TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: The Amazing Rice Cube

From hors d’oeuvre to sushi to snacks, Rice Cube turns out dazzling food in minutes.   Faster than most recipes. More powerful than many kitchen utensils. Able to turn out dazzling foods in a single bound. It’s our latest super gadget find, the Rice Cube. This handy gadget will help you turn out impressive foods…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Farmed Vs. Wild Salmon

Like salmon? Millions of Americans are fans of the firm, orange-fleshed fish—so much so that most of the salmon at food stores and restaurants is farmed to meet demand. While fish farming provides a plentiful supply, it comes with issues: toxins in the fish and damage to the environment, among other concerns. Take a look…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Wine With Oysters

A great treat: oysters with a variety of white wines. Photo by Nathan Maxfield | IST.   We love oysters, so we hosted an extensive wine-and-oyster celebration last Friday, National Oyster Day (August 5th). When we began eating oysters (way back in our college years), the de rigeur wine was a crisp Chablis from northern…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Get A Fish Spatula (Fish Turner)

Use a slotted fish spatula to flip everything on the grill. This one is a Tom Douglas by Pinzon Dexter Russell, available on Amazon.   Grilling tools sets generally include a chef’s spatula, grill tongs, two-prong fork, silicone basting brush and cleaning brush for the grill. But if you grill fish, that chef’s spatula is…
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RECIPE: Barack Obama Sushi

Barack Obama sushi by chef Ken Kawasuma. Photo courtesy MSN Japan.   Somehow we missed this back in 2009, and only recently came across it on the MSN Japan website. Sushi Chef Ken Kawasumi of Tokyo Sushi Academy took the 2009 championship title in Japan’s National Sushi Awards, with his sushi interpretation of President Barack…
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