Grill Scene

May is Grilling Month at Food Republic, where we are offering pro tips from chefs and other well-known grilling gods. Read this interview with the Philadelphia restaurant legend.

Our first impressions of the mightily impressive mogul of the hand-crafted were: there is nothing a normal person can do that Martha can't do ten times better. Even if you don't have a custom-made flat grill handy. What do you mean you don't?

This barbecue sauce recipe was one of the most important factors of keeping World Flavor Cafe, my mom's restaurant, afloat in its trecherous early days. Tossed with juicy chopped tandoori chicken thighs and stuffed into a crusty baguette or crisp dosa, this recipe strikes the perfect blend of familiar and exotic. We knew it was a hit when frequenters started requesting sides of extra sauce, and eventually, the recipe itself.