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Pastry Chef Dominique Ansel Celebrates 15 Years In NYC With A Sweet Tribute To The City

Dominique Ansel moved from Paris to New York City to work at Daniel Boulud's French flagship Daniel as the executive pastry chef, a position he held for 6 years. Fast forward 15 years later, and Ansel has become a household name after the invention of a certain croissant-donut hybrid, and his namesake bakery has expanded beyond SoHo to include branches around the world.
  • New York's Benno Shows The Creativity Of A Great Chef And Sophistication Of A Great Team

    At a time when the New York food media go giddy over ramen shops, taquerias and pizzerias, there are certain high-end restaurant openings that cannot be ignored, especially if the chef has the name recognition of Jonathan Benno, first as chef de cuisine at Thomas Keller's Per Se, then as executive chef at Lincoln Ristorante at Lincoln Center.
  • Prague Should Be Your Next Foodie Vacation Destination

    The cold brisk wind whips through the streets on an early spring evening in Prague. As temperatures hover around freezing, only one dish warms the soul this evening. Upon opening the door to Krčma the smell of comfort greets us like warm blanket-braised meat, baking spices, simmering herbs, and fried potatoes.
  • The Simple Secret Is Better Meat: Your Best BBQ Ever

    From a slow-smoked Southern barbecue to Argentinean gaucho-inspired open fire asado cooking, and everything in between, America is having a love affair with outdoor cooking. Pellet grills, gas grills, hybrid fuel grills, kamado cookers, every kind of device for cooking outside keeps getting better, and for years here at Forbes and for many magazines I have reviewed the best grills and gear in a wide range of price points.
  • Freshen Up Summer Menus With Exciting Corn Dishes

    Nothing says summer like buttery fresh corn. While hot and roasted on a grill is a fantastic way to enjoy our kernels this season, there's also a lot of fun spins on corn that can't be missed. At Antique Taco in Chicago, this dish is made with sweet corn, crema, queso, Tapatio hot sauce, and Tajin.
  • Elizabeth Reid In New York City: Eat Like A Local

    Elizabeth Reid is an entrepreneur who recently launched Elizabeth Reid Collection, a luxurious assortment of fashionable socks that are designed in New York and made in Europe with materials sourced from Italy and Portugal.
  • France Is Changing Key Wine Regulations

    Whether due to bureaucratic clutter or anticipation of a sunnier climate-France is changing key wine regulations.
  • Fake Whiskey: Tips To Avoid Fake Or Misleading Bottles

    The global whiskey industry is booming and, sadly, so is the market for counterfeit bottles. Over the past few years, from China to the US, countless reports of fake bottles have surfaced. And those are the ones we hear about. It's all too easy these days for frauds to create fake bottles. It's often as simple as getting an empty bottle, filling it, and resealing it.
  • A Weekend at Vila Foz, Porto's Newest Design Hotel

    Portugal's tourism industry is on fire. The Iberian country hugging the Atlantic Coast has become one of the hottest travel destinations for 2019. Lisbon surfaced on the radar of influencers a few years ago with Instagram shots of its famous yellow trolley and blue tiles called azulejos multiplying by the millions.
  • Las Vegas Food Tours Will Make Your Trip Unforgettable

    I am a big fan of locally guided food tours, and try to take them wherever I go. There's no better way to explore the cuisine of a place than with a knowledgeable local guide, and instead of being forced to choose one spot for a meal, you usually get a broad sampling while learning the story behind them.
  • The Best Resorts In Key West

    Apart from being the southernmost tip of the continental United States, Key West has always considered itself a destination very much on its own, totally independent and known as The Conch Republic.
  • How Food Allergies are Dealt by Restaurants

    Millions of people suffer from severe allergic reactions every year, with popular restaurants being a notable hotbed of potential contamination when it comes to what your food is getting mixed up with.
  • Better than old favorites performs Disease-resistant apples

    You may not find them in the produce aisle yet, but it's only a matter of time before new disease-resistant apple cultivars overtake favorites like Honeycrisp in popularity, according to a University of Illinois apple expert.
  • After Philly Imposes Soda Tax Prices Rise, Sales Fall

    A YEAR AFTER Philadelphia imposed a tax on sugary and artificially sweetened beverages A YEAR AFTER Philadelphia imposed a tax on sugary and artificially sweetened beverages, sales of those items dropped by more than half in the city, according to a study published Tuesday that also found prices of the beverages increased significantly.
  • Food fraud in China leads to opportunities for EU products

    The perceived safety and quality of food imported from Europe into China provides commercial opportunities for European food producers, research has found.
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