The Wednesday Chef

Month: April 2008

  • Mario Batali’s Pappardelle with Peas and Parmesan

    Oh, how I love thee, Internet. Shall I count the ways? I saw this recipe in a magazine – I can't remember which one – like, almost 10 years ago or something. Way before this blog was a twinkle in my eye and way before I even really understood what the Internet was all about.…

  • The Wednesday Chef on The FN Dish

    Adam, the intrepid Amateur Gourmet, rustled up a few of us for a little discussion on food blogging the other day. If you’re interested in starting your own food blog or just want to see me talk with my hands (grandfather in grave, rolling over), have a look!

  • Madhur Jaffrey’s Baked Cod in Yogurt Sauce

    I'm starting to feel discouraged. The forces of food politics, nutrition and food safety, and environmental responsibility are feeling insurmountable these days. First, I've spent far too much time lately parsing the various charts on fish, trying to find some overlap. The fish we eat can't have too much mercury, but it also has to…

  • I Can See It in My Dreams

    What can I say that hasn't been said before? I went to New Orleans and I fell in love. I wasn't expecting to, but I did. I'm back at my desk in New York now and all I keep thinking about is how much I want to be back there again, smelling that sweet, soft…

  • An Update

    Uh… Food mill, bread knife – wha? Instead I came home with: 1. A baking sheet to replace the wonky, floppy one I never use because I hate it.2. A little peeler to simulate a mandoline (I saw Jamie Oliver do it).3. A magnetic knife rack because we have all of our knives lying on…

  • The Tasting Room’s Cheesecake

    I always thought cheesecake was one of those inarguably beloved foods, like expertly prepared French fries or the perfect baguette or the tender oysters of a roast chicken, plucked delicately from the carcass. But in a highly unscientific study I did a few weeks ago, I discovered something quite to the contrary. It turns out…