Our 15 Most Popular Stories This Week

This week we were reminded about a couple things: That the people running the TED conference are smart about everything, including the coffee that they serve. That Dungeness crab is in season. That shrubs are the next big thing to hit the mixology scene (and quite easy to make at home). That chef Andy Ricker knows how to travel in Thailand. Here's the best of the week:

Our 15 Most Popular Stories This Week

10 Things You Should Know About Dungeness Crab, Currently In Season

West Coast delicacy popping up on menus everywhere

The Dungeness crab is the undisputed king of the West Coast. The six-legged crustacean is a popular delicacy while in season, a period that begins in early December and generally runs through the spring. Here are 10 things to know about Dungeness crabs.

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Peanut Butter-Banana-Sandwich Bread Pudding With Dark Caramel Sauce Recipe

Heard of a better-sounding bread pudding recipe?

Ah, the Southern life. Whenever we feel the need for ultimate comfort recipes we turn to Southern Living magazine's new Feel Good Food cookbook. This recipe for Peanut Butter-Banana-Sandwich Bread Pudding sure sounds like it'll make us feel good, but let's add some dark caramel sauce just to be absolutely certain. 

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The Opening Of Husk Nashville: The Latest Construction Update

Here's the latest on big opening in Music City

The sound of power tools has been silenced at 37 Rutledge Street, the future home of Husk Nashville, the latest addition to the Neighborhood Dining Group's portfolio of boutique restaurants that includes Husk and McCrady's in Charleston. NDG President David Howard and Sean Brock's thoughts about the construction process, after the jump.

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Our 25 Cheese-Stretchiest Recipes Ever

What's better than gooey, stretchy cheese recipes?

The month of February is coming to an end, and with it, our New Year's resolution to go easy on the cheese dies a melty, oozy death. Possibly by pizza. In honor of our collective decision to ditch these long-awaited plans, we rounded up some of our favorite recipes starring cheese.

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Andy Ricker Spent Seven Weeks In Thailand To Master Jellied Pork Foot Curry

And to take his staff to the motherland

Chefs love to travel — for inspiration, to experience the cuisines of other cultures or just to get away from the heat of their own kitchens. When they return, we hit them with some questions — where'd they stay, what'd they do and WHAT DID THEY EAT?! Pok Pok chef-owner writes in to tell us about his seven week trip to Thailand.

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Marcus Antebi With The Raw Truth About Juicing

Juice Press founder has his eye on the prize: Life

“I watched my grandparents wither away in a storage facility for eight years with Alzheimer’s,” says Juice Press CEO and Founder Marcus Antebi, without blinking. “Their diet basically consisted of morphine patches, white bread, dead vegetables.... They were basically comatose for eight years of their lives. That’s not the lifestyle that I want.” So begins this week's FR...

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How I Came To The Conclusion That Making Gin Was My Destiny

Simon Ford on the birth of Fords Gin

Gin is my favorite spirit and has played a huge role in my career since I first started working for Plymouth in 1998. After 15 years in the juniper business, I pulled from the knowledge and ideas that I had picked up and Fords Gin was born! Read on to learn about the process of making gin.

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Chicago Named The Best Pizza City In America

And nope, New York City is not second

For good or for bad, Best Of lists are the reality of the food media world we live in. They just don’t stop appearing. We read them, we sometimes debate, and then we move onto the next list. The world goes on. We are not here to indict the Best Of list. We are here to point out that luxury glossy magazine Travel & Leisure just dropped a Best Of list that names Chicago...

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About That Time A Hot Sauce Met Scotch Whisky

Recalling the story behind Original Hotscotch Sauce

The strange but true tale of how the managing director of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society once tried to age scotch in Tabasco barrels, only to inadvertently develop a delicious hot sauce. In recognition of the passing of Tabasco-brand McIlhenny Company leader Paul McIlhenny over the weekend...

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10 Examples Of Burrata Oozing Out On Stuff

Stimulating lunch visuals of creamy mozzarella

While I continue to wait patiently for tomatoes to come back like a dog waiting for its master (my tomato-slave analogies get weirder, so let's not), enjoy 10 slides of caption-free lunch stimulation. It's 2013, burrata's not limited to Italian markets anymore. Find some and explode it, runny egg yolk-style, on any of the following.

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Italian Meat Pie Recipe

A recipe for pizzagaina, or pizza rustica. Gustoso!

In an Italian-American kitchen, spring comes not with a whimper, but with approximately five pounds of cured meat. Italian meat pie is an Easter tradition, and like all good holiday institutions, this one is studded with salumi and cheeses. The manliest quiche in the world, the pie is called pizzagaina by some, pizza rustica by others and delicioso by all.

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The TED Conference Has The Most Ridiculous Coffee Menu

The greatest coffee pop-up in history?

According to coffee blog Sprudge, an incredible eight roasters are currently operating at the TED conference in Long Beach, California, with 38 baristas pulling espresso or working magic with Chemex. Some have called it the greatest pop-up ever.

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Cocktail Class: How To Make Your Own Shrubs At Home

Sub for cordials, bitters or lime in cocktails

Prohibition is passé. For an inspired cocktail, turn to the Colonial era for a sophisticated, fruit-flavored elixir. The cocktails of the moment are made with shrubs — fruit-flavored vinegars that add a refreshingly tart dimension with every sip. Read on for a brief history of shrubs and three new twists on the classic recipe.

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There’s Great Debate As To Where The Beer Koozie Was Invented? Or Is It Coosie?

Who's behind the genius idea: Australia or the USA?

Mixing functionality and style (and branding opps), the koozie keeps your can of beer cool while expressing the drinker’s personality in the form or a favorite slogan, professional sports allegiance or philosophical viewpoint. But where was the beer koozie invented?

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8 Ideas For Dinner Tonight: Raw Fish

These fresh, healthy fish recipes like it raw

Just because you're eating light and healthy tonight doesn't mean you're confined to tofu and steamed vegetables. There's a far tastier way to get your lean protein in, and it just involves a trip to your local fish market or Asian grocery. We're talking sashimi, tartare, crudo, gravlax — all manners of raw fish recipes.

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