Cheeseburgers and pulled pork buns from the Porteño team – recipe
Sydney chefs Ben Milgate and Elvis Abrahanowicz share their recipes for the perfect soft, shiny steamed bun – and delicious pulled pork and cheeseburgers to put in them ...
View ArticleCookbooks for giving, or keeping for yourself
The 2012 holiday season brings a bumper crop of cookbooks for home cooks and the shoppers who love them. Thereâs still nothing like a cookbook to inspire a cook to create. But thereâs no denying...
View ArticlePublishing Jobs: ABRAMS, HarperCollins, Rowman & Littlefield
This week, ABRAMS is hiring a publicist for its adult imprint, while HarperCollins is seeking a marketing coordinator. Rowman & Littlefield needs a publicist, and Bauman...
View ArticleFamed Elvis Photographer Alfred Wertheimer Dead At 85
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alfred Wertheimer, the photographer whose portraits of Elvis Presley documented the birth of a music legend, has died. Wertheimer, who was 85, died of natural causes Sunday at his...
View ArticleNapa Couple Launch "Mexican Flavors" Cookbook Inspired by Cooking School in...
Cooking teacher Hugh Carpenter and his wife, photographer Teri Sandison, announce the launch of their cookbook “Mexican Flavors: Contemporary Recipes from Camp San Miguel” available for purchase...
View Article>Napa Couple Launch "Mexican Flavors" Cookbook Inspired by Cooking School in...
Cooking teacher Hugh Carpenter and his wife, photographer Teri Sandison, announce the launch of their cookbook “Mexican Flavors: Contemporary Recipes from Camp San Miguel” available for purchase...
View ArticleThe year's best cookbooks includes master classes in Latin, Scandinavian and...
Part encyclopedia, part barista training manual, and part cookbook, “The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee” ($24.99, Ten Speed Press) is a comprehensive homage to all things joe-related from the beloved San...
View ArticleIn addition to the ‘Elvis at 21’ exhibit, museum sponsoring several other...
To keep the good times rockin’ throughout the summer, the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History will hold several events to help explain the phenomena of Elvis Presley. Sunday, June 2, 2-3 p.m. —...
View ArticlePublisher Spotlight: Scarecrow Press
Name of Publishing Company: Scarecrow Press Year Established: 1950, acquired by Rowman & Littlefield in 1995 What makes Scarecrow Press different from all of the other publishing companies? SP:...
View Article10 great places for unusual hot dogs: Flint coney stop ranks among nation's...
The humble hot dog has come a long way since 19th-century European immigrants began selling them on the streets. "It was one of the original fast foods," says Bruce Kraig, co-author with Patty Carroll...
View Article10 great places to bite into unusual hot dogs
SHARECONNECTTWEETCOMMENTEMAILMORE The humble hot dog has come a long way since 19th-century European immigrants began selling them on the streets. "It was one of the original fast foods," saysBruce...
View ArticleIt Feeds The Hand That Bites It- The Book, Man Bites Dog Is Now Available!
Author Bruce Kraig And Photographer Patty Carroll Explore America's Love-affair With The Hot Dog And Its Iconography Google Download image...
View ArticleWashington State Hot Dogs
Yield: 8 servings 8 good-quality hot dogs 2 medium Granny Smith apples or other tart apples 1 tablespoon brown or Dijon mustard, or more as needed 1 to 2 tablespoons packed light...
View ArticleHow to make your hot dog the top dog
I’ve eaten hot dogs my entire life, but my encased-meat consumption peaked during college. ¦¦ I was living in Chicago, and hot dogs, it seemed, were everywhere I turned. ¦¦ There they were, $3 each for...
View ArticleSuper Bowl snacks have Arizona theme
WHETHER you're down with the New England Patriots or upholding the Seattle Seahawks, you and your friends and family can chow down this Super Bowl Sunday with harmonious gusto. Because no matter which...
View ArticleIgnoring the Booksellers' Conventions
In this aliterate culture -- packed with people who can read books but opt not to -- there is a bright and vital spot: independent publishing. "The key is having a niche, having a category where you...
View ArticleRecipe for hot-and-spicy chickpea cakes
CONCORD, N.H. - Much as I love falafel, I almost never make it. That's because most recipes for these spicy patties made from pureed chickpeas usually call for starting with dry beans soaked overnight...
View ArticleLoving them tender
If Elvis is the King, Robert Kim is at least a Prince (with apologies to the artist formerly known as a symbol). The Manhattan resident is one of the elite and offbeat Elvis Presley impersonators from...
View ArticleThere's Something About Her... Images by Pattie Boyd, Rock 'N Roll's Ultimate...
Opening Tonight, the Show Presents Work Including Images of Rock Icons Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Jeff Beck and Others; Artist's Receptions are Planned for Feb. 17 & 18 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14...
View ArticleDIA exhibit 'Patti Smith: Camera Solo' offers rare glimpse into artist's life
Detroit looms large in Patti Smith's cosmology. The influential rock musician, poet and artist moved here with her husband, guitarist Fred (Sonic) Smith in 1979, settling in St. Clair Shores. Their...
View ArticleON THE BOOKSHELF: Books for feeding your party
By J.M. HIRSCH AP Food Editor (AP) - Looking to take your Superbowl party grub beyond a tub of guacamole and a batch of takeout wings? Three new books will have you chowing in style. _ For wing...
View ArticlePatti Smith photos at DIA
Detroit looms large in Patti Smith's cosmology. The influential rock musician, poet and artist moved here with her husband, guitarist Fred (Sonic) Smith in 1979, settling in St. Clair Shores. Their...
View ArticleGuggenheim Examines New Developments in Contemporary Photography (Guggenheim...
(Source: Guggenheim Museum) Guggenheim Examines New Developments in Contemporary Photography with Photo-Poetics: An Anthology Exhibition: Photo-Poetics: An Anthology Venue: Solomon R. Guggenheim...
View ArticleThese tasty black peas look you in the eye
When I was young, dinnertime on New Year's Day was a showdown, a staring contest between me and the black-eyed peas looking back at me from my plate. ''Eat them for luck,'' my mother would say. Why...
View ArticleNew cookbooks help folks fight diseases
Cooking isn't always fun or easy when considerations other than good taste govern choices. Medical conditions that have to be cared for are one large category of special needs when it comes to meals....
View ArticleThe Best Art
The statue of a pregnant woman towers over Trafalgar Square, Fra Angelico's madonnas and angels are New York's blockbuster Christmas show, and children worldwide watch the battles of a humbly-born boy...
View ArticleTradition, TRADITION! Encyclopedia of Jewish Food for Hanukkah
From Adafina, a Sephardic Sabbath stew to Zwetschgenkuchen, a cross between a cake and a tart made with Italian prune plums Gil Mark’s Encyclopedia of Jewish Food delves in to the history, culture and...
View ArticleMedia bites
Cookbooks and food shows to consider in the month ahead Just in time for Passover, "Hip Kosher: 175 Easy-to-Prepare Recipes for Today's Kosher Cooks" - by Ronnie Fein (Da Capo Lifelong Press, $16.95)...
View ArticleKnowledge aplenty in books for cooks
People with a hunger for knowledge about food, drink and cooking are in luck: They're sure to find it in books -- at whatever level, in whatever style, from whatever perspective they desire. Here are...
View ArticleFrom Little League to Olympians, Shoot Sports Like a Pro
21 Professional Sports Photographers Share Their Tips for Capturing Winning Moments HOBOKEN, N.J., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Sports photography gets photographers up close and personal with the action...
View ArticleYahoo - Altamira Retains Martin S. Silverman, Senior Vice President of Mamiya...
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 2, 2000--Altamira, a global leader in media enabling technologies and Internet integration strategies, today announced that Martin S. Silverman, formerly senior...
View Article'Blackened steak' doesn't have Chicago feel
BY SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST Blackened steak is not a Chicago food icon. Marty Cusack wants the world to know this. Deep-dish pizza is. The Chicago hot dog is. But a blackened steak? Sounds like something...
View ArticleHot Diggity Dog
(CBS) Hot dog stands have been a Chicago tradition since around the turn of the century, with about 2,000 of them in business right now, serving the city's own distinctive breed of dog, reports CBS...
View ArticleWhy do latkes get all the attention?
Latkes aren't limited to potato. Montreal blogger Holly Botner makes salmon latkes. Photograph by: John Kenney , The Gazette MONTREAL -- The holiday celebrates no less than freedom from religious...
View ArticleBest Books for the BBQ Lover
Ten years ago when I started my BBQ and grilling website, AmazingRibs.com, it was because there were no good books on barbecue. Now, each new season brings at least three or four good ones (mine will...
View ArticleSay happy holidays in words and pictures with these P-I picks
Books may not top most holiday gift lists, but they still hold their own among the discretionary presents. A well-chosen book displays the thoughtfulness of the giver, as well as a keen awareness of...
View Article'The Encyclopedia of Sandwiches'
"The Encyclopedia of Sandwiches" By Susan Russo Quirk Books, Philadelphia $18.95, 320 pages The humble sandwich has a history as lively as its makings and is defined only by the limits of the human...
View ArticleThe Best Photography Books of 2015
Visually stimulating and incredibly powerful, the following are The Daily Beast’s selections for the best photography books of 2015. Despite the great innovations in photographic technology there...
View ArticleCulinary array spans iconic traditions to ethnic influences
I've discovered the iconic Chicago hot dog, the measure of a deep-dish Chicago pizza and the ethnic influences that make the Windy City such as Mecca for food lovers. While attending the International...
View ArticleFrom The Who to utopia, collections between covers
Some people treat gift books as decor - throw rugs for the coffee table. But the best of them deserve a better fate than that. Royal personages in earlier centuries displayed their unusual acquisitions...
View ArticleCookbooks make a luscious gift
Decisions, decisions. Complications arise when generous impulses send you out to buy food books as holiday presents for deserving people. Those handsome books are so desirable. Perhaps someone will...
View ArticleFinalists for James Beard cookbook awards
The 2011 finalists for the awards were announced this week. The chefs get much of the attention, but for those of us who love cookbooks, those awards are at least as significant. The winners of the...
View ArticleLowly hot dog gets the scholarly treatment
Hot Dog: A Global History, by Bruce Kraig (University of Chicago Press, $15.95). What it is: Bruce Kraig, a professor specializing in food history, conducts a near-microscopic account of the travels,...
View ArticleInterventional Cardiologist and Professional Chef, Dr. Michael Fenster, Signs...
BECOME A GRASSROOTS GOURMET: A PRESCRIPTION FOR GOOD FOOD, HEALTHY LIVING, AND EPICUREAN ENLIGHTENMENT is being written by Fenster, a Board Certified Interventional Cardiologist and professional chef....
View ArticleHoliday gift ideas for book lovers
With Chanukah coming right up, and Christmas plus Kwanzaa fast approaching, here are a few suggestions for gift books. How to choose, even among the books I’ve written about this year? Chanukah begins...
View ArticleA genuine Jucy Lucy from "The Encyclopedia of Sandwiches"
The Jucy Lucy is a cheese-stuffed burger originating in Minnapolis at either Matt's Bar or the 5-8 Club. Just in case the spelling is bothersome, Matt's motto is "If it's spelled correctly, you're at...
View ArticleAuthor and book events
Bruce M. Conforth: Author of African American Folksong and American Cultural Politics The Lawrence Gellert Story will be featured, 7 p.m. Mon. Nicolas Books, 2513 Jackson, Ann Arbor. 734-662-0600....
View ArticleRelishing her art
Hot dog stands. Elvis impersonators. Tidy bungalow lawns. Seedy Florida resorts. These are the images that swirl through the mind and before the eye of Chicago photographer Patty Carroll. Her work...
View Article
