NEW YORK & SAN FRANCISCO: Paulette Tavormino Food Photography

Figs, grapes and morning glories. Photo © Paulette Tavormina Photography | NYC.   There’s just one more week to see Paulette Tavormina’s exquisite still life photographs at the Robert Mann Gallery in New York City: Then they head to San Francisco. The show opens at March, a retailer of luxury kitchenware and other goods, on…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Chilean Blueberries & A Fresh Blueberry Tart Recipe

Ordinarily we don’t eat out-of-season foods; for one thing, our sustainable self would feel wasteful of the fuel miles consumed by transporting produce from below the equator. Secondly, weeks in transport mean that what arrives isn’t necessarily the freshest produce; and often the flavor suffers. But a few weeks ago, on one of the coldest…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Blood Oranges Are In Season

In the produce world, few things are more memorable than a good blood orange. The emphasis is on “good,” of course: Some farmers grow delicious fruit, others grow less-than-tasty fruit to meet the so-called demands of the marketplace for lower price points. (Honestly, though: Who wouldn’t willingly pay more for an orange or an apple…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Meyer Lemons

Now in season through March, the Meyer lemon is a foodie favorite: bright citrus flavor with less pucker, owing to less acid. For decades it was available largely at California farmers’ markets, where it was “discovered” in the 1970s by Alice Waters and other pioneer chefs of “California cuisine.” Chefs and customers alike loved the…
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