Entries from The Amateur Gourmet tagged with 'NYT'
At Home with Tom Colicchio
This week's NYT Magazine section takes a look at Tom Colicchio's West Village apartment and talks to the star chef about what he always keeps in the fridge ("Fresca"), his cooking philosophy ("Buy the best you can afford and don't overmanipulate it") and his last meal ("My mother's gravy.") ...
Uneasy About The Egg
I am so grateful for today's New York Times story by Catherine Price: Sorting Through the Claims of the Boastful Egg. Nowhere am I more overwhelmed, more confused, more baffled by food shopping than when I am buying eggs at the Key Food across the street. Differentiating what's ethical from what's merely claiming to be ethical is a Herculean task; and, as the article tells you, very little is to be believed on an egg box. If it says "Cage Free," if it says "Organic" but doesn't have the National Organic Program emblem (a circular seal with 'U.S.D.A.'') your carton is not to be believed. With this in mind, let's look at the two egg cartons in my refrigerator to see how they fare......
