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When is the best time to add salt?

May 15, 2014 · Darcie

Watch almost any cooking show or chef's demonstration and you are likely to hear an admonition to season in stages - that is, you should use salt throughout the cooking process instead of just adding salt at the end.…

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Pay for your food with a photo

May 13, 2014 · Darcie

Yes, it's true. A pop-up restaurant in London is offering diners a free meal in exchange for them posting a photo to Instagram, according to The London Evening Standard. Naturally, there's a catch: the menu items are…

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Where the wild things are

May 11, 2014 · Darcie

Foraging for food is as old as mankind. It was the primary source of sustenance for ages, and a few small societies today still forage for most of their food. By and large, however, foraging is a lost art, but it does…

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Substitute spirits

May 8, 2014 · Darcie

We've always been told that "top-shelf" (i.e. expensive) liquors are the only way to go for mixing the best cocktails. But price isn't the only measure of quality, and there are bargains to be found in the liquor aisle.…

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Hidden kitchens

May 6, 2014 · Darcie

The Kitchen Sisters are back on NPR's The Salt with a new installment of their Hidden Kitchens series. The series travels the world, exploring little known kitchen rituals and traditions that illustrate how communities…

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Vegetables make a foray into dessert

May 5, 2014 · Darcie

First salads made inroads into breakfast; now vegetables take aim at dessert. This trend stretches far beyond carrot cake, pumpkin pie, or the occasional hot pepper in a custard: according to Huffpost Taste, chefs are…

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Great meals in literature

April 30, 2014 · Darcie

Many readers have been entertained by detailed descriptions of great meals in books. For those who are passionate about cooking, the meals sometimes stay with us longer than the rest of the book. We paint pictures in…

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What's your sign?

April 27, 2014 · Darcie

While the pickup line of "what's your sign?" has fallen out of fashion (at least, we hope it has), horoscopes still enjoy some popularity. Now Saveur has matched each astrological sign to its perfect cocktail…

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The top food and drink books ever written

April 26, 2014 · Darcie

With all of the amazing books about food and drink that have been published, it can be difficult to pick favorites. However, the writers at The Telegraph have selected their top ten food and drink books of all time.…