Potatoes

Twist by Pierre Gagnaire

2013-05-23 13:30:00

Could it be Monsieur Gagnaire, chef extraordinaire, in Las Vegas? Mais oui! Find out what the buzz is all about at Twist, the three-Michelin-star chef’s first restaurant in the United States. The menu infuses the simplicity of classic French cuisine...

Lawry's prime rib for $1.25; original Lawry's celebrates 75 years

2013-05-21 12:32:00

In 1938, Lawry’s the Prime Rib opened its original restaurant on La Cienega Boulevard on the edge of Beverly Hills. Fields of mustard grew along the street, which is now referred to as Restaurant Row, and the price of dinner — a thick-cut...

Gluten-free: More new products than ever

2013-05-20 09:14:00

A few decades ago, gluten-free products mostly meant rice cakes. Today, the category just won’t quit. Even industry analysts have been surprised at the strength of the gluten-free claim, said Tom Vierhile, innovation insights director at...

Easy dinner recipes: Chicken, chicken ... and more chicken!

2013-05-20 07:00:00

Why is chicken so popular? Well, it cooks pretty quickly. And depending on the what you buy, it can be both flavorful and diet-friendly. It's versatile -- you can combine it with almost any flavor combination. Perhaps best of all? It's easy. Roast a whole...

Bacon recipes galore!

2013-05-20 08:49:00

We were opening Christmas gifts last year when my much better half dropped a package on my lap -- a cold, heavy package. Curious (and suddenly chilly), I opened it. Bacon. Six pounds of artisan bacon, ranging from thick-cut hickory-smoked to jalape�o-...

Sriracha hot sauce invades pop culture: For $180, you can wear it on your feet

2013-05-16 08:00:00

Sriracha, the incredibly popular Asian condiment that has gone so far beyond mainstream it's practically "everystream," earned another distinction recently when Trader Joe’s introduced its own branded version. The red sauce with the familiar...

Recipe: Turkey pot pie

2013-05-09 13:14:00

� Total time: 2 hours Servings: 8 to 10 Note: Adapted from Bradley Ogden's recipe for chicken pot pie from his first book, "Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner." 1 3/4 cups flour, divided 3 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs (a mixture of parsley, chives,...

Recipe: Braised chicken with capers

2013-05-09 13:14:00

Total time: 55 minutes Servings: 4 1 pound new potatoes 8 skinless, bone-in chicken thighs (6 to 7 ounces each) Salt Freshly ground black pepper 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 shallot, finely chopped 1/4 cup salt-packed capers, rinsed and coarsely...

Jonathan Gold recommends: 13 great tacos in Southern California

2013-05-05 17:00:00

Tacos - can we ever have enough tacos in our lives? I didn't think so. Because when the taco is right, the birds start to sing and the stars shine more brightly and you have the impression that everything is right with the world, which is a lot of...

$1-million bag of potato chips: Lay's Cheesy Garlic Bread wins

2013-05-08 16:22:00

Cheesy Garlic Bread potato chips beat out Sriracha and Chicken and Waffles varieties to become Lay's next chip flavor. A chip contest from Frito-Lay that drew 3.8 million submissions resulted in the three new flavors. Karen Weber-Mendham of Land O'...

Twitter #Weekendeats highlights: Kale and sweet potato recipes for #MeatlessMonday

2013-04-29 17:03:00

Monday may be the least-loved day of the week, but at least it brings some Twitter #MeatlessMonday fun. Kale and sweet potatoes are just a few of the vegetable stars that were shared during Monday morning's #Weekendeats chat on Twitter. Here are the...

Critic's Choice: Southern cooking with L.A. style

2013-04-27 00:00:00

The cooking of the South has never quite caught on in Southern California. But lately we've lucked into a few newish places with a distinctly Southern bent mixing it up with the usual California/Mediterranean fare. Biscuits lead the way, but you can...

A potato leaf specimen from the Kew Garden herbarium, collected in 1847, during the height of the Irish famine, provided a crucial DNA sample that helped unlock the genome of the blight that caused widespread starvation and wholesale migration in 19th Century Ireland.

2013-05-20 17:57:00

The cocktail crowd now has their own high-spirited taproom. Delaware Distilling Company is pouring its own handcrafted spirits - potato vodka, gin and white gin. Newer concoctions - sweet potato vodka, aged whiskey and varietals - will be rolling out throughout the summer.

2013-05-20 00:00:00

The Famous Idaho Potato booth featured large potato people as well as a green screen for making a music video. THousands of people from all over the world wandered the National Restaurant Association Show at McCormick Place in Chicago where purveyors of all kinds showed their goods.

2013-05-19 00:00:00