Jordan Michelman dove headfirst into a rabbit hole once again, and this time it's not to focus on peanut butter or fresh wasabi but on the cuisine representing one of America's great immigration stories—one that may be slightly (and unfairly) placed in a box, or stuffed away in a spinach pie. "I am referring to the walled garden, the ecological Eden, the gustatorial food lover's paradise that is the nation of Greece," Jordan writes about the great Greek foods revival.
Jordan takes the lead from chef Mina Stone, the author of the recent cookbook Lemon, Love & Olive Oil, in examining the smoked peppers, dried herbs, and finely made wines that the country has only recently started to export widely beyond its borders. The change in trajectory hasn't been caused by improved quality or sharper marketing. It's simply been the case that the good stuff remained in the country, for the local population and millions of summer tourists to enjoy. Companies like Daphnis and Chloe have changed this, and we in the United States are all the luckier.
Sonal Ved writes about how mild British tea transformed into masala chai, the spiced soul of India. With ginger and cardamom, a beverage steeped in colonization became something distinctly Indian.
Here's a great story from Jaya Saxena, writing in Eater. Olive oil never needed a rebrand—but it's getting one anyway. Brands like Brightland, Graza, Fat Gold, and Rubirosa are shaking things up. Is big olive oil scared?
Join me on Wednesday, December 7, at 7:30 p.m. ET, for an evening of holiday recipes with some of the biggest names in cookbooks. The holidays are a time for families coming together, and we have a fun family to kick off the festivities. Bill, Judy, Sarah, and Kaitlin Leung, creators of the popular online cooking resource The Woks of Life—and their new cookbook of the same name—will demo Shortcut Dan Dan Noodles, followed by a Q&A.
Next up is an amazing panel of authors: Melissa Clark (Dinner in One), Suzy Karadsheh (The Mediterranean Dish), and Claire Saffitz (What's for Dessert), discussing their cookbooks, favorite recipes, holiday traditions, and plans for entertaining this holiday season. Tickets are free with the purchase of one of the guests' books. Details here.
And speaking of Sohla, it's a ranch and pizza party at Burlap and Barrel. What a great stocking stuffer—curated by one of our faves, for one of our faves.
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This week on the TASTE Podcast, we caught up with friend of TASTE Jason Stewart, cohost of the How Long Gone podcast and a talented home cook. We talk about punching up vs. punching down, cool email jobs, regional Mexican food chain Del Taco, breaking veganism, how Italian food in Italy is mid, Erewhon vs. Gelson's vs. Ralphs, and Brooks Headley's classic Fancy Desserts.
Also this week, we spoke with Akira Akuto. He's the co-owner of Los Angeles sandwich and pastry counter (and so much more) Konbi and one of the more clairvoyant voices in the restaurant world.
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Writing in "Dirt," Sasha Cordingley unpacks a newish form of YouTube food video that strips away music, voice-over, and distraction to capture cooking in the raw. In "The Voyeurism of Korean Food YouTube," Cordingley mentions the swelling popularity of the faceless Yummyboy (and a sea of copycats that may or may not be the same creator). We went down a rabbit hole this week watching fried chicken videos, including this one and this one. Enjoy your own deep dives.
I've been loving, loving, loving the Breakfast Show with Flo, my new NTS fave.
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