Giveaway: Win a Copy of Ted Allen's "In My Kitchen"

by JBF Editors on June 25, 2012

Chefs & Champagne, our annual summer tasting party in the Hamptons, is one of our favorite gatherings, and this year's event is extra special because it’s happening while we celebrate our silver anniversary. (Get your tickets here!)

While we knew that the party’s offerings of Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte, Wölffer Estate Vineyard wines, Belgian beers, and dishes from more than 30 chefs would be a huge draw on their own (check out the full menu), we still wondered how we could make this year’s Chefs & Champagne more exciting than ever. Then it hit us: why not team up with one of the biggest food shows on television? A few phone calls later, we're thrilled to be teaming up the JBF Award–winning cast of Chopped, including its incredibly knowledgeable host, Ted Allen, and its... Read more >

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On the Menu: Week of June 24

by JBF Editors on June 22, 2012

Here's what's happening at the Beard House next week:

Monday, June 25, 7:00 P.M.
Italian Wine Lovers’ Dinner
Cinghiale, opened by Baltimore’s food and wine power couple (and JBF Award semifinalists), Cindy Wolf and Tony Foreman, draws crowds for the elegant yet rustic dishes prepared by talented chef Julian Marucci. This dinner will be paired with an array of carefully selected Italian vintages.

Tuesday, June 26, 6:30 P.M.
Santa Fe
To celebrate 30 remarkable years behind the stove, chef Charles Dale has invited five esteemed colleagues to join him at Terra, the signature restaurant at Santa Fe’s stunning Encantado Resort. For this special benefit dinner, the talented team has crafted a lavish and festive menu to properly fête Dale’s career.... Read more >

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News Feed: June 21, 2012

by JBF Editors on June 21, 2012

Eat the whole fava bean and free yourself from all that peeling. [Food52]

Duff Goldman to open a DIY cake shop in Los Angeles. [LAT]

Modern wedding cakes with an Indian flourish. [NYT]

Dinkies: a pancake-cake hybrid to gobble by the dozen. [SE]

Five ways to enjoy cold-brew coffee. [Eatocracy]... Read more >

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Market Haul: June 20

by Anya Hoffman on June 20, 2012

The growing season has begun, which means that CSA members throughout the country are getting shares packed with early crops, like lettuce, radishes, and baby spinach. If you're like many of us, you might feel somewhat ambivalent about the bounty of Boston, romaine, and red-leaf heads making their way into your box this month. On the one hand, it's such a treat to have fresh-from-the-farm salad greens on hand to toss with olive oil and lemon juice at a moment's notice. On the other hand...lettuce is so annoying to wash. The only way to make sure none of it goes to waste? Surrender to the lettuce: make peace with the fact that you'll need to dedicate half an hour each week to your salad spinner. With leaves washed, dried, and bagged in the fridge, salads become the effortless summer meals they were meant to be.

The Haul: Baby spinach, Toscano kale, garlic scapes, red leaf lettuce, cilantro, red beets, Japanese salad turnips, strawberries.

The Menu Ideas:... Read more >

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