Video(s): How To Open Wine Without a Corkscrew
Have you seen this video of a Frenchman opening a bottle of wine with nothing more than a shoe and a wall? It's been all over the internet the last few days. We were very impressed by the effective ...
Have you seen this video of a Frenchman opening a bottle of wine with nothing more than a shoe and a wall? It's been all over the internet the last few days. We were very impressed by the effective ...
Happy Friday! Our discussion on choosing the fastest checkout line reminded us of this more humorous take on "queue strategy." Get your weekend started with a laugh from one of our favorite comedians,...
"Well, I mean, if you come to a place where they don't have the proper kind of cooking equipment, you bring your own stuff."...
A new online food network called Hungry Nation launched this week. So far, they only have two 'shows' — Working Class Foodies and VendrTV, with a third, 12 Minute Cocktail, due out soon. But ...
"...probably there is no chiropractic treatment, no Yoga exercise, no hour of meditation in a music-throbbing chapel, that will leave you emptier of bad thoughts than this homely ceremony of making br...
As the days shorten, I find myself drawn to hearty, simple dishes such as Market Kitchen chef Rachel Allen's Beef and Ale Pie. She's made a fun video showing us how to pull it all together, but the r...
"I'm boiling up some primordial soup. There's a primordial soup machine!"...
Want to learn how to make bread from a talking olive loaf? This is your chance. ...
"It's the man's kitchen; the guy's galley. I am man — hear me roast!"...
This is one of the most curious gadgets we've ever come across, and we've been at a loss as how to post about it. This is an "automatic stirrer" from British design group üutensil, a company that...
We're big fans of the videos that our friends at CHOW put together, and our favorite series is probably "You're Doing It All Wrong," a head-on look at some of the most common mistakes in the kitchen...
We are planning on making pizza this weekend, and so we are excited to follow these two tips offered by Molly and Brandon in this video. You may know Molly Wizenberg as the author of the popular foo...
The squeamish and the vegetarian can look away... But we actually found this video from Fine Cooking really interesting and helpful. Get a link below....
We're returning to our series of quick, 1-minute kitchen tips. Because, after all, while we'd all like to brush up on our knife skills, who has time to watch a video longer than 60 seconds or so? So...
Taking part in the Kitchen Cure? This would be a great week to learn how to sharpen your knives, especially given all the cooking you'll be doing in the final three weeks. Even if you're not one of th...
This week's assignment in the Kitchen Cure is to learn one new skill. I've heard from many people that they'd like to know how to carve a chicken, so I dug up a video of Marc Bauer of the French Culin...
What an intriguing question! When 'no one is looking' what do we reach for? Do we still bother with a proper meal, complete with plates and cutlery and a napkin? One of our favorite cookbook auth...
We're deep into artichoke season and it's sad to think that many people won't cook artichokes at home because they're intimidated by all those spikes and thistle-y chokes. But no more! Here's a gr...
Chicago Magazine posted this video recipe back in January, but we stumbled upon it just in time for Easter. Chef Chris Pandel of The Bristol makes mini loaves of savory monkey bread with dill, butter ...
Did you catch Alice Waters on 60 Minutes last week? If not, it's definitely worth taking a 10-minute coffee break (ok, 12-minute, but we won't tell) to watch this interview! We loved the peak into th...
With spring knocking on our door and green things coming up out of the earth, we've been thinking about all the good things about to grow wild in the woods and fields. Wild mustard greens are coming, ...
We'll have to live vicariously through You Tube on this one, since we don't have a fire escape (where we could have left a bowl out last night) and we're too squeamish to go scooping snow off of par...
I don't own any of his books, probably won't subscribe to his magazine or purchase any of his products (mostly because they're too expensive to import) and highly doubt I'd go see him in person but ...
Do you have a 20 minute break today? Then you may want to spend it viewing this thought-provoking talk on foie gras by chef Dan Barber. I was privileged to hear this talk back in July 2008 when I ...
This weekend I attempted to make orecchiette. I knew there was an old-school Italian Grandmother method of shaping the little ears so I went a-Googling and found this priceless video. You can watch th...