?
Featured Shopping in this Issue
Dancing Spoon Gourmet Gourmet Ingredients from Around the World Foodies can search for and buy products from around the world. From Alaskan Smoked Salmon to New Zealand Sea Salt & Jalapeno Pepper Rub!
Market Place Directory Over 70 Online Shops Our Market Place Directory lists over 70 opportunities to find everything from Valentine's Day chocolates to prepared gourmet meals delivered to your door for that special night's dinner.
Tips and Techniques
Pans in the Oven
One of the key “moves” in that professional kitchen is “finishing” a dish in the oven. It's a great way to make a steak. Pan Seared Steaks.
Give it a Rest
Why let steaks or roasted chickens or other meat dishes “rest” before carving? Find out here. Let Meats Rest.
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