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The Turquoise Room – Summer Food Drive 2012 W – E
I love a story that begins with an obscure, colorful lead-in such as ”They have been making whiskey here since a buffalo charged the old still” or “It was on fire when I stopped by,” and now I have...
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Root Down, Denver – Summer Food Drive 2012
We had planned a trip to Pinche Tacos (apologies if you are a Spanish speaker. It’s their name) in Denver with our colleagues and friends Chad and Danielle but Chad had already been to Pinche Tacos....
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Sticky Visit to Colt & Gray – Denver, Co.
Colt & Gray is a place we have been dying to try since we heard about it on “The Best Thing I Ever Ate” in 2009 or 2010. Colt & Gray was called out for it’s Sticky Toffee Pudding. Sticky...
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The Drover Steakhouse – Summer Food Drive 2012
Last year on our Summer Food Drive 2011, I was super excited to visit Gorat’s Steakhouse in Omaha. We were writing our Beef Topic (it ended up running 800 pages in doc format) and Gorat’s was voted...
View ArticleContest: Who is YOUR Kitchen Idol?
We’re excited to announce the launch of our new contest: Kitchen Idol! We know you have a home cook in your life that is your true “kitchen idol.” They make the perfect side dishes, outrageous main...
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Vegans & the Soiled Dialogue
Recently we passed around an interesting Opinion Piece by Dan Barber Executive Chef of Blue Hill Restaurant in NYC and the Blue Hill at Stone Barn in Pocantico Hills, NY. Dan also runs a sustainable...
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Beckett’s Table
Even Driving by Beckett's Table Looks Like a Scene. We have been meaning to visit Beckett’s Table for about a year. In fact, since Beckett’s Table’s pre-launch (and launch) PR campaign has died...
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Big Corn Means Big Budget Busting for Us All
Forget GMO Corn and Worry about Big Corn Subsidies & Ethanol Mandates Most of us are a little worried about GMO Corn but have not given much thought to its price. Looking at our grocery bills...
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“Ask A Chef™” #49
We love getting good “Ask a Chef™” questions from our members. “Are there any added enzymes in Kosher Salt? is a good one.” Below is the question and our response. Dear Chef: In the lesson on...
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Ask a Chef™ #50: Ginger Salmon
Question: ================================= Can the ginger salmon recipe be used for baked salmon when no grill is available? Also, are their any substitutes to the heavy cream for lactose...
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Summer Food Drive W-E 2013
We have been working on Smart Kitchen culinary content quite a bit lately but the temperatures in Arizona are creeping up there and The Summer Food Drive 2013 just snuck up on us. Luckily, we have...
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Summer Food Drive 2013 W-E, Pie Town, NM
One of my favorite things about the Summer Food Drives is imagining and anticipating how the place will look and feel. I try not to see too many pictures or videos of the place beforehand. Good Pie...
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Summer Food Drive 2013 W-E Bobcat Bites, Santa Fe, NM
Bobcat Bite in a Former Trading Post. I had heard of Bobcat Bite for a few years but was always put off by the name. After being skunked at Pie Town, I was ready to give it a try. When I arrived there...
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Summer Food Drive 2013 W-E Jigg’s Smokehouse, Clinton, OK
Jigg’s Smokehouse has been a fixture off of Interstate 40 (exit 62) in Clinton, OK since Lyle “Jiggs” Botchlett wanted an outlet for the turkey rolls, eggs and whole turkeys coming off of his farm....
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Summer Food Drive 2013 W-E, Sid’s Diner El Reno, OK
You know those times where you have been fixated on something on so long, expecting it to be great, and then you get there, meet the person, or achieve the goal and its only “OK.” Well that is the...
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Summer Food Drive 2013 W-E: Smok Shak Ingersoll, OK
Smok Shak BBQ in Ingersoll, OK is a bit of a trip to reach because it is between Alva, OK and Cherokee, OK in the “Ghost Town” of Ingersoll, OK. According to TravelOklahoma.com, “Ingersoll began...
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Ask a Chef #51
Question: ================================= Hi! I have seen something refered to as “pass meal” in some beginner lessons… What are those? It would be very interesting to have a kind of a “test” to...
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Oh, “O” isn’t Necessarily for Organic?
File this post under F.Y.I. If you are a die hard “organophile” you may want to start doing more research and paying closer attention to your brands of choice. What is the problem, you might ask?...
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Science Fiction’s Cultured Beef makes a “RARE” Burger Today!
A Burger We won’t be cooking any time soon. This is one rare burger, one you won’t be seeing at your local fast food chain any time soon. There was only the one made and its already gone for now, Pan...
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Ask a Chef 52
Question: ================================= When I make home made beef stew I always make a large pot. However , it doesn’t freeze well for me. My carrots and potatoes get “mushy” ….They don’t...
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