by Michael Ruhlman | Oct 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Happy Tuesday, all! I’m writing to encourage you (at my lovely publisher’s request) to pre-order my new book FROM SCRATCH: 10 Meals, 175 Recipes (and all you can learn from those 10 meals). It’s out next week and I’m very excited about it! If you’re...
by Michael Ruhlman | Oct 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
The chapter on Steak Frites and all you can learn from it, in my new book From Scratch. I didn’t know whether to be glad or frustrated by yesterday’s page one story on a new study that finds decades of nutritional advice and intuitive common sense to be...
by Michael Ruhlman | Sep 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Yogurt with Nuts and Cherries (or “Breakfast with Paul”) One splendid idea: whole fat Greek yogurt with toasted nuts and, for sweetness and additional acidity, sour cherries (we fell in love with these in Greece; happily, in Providence, where we reside...
by Michael Ruhlman | Apr 3, 2018 | Cocktails, Kitchen Tools, Recipes
When my wife Ann and I were in New Orleans in January, we felt the need, after a great Po Boys and beer at Parasol’s in the Garden District, for one more afternoon libation (as you do in NOLA). We stopped at bar someone recommended down the street. I...
by Michael Ruhlman | Feb 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
I put a pic on instagram of guacamole two weeks ago and got enough fervent responses about cilantro and garlic salt, lack of chili to realize that people really care about their guacamole. As we here in America, we who make enough of this creamy delicacy to fill a...
by Michael Ruhlman | Nov 22, 2017 | Holiday, Recipes, turkey
If our most famous historical Republican’s claim that a nation divided against itself cannot stand, we should take heed of Thanksgiving more today than ever. Food brings us together, and hallelujah for it. Let us praise and honor the food that brings us together...
by Michael Ruhlman | Oct 25, 2017 | Books, Technique, Vegetables
I need your help. I bought a sweet potato to force myself to cook it in a way that was exciting to me. I’m not a sweet potato fan unless they’re fried. Too mushy, too sweet. And yet, because I’ve come to appreciate how intensely nutritious they are,...
by Michael Ruhlman | Sep 5, 2017 | american regional cuisine, question, Rant, Sandwiches
This proper Turkey Club at Gregg’s in Warwick, RI, counters a disturbing trend. On a trip to an otherwise fine food town, Minneapolis, MN, the beloved Miss Scarlett and I ate several lunches. At each restaurant Scarlett ordered one of her favorite...
by Michael Ruhlman | May 25, 2017 | Books, chefs, Food Business, Food Culture, Food Politics, Food Writing, Grocery
I was enormously lucky to lead a discussion with Ruth Reichl, author and editor, and Dan Barber, chef-owner of the Blue Hill restaurants in New York and author, who came to the 92nd Street Y in New York City to talk about our food. The reason for the event was my new...
by Michael Ruhlman | May 8, 2017 | Books, event, Food Culture, Grocery, Travel
The new book is one week away from publication so there’s still time to pre-order and get a nifty canvas tote from my publisher (fill out the form here, deal ends 5/15). Pre-orders really help a book’s launch. Very excited about this book. Lots of interest...
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