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Brunch

5 Luxurious Breakfast Ideas For A Lazy Morning

Lobster, caviar, brioche and more for fancy brunch

Jun 8, 2013 10:02 am

Hey there, it's Saturday morning! Time to treat yourself. Whip up a batch of exotic dark chocolate pancakes or scramble some lobster into your eggs. They're nice with toasted brioche, which incidentally, also makes amazing French toast. Kick back and relax with a little homemade luxury. Who knows, you may even impress someone.

The Basics

Lush Life: Caviar Butter Recipe

Butter gets all dressed up for the party

Jun 5, 2013 12:02 pm

Just when you thought butter couldn't get any better, a cookbook teaches us the very important lesson that yes, it can. Lucy Vaserfirer's Flavored Butters is a collection of ways to trick out your butter so that it serves every possible culinary need. Ever spread caviar butter on toast for the fanciest toast known to man? Now's the time.

Drink Better

Loki's Quarrel: Beer Infused With Salmon Roe (At Last!)

There's bizarre. Then there's this concoction.

Jan 24, 2013 2:02 pm

This beer cocktail is the brainchild of Marcus Wade at Miami's MC Kitchen. The drink was inspired by Loki, the God of mischief and shape-shifter in Norse mythology. The recipe calls for salmon roe in the bottom of your glass as a garnish, but feel free to add more to the infuser (see above photo with roe layered between the lemons and cucumbers) for an extra punch of savory goodness. Be brave, like Loki. Or maybe we didn't read that fable quite right.

Insider Tips

13 Things You Didn't Know About Caviar

What you didn't know about fancy fish eggs

Oct 25, 2012 1:01 pm

Do you remember the first time you had caviar? You’d heard so much about it, this mysterious luxury. Then, you tasted it and thought to yourself, is this it? Then you're like. This IS it. We tapped Andrew Petrossian, heir to the Petrossian fine food company and the grandson of one of the first guys to bring caviar to France, then America, for fun facts about fancy fish eggs.

What To Eat: Lunch

Roe Roe Roe Your Lunch

There's a lot of flavor and goodness in fish eggs

Jul 30, 2012 11:31 am

Having anything Asian on, with or around rice? Fish roe in general — not just caviar — will amp up a bland lunch. I see you need convincing.

Fish Dish

Poached Halibut with Baby Potato Salad Recipe

Learn to confit your fish and say goodbye to dry!

Jul 26, 2012 4:01 pm

Confit-ing — or cooking in fat — is a great technique to incorporate into your skill set. By preparing halibut using this method, you can retain the natural and delicate flavor of the fish without drying it out by overcooking, which is a common occurrence.

Global Cuisine

How To Eat Like A Russian Tsar In The USA

Tables topped with caviar, stroganoff and vodka

Apr 19, 2012 9:01 am

Pickles, blini, and borsht are the sounds Russian cuisine makes. But unlike the country’s endless cycle of Vladimir Putin, Russian food is on a glorious upswing in the United States. New, high-class Russian restaurants have been popping up all over featuring crystal chandeliers, velvet lined banquets, glittering mirrors, and opulent dishes reminiscent of the time when great tsars ruled and feasted.

Party Fare

Potatoes With Crème Fraiche And Caviar

The best potato recipes use caviar, and vice versa.

Feb 23, 2012 10:01 pm

Photo: Bullfrog & Baum

This simple, yet very refined dish speaks to Chef Wolfgang Puck's craft: find the best ingredients you can, make everything from scratch and don't overcomplicate. These potatoes with caviar and creme fraiche are a frequent guest at the Oscars, wrapped in gold foil for extra panache. We'd gladly take one of these osetra-topped beauties over a useless statuette anyday.