Category: Food

American Way: Kid Food Grown Up

Kid Food Grown Up THERE’S NO REASON to be ashamed of your cravings for cheesy mac or your penchant for Pop-Tarts. In fact, playful chefs around the world are encouraging patrons to eat like a kid by putting a sophisticated spin on childhood staples. Here are four of our favorites:…

Men’s Health: Beef Bourguignon

Is This the Best Recipe for Beef Stew Ever? Slow-cook the meat to tender perfection. Then feast on the delicious high-protein meal BY  KRISTY ALPERT PHOTO BY DANIEL DAVEY Some call it “sauté de boeuf à la Bourguignonne.” Others just call it “beef stew.” Julia Child famously referred to it as…

Men’s Health magazine

The One Cheese Dip That’s Worth Making This spicy Peruvian sauce is simple, spicy, and surprisingly delicious BY  KRISTY ALPERT It’s one of the easiest recipes out there: Melt cheese, add salsa, and serve hot. You can go a rogue and add ground chorizo, a few chilies, or even some beer…

Food & Wine magazine

TRAVEL GUIDE A Chef’s Guide to Eating and Drinking in Prague BY KRISTY ALPERT | POSTED MAY 29, 2015 AT 10:04AM EDT Prague With its portfolio of incredible architecture, Prague is well-known for being gorgeous. Chef Oldřich Sahajdák would like to make the case that it’s also delicious. Sahajdák is credited with…

Drive the District: Savory Sips

The Most Savory Sips in Dallas Ditch the appletinis and daiquiris for a new kind of cocktail. Kristy Alpert | April 22, 2015 When it comes to the latest cocktail craze in Dallas, bartenders across the city are done sugarcoating their creations. Hot on the bar menu? Savory cocktails. These flavorful drinks…

Men’s Health

Cook the Ultimate Hash Browns Meaty. Cheesy. Easy. BY KRISTY ALPERT, APRIL 02, 2015 In the realm of breakfast food, hash browns are often relegated to sidekick. These shredded spuds often act as mere add-ons to main courses of more heroic stature: omelets, eggs Benedict, and huevos rancheros. If you’ve made…

Drive the District Dallas

Easter’s Over, Dallas. Time for Huevos. Sweet and cute Easter eggs get swapped for spicy and savory huevos. Kristy Alpert | April 8, 2015 With all due respect to the Cadbury bunny and those hard working chicks out there, we think it’s fair to say that Easter has to be the worst…