CookShelfFrench fries are a ubiquitous side dish to any fast food or casual restaurant meal, and even find their way onto a few fine dining menus. What's not to love? A golden, crisp exterior that yields to soft fluffy interior…
The viral Korean sweet potato hack that's been circulating in social media promises that a good old-fashioned "one weird trick" will recreate the custard-like texture of goguma, whole roasted sweet potatoes sold at…
When homeowners design a kitchen, most of the work revolves around the mechanics of it: what kind of cabinets to use, how to arrange the workspace, which countertop materials will work best, and so on. Colors and…
One of the reasons I love to bake is because of the science behind the craft. Physics and chemistry play vital roles and understanding how the various components interact with one another fascinates me. Cooking involves…
I think I may have discovered my dream job. A posh members' club in the Belgravia area of London recently posted an opening for a butter sommelier. The advertisement said that the club is looking for “a passionate…
A spoon is a spoon is a spoon, right? Not according to thousands of chefs working in esteemed restaurants. In the world of professional kitchens, one spoon rules them all: the Kunz spoon. Developed by chef Gary Kunz…
When you enter your golden years, the cooking load tends to lighten. Children have grown and left and there are probably fewer dinner parties. Once you go to a nursing home or assisted living facility, it is possible…
Apologies for the short notice but I just found out about an interesting discussion entitled Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks. It's being hosted by the Harvard Radcliffe…
Fans of Caroline Chambers' cookbook What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking take note: Chambers recently announced that she is writing a follow up to this bestseller. This one is for people who are looking for…
With all of the retro kitchen trends that are happening now, you might expect that all things vintage would be making a comeback in the kitchen. However, even though retro bowls, kitschy decorations, and appliances that…
When people think about germs in the kitchen, they probably have a few items in mind: the sink, cutting boards, refrigerator door handles, garbage cans, and dishwashing sponges. However, a recent study found that there…
The banana split was invented over 100 years ago, reportedly by David "Doc" Strickler, a University of Pittsburgh pharmacy student who was working as a soda jerk in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Since then it has been enjoyed…
