Staff Recipe: Chicken Kitchen Chop Chop

by jbfauthor on August 20, 2009

Even though JBF Awards department staffer Janie Schneider is known around the office for the elaborate dinners she prepares for herself and law student boyfriend, Russell, it’s this simple, homey dish that she makes when she’s homesick for Miami. It’s her adaptation of the chicken and rice dish from the Chicken Kitchen chain (a South Florida cult favorite) that she enjoyed growing up. “When I moved to New York my sister (who still lives in Miami) would call me on her way home from Chicken Kitchen and I always wished I was in the car with her. So I decided to make my own version of Chop Chop. It’s not as good, but the curry mustard sauce reminds me of high school afternoons by the pool,” says Janie. “Okay, so it’s glorified fast food,” she admits. “Some say it’s similar to Arroz con Pollo, but when you’re Jewish and don’t have a Cuban grandmother to make that d

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Jobs We Love: Gail Simmons

by jbfauthor on August 19, 2009

Each week, we’re profiling someone in the food and beverage industry with a fabulous food-focused job. Next up is Top Chef’s Gail Simmons, who had absolutely no idea what was in store for her when she accepted an established marketing position at Food & Wine magazine five years ago. We sat down with her to find out how she ended up there—and her advice for aspiring culinarians who wouldn’t mind ending up in her shoes. (Watch Gail tonight on the season premiere of Top Chef Las Vegas!)

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Tweet Eats: The Final Five

by jbfauthor on August 19, 2009

Without further ado, here are our five finalists. The competition was fierce and the voting never slowed. We’ve got five great sounding recipes. We hope our judges like seafood! We’ll be preparing each dish on Friday and on Monday the 24^th we’ll announce our winner. Be sure to check out the final standings. Was there a recipe you wanted to see in the finals that didn’t make the cut? Tell us about it in the comments below. Want to test out these recipes for yourself? Be sure to let us know how it goes! @CMFoster23 10quahogs,steam,chop/ chopchorizo,onion,greenpepper,saute 1/4#butter, add quahog,clam stock,ritz crumbs, putinshells, bake10@400 @Maskren SEAR>1TclrfdBttr+CScallps+dashSlt/Ppr~WSK>2T:RceV

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News Feed: August 18

by jbfauthor on August 18, 2009

How to know if your groceries are truly organic [Hungry Beast] Mark Bittman on pasta carbonara [Bitten] How to get the most out of your refrigerator and freezer [The Simple Dollar] A new agriculture regulation bill could threaten the livelihood of small farms [Atlantic] Joe Traxler, who has been making Twinkies for 50 years, is retiring [Seattle Times] Obamaritas and Barack-o-tacos on M

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