Reel Food: Chefs for Scher Benefit

by jbfauthor on July 14, 2009

Last night’s Friends of James Beard Benefit at the Bowery Hotel was a walk-around tasting event that featured dishes from Bobby Flay, Scott Conant, Laurent Torondel, and scads of other chefs who got together to raise money for the Steven Scher Memorial Scholarship, in honor of the late, great restaurateur Steven Scher. The Feedbag caught it on tape—watch the video here.

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Recipe: Grilled Sirloin with Ginger and Garlic

by jbfauthor on July 13, 2009

Chef Bo Kline of Typhoon! in Portland, Oregon, cooked up this simple, summery steak when he visited the Beard House. The combination of garlic, ginger, and soy sauce make a deliciously savory dish for your next backyard barbecue.

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Eat this Word: White Truffles

by jbfauthor on July 13, 2009

WHAT? Treasured tuber. “Nobody dares admit that he has been present at a meal where there was not at least one dish with truffles,” wrote France’s favorite foodie, Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, in his Physiology of Taste (1825). Truffles are mysterious, underground fungi that grow in some areas, on some trees (mostly oak), in some years. They have been known throughout history, though their popularity peaked during the nineteenth and late twentieth centuries, right up to our time. Truffles are hunted by dogs and pigs (although some people swear by flies) trained to recognize the unique, pungent truffle scent. Of the 100 varieties of truffles grown naturally around the world, white truffles (tuber magnatum pico), also known as Alba truffles or Italian truffles, are the most expensive variety on the market (a three-pound sucker went for $330,000 in late 2007, setting the record for a single truffle’s price tag). Although they are

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News Feed: July 10

by jbfauthor on July 10, 2009

G-8 leaders have pledged $20 billion to help developing countries grow more food [NYT] Japanese scientists plan to design and create a super breed of bluefin tuna [Telegraph] Tests on contaminated Nestlé Toll House cookie dough suggest that the product contained multiple strains of bacteria [WP]

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