Ethnic Foods

The menu at David Burke’s Primehouse includes such staples as filet mignon, rib-eye, sirloin, and New York strip. But when asked to name a beef dish that gets his mouth watering, Burke says: “I like what the Koreans do with short ribs. They cut them thin and grill them off. So you’re eating a short rib that’s cooked in two, ...

Whether the Gruyère and Emmenthaler of Switzerland, German butterkäse, French Brie and chèvre, or Italian pecorino, Parmesan and Asiago, cheese has developed into a delicacy that’s as much a part of a nation’s culinary identity as its finest breads and wines. The United States, too, always has produced some wonderful cheeses, including Muenster, colby and Monterey Jack, among others. But ...

Feta cheese salads, gyros, baklava and triangles of spanakopita are the items most people in the United States associate with Greek food. But not one of these items has anything to do with what this country is currently experiencing: a Greek revival! Traditional foods from different regions of Greece today are served at a slew of Greek restaurants, including QSR ...

Pizza may well be America’s most popular import. It’s ideal for an inexpensive date, for watching a ball game, or for feeding seven little girls gathered in the basement for a slumber party. But data gathered by Food Beat, Inc., Wheaton, IL, from the nation’s top- 200 restaurant chains during the first half of 2007 indicate that pizza no longer ...

For a chef, creating a flavorful, fresh tomato sauce is easy. Starting with the best ingredients and following our taste buds made it difficult to go wrong when creating the goldstandard, chef-driven recipe here.Creating a manufactured version—for Paradise Tomato Kitchens, Louisville, KY—with the same flavor profile as the gold standard was the challenge, and put into play many factors a ...