EVENT: We Meet Iron Chef Hiroyuki Sakai At Benihana

The original Iron Chef cooking show, devised by Fuji TV in Japan, ran from 1992 through 1999. We were mesmerized each week, as two Iron Chefs had less than an hour to cook a multi-course gourmet meal based on the ingredient of the week (which remained a surprise until the filming began). What emerged in…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Why & How To Use Miso Paste

[1] Miso paste with American label (photo courtesy Nagano). [2] Miso paste in Japanese packaging (photo courtesy Nagano). [3] Miso paste (photo courtesy Steamy Kitchen)   Challenge yourself in the kitchen this year by trying a new ingredient each month. To start the year off, here’s a suggestion from our consulting chef, Johnny Gnall: miso…
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RECIPE: Make “Christmas Quesadillas”

With the kids home through the New Year, here’s a way to keep the holiday spirit going for lunch or dinner: Christmas quesadillas! The idea comes from Red’s All Natural, makers of burritos and quesadillas. Keep a box of the quesadillas in the freezer. Then, heat them (the microwave works fine) and top with green…
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PRODUCT: Crazy Cuizine Frozen Asian Entrées

Two of the seven Crazy Cuizine varieties. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE. We live in a city where delivered food of every type is a way of life. Chinese food, sushi or Korean BBQ can arrive at our door in 30 minutes or less. But in half that time, we can remove the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make An Easy Taco Recipe With Leftovers

If you only eat tacos at restaurants, you’re missing out on an easy-to-make lunch or dinner item that can expand far past its Mexican roots. Today, anything rolled in a tortilla becomes a taco—from octopus to leftovers of almost any type. Dating back thousands of years, corn tortillas were the bread of Mesoamericans. In addition…
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