roundups

22 Hearty Sandwiches You Can Make For Dinner

Meaty sub, fried chicken slider. Tonight, it's on!

Jun 19, 2013 2:01 pm

Photo: Jody Horton

When dinnertime rolls around tonight, consider the sandwich. Just because it's famous for its lunch act doesn't mean it doesn't translate seamlessly into an evening meal. There's a dinner sandwich in the mix here for everyone, whether you're an aficionado of fine grilled cheese, need to quell a fierce lobster craving or are ready to head into the open-faced world with an open face.

Talking Points

What We're Reading: New Game Of Thrones Beer, Inhaling Booze Calories

A survey of food and drink stories from the Web

Jun 19, 2013 12:31 pm

Smoking Alcohol: Can You Inhale Calories? – Slate
Too Many Wine Lovers Have Their Heads In The Sand – Wine Spectator
5 Mistakes People Make When Lighting A Charcoal Grill – Bon Appétit
Thanks For Smoking: Boston Chefs Infuse Dishes With Flavor – Boston Herald

Talking Points

What We're Reading: Being Rude To Waiters, Getting Drunk On Celeb Booze

A survey of food and drink stories from the Web

Jun 18, 2013 12:31 pm

Never Trust Anyone Who Is Rude To A Waiter – The Guardian
I Got Drunk On All Kinds Of Celebrity Liquor So You Don’t Have To – Jezebel
RIP To The Wendy’s T-Rex Burger (Photos Included) – NPR
The Magic That Molecular Gastronomists Don’t Discuss – Huffington Post
Frappuccino Quantified: Starbucks Adding Calorie Counts – The Atlantic

The Game Plan

10 Ideas For Dinner Tonight: Light and Easy Fish Dinners

Summertime straight-from-the-ocean fish recipes

Jun 18, 2013 12:01 pm

Warm summer nights have us at Food Republic hankering for a fresh catch. If you're an amateur with a fishing rod, don't waste your time idling for hours on a dock. Visit your local fish market, whip up a marinande, fire up the grill, and pretend you hooked the sucker yourself. We've compiled ten of our favorite light and easy fish recipes, just for the halibut.

Talking Points

What We're Reading: Decoding 'Menuspeak,' NYC Drowning In Fro-Yo

A survey of food and drink stories from the Web

Jun 17, 2013 12:31 pm

How To Decode “Menuspeak” And Navigate Any Restaurant Menu – Lifehacker
New York City Happily Drowning In Fro-Yo – Wall Street Journal
From Croissant To Cronut – NYTimes
The Tragedy Of The Piña Colada – NPR
A Guide To Buying, Shucking And Eating Clams – Grub Street

Food Republic Roundups

10 Lobsterrific Recipes For Today, National Lobster Day

Pasta, pot pie, scrambles, sandwiches and more

Jun 15, 2013 10:02 am

Photo: matt.ohara on Flickr

Break out the claw crackers and clarify that butter! Today is National Lobster Day. Rightfully recognizing it as the most important one-day celebration occurring this weekend, we at Food Republic are here to provide you with some cooking ideas now that lobster season is in full-swing. We’ve got you covered from simple grilling techniques to more ambitious composed dishes, like veal with lobster schnitzel (we bet you don’t even know what that means!) Either way, be sure to pick up your favorite crustacean at a local market this weekend.

The Week In Recipes

New Recipes This Week: Spicy Mango Smoothie, Chorizo Nachos, Seafood Kebabs

Cook your way through our newest recipe additions

Jun 14, 2013 3:01 pm

Fruit was the name of the game this week! With hot sunny days steadily increasing in frequency, we find ourselves eating fruit three times a day, in smoothies at breakfast, salads at lunch and duck and fish at dinner. Seriously, try out that super-easy duck recipe — you'll never want to eat duck without cherries again. Ditto the seafood kebabs with grilled orange segments and pickled watermelon rinds that are the perfect tart bite to accompany your sandwich.

Beer

So You're Thinking Of Drinking Beer This Weekend? Try These 30.

30 greats from all-day sessioner to huge IPA bomb

Jun 14, 2013 2:01 pm

We'll just say it again: here at Food Republic, we care about beer a lot. We care about the brewing companies and brewmasters who make it, the people who buy it and drink it and the publicists who often send us the best new ones. Here are 30 crisp, hoppy options that have recently come to our attention.