The Gilded Fork: Food Writing, Recipes, Fine Dining at Home

ReMARKable Palate #150: Fancy Food Show Hot Picks Today, it’s my annual wrap up of highlights from the Fancy Food Show. Each summer the NASFT, the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade, hosts a huge show at the Jacob Javits Center, showcasing food producers from around the world. Many countries sponsor national trade pavilions to show off their traditional and innovative products, and also many entrepreneurial Americans take the opportunity to introduce new specialty products for the American Market. Today it’s a quick wrap up of a few of the products that caught my eye. ReMARKable Palate is a production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com Theme Song: "Go Fish", by Big Money Grip, from the Podsafe Music Network.

CMN Video: Action Against Hunger Benefit We attend the Benefit party for the Restaurants Against Hunger campaign, to raise funds for Action Against Hunger, an International agency devoted to fighting hunger in over 43 countries in the world. Their aid helps children and adults with severe malnutrition and in many cases brings them back from the brink of death. Please take a moment to donate at www.actionagainsthunger.org A production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com

CMN Video: Tasting Speck Alto Adige Jennifer visits the Johannser Hof in Chiusa, Sudtirol to learn the traditional way that Speck is made. She speaks with Franz Mitterutzner, Director of the Speck Alto Adige Consoritum, about the methods and careful regulations that govern this traditional cured meat of Northern Italy. She then tastes some of Herr Brunner's farmhouse Speck with Lou Di Palo of Di Palo's Fine Foods. A production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com

CMN Video: How to Make the Perfect Latte Barista Heather Perry from the Ultimate Barista Challenge shows us how to make the perfect latte, with tips on milk temperature, rolling the steam, and how to make those cool designs that seem impossible! www.ultimatebaristachallenge.com A production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com

ReMARKable Palate #149: Italian Food Expert Julia Della Croce On today’s show, I visit with Julia Della Croce, one of the pre-eminent authorities on Italian food. Julia has written 11 cookbooks, each focusing on regional Italian cookery, from Rome to the Veneto to Umbria, and books on pasta, antipasti, and even vegetarian Italian dishes. I met Julia on a recent trip to Sicily, and we shared such wonderful conversations about fresh seasonal food, I wanted to have her on the show to share some of that with you. We met again recently on a beautiful day in New York, and in addition to talking about the issues of local eating vs. importing, she shares with us some of what she’s been doing to teach school-children about growing and making food. ReMARKable Palate is a production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com Theme Song: "Go Fish", by Big Money Grip, from the Podsafe Music Network.

CHIC Podcast #130: Flavor Enhancers A listener recently wrote the show about some ideas for upcoming podcasts. She mentioned that she wanted to know what “chocolate extract” is and how she would use it. There is no such thing as real chocolate extract unless you count cocoa powder. This got Chef Wook and myself thinking about all the great flavor enhancers professional chefs use everyday without thinking about it. Wook and I talk about infusion, reduction and myriad flavor enhancers that every home cook can take advantage of. Thanks for listening. Also, check out Chef Wook's blog at Wookie Cookie www.culinarymedianetwork.com

CMN Video: How to Make Lobster Rolls Chef Mark is joined by Chef Alain Bosse from Taste of Nova Scotia, who shows us how to make a simple yet sumptuous lobster roll. www.tasteofnovascotia.com A production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com

ReMARKable Palate #148: The Foods of Nova Scotia & The Round the World Yacht Race On today’s show, it’s a special visit to the Marina at the World Financial Center where we caught up with Chef Alain Bossé and Pam Wamback from Taste of Nova Scotia, who shared with us some of their great seafood, and showed off their clipper that's participating in the Clipper 07-08 Round The World Yacht Race. I speak with Pam about the foods of Nova Scotia, and then with Anna Wardley of Clipper 07-08. Look for our video demos with Chef Alain Bossé here on the CMN. ReMARKable Palate is a production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com Theme Song: "Go Fish", by Big Money Grip, from the Podsafe Music Network.

CMN Video: Lobster Sex Jennifer is joined by Chef Alain Bosse from Taste of Nova Scotia, who shows us how to identify male and female lobsters,and also gives us a lesson on the intricacies of lobster sex! http://www.tasteofnovascotia.com/ A production of The Culinary Media Network (www.culinarymedianetwork.com).

Food Philosophy #78: Luscious Nova Scotia Lobster Chef Alain Bosse from Taste of Nova Scotia and Pictou Lodge joins me for a little sassy talk about our favorite crustacean and some of Nova Scotia's other culinary delights. P.S. If you've never known the intricacies of male and female lobsters, the chef has a few insights for you -- including full hips and rigid males. Yes. http://www.tasteofnovascotia.com/ http://www.pictoulodge.com/ Music: Beau Hall (http://www.beaurocks.com/) and George Fletcher's Bourbon Renewal (http://www.georgefletcher.com) Food Philosophy is a production of the Culinary Media Network (http://www.culinarymedianetwork.com/).

CMN Video: Chef Rick Bayless at NY Times Travel Show, Part 2 Chef Rick Bayless, of Chicago's Frontera Grill and Topolobampo speaks at the NY Times Travel Show. He demonstrates how to make a Green Mole Sauce, and explains many of the unique Mexican ingredients that go into it. On Part 3 he finishes the dish, using the mole with Shrimp. A production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com

CHIC Podcast #129: News and Mailbag I have gathered up several questions that students and listeners have posed over the last few weeks. There are questions covering all different kinds of cooking plus I talk about accuracy in cooking and how it can improve your food experience. I also take some time to reminisce about my time in college and thank folks that make this show possible. Thanks for listening! www.culinarymedianetwork.com

CMN Video: How to Break Down a Lobster Chef Mark is joined by Chef Alain Bosse from Taste of Nova Scotia, who shows us how to break down a lobster, getting all the tasty meat inside. We learn about what parts to avoid, and how to get at all the good stuff! www.tasteofnovascotia.com A production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com

ReMARKable Palate #146: More Kitchen Tips with the Full Time Mom On today’s show, it’s part 2 of my interview with Stephanie Ravenscraft from The Full Time Mom Podcast. Stephanie is a good friend of mine, and had me on her show to share tips for making family meals more fun and exciting. We talk more about food foibles and getting family members to eat a wider range of food, tips on seasoning a cast iron skillet, and how to properly prepare for going to the grocery store. ReMARKable Palate is a production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com Theme Song: "Go Fish", by Big Money Grip, from the Podsafe Music Network.

CHIC Podcast #128: Let's Talk Sandwiches! How about a sandwich? I always love to get that question. I think you know my answer to that question as well. Wook Kang and I got together this week to talk about that subject. What started our discussion was that one of our listeners asked about the famous Cuban sandwich. Wook is something of a sandwich afficianado. We talked about the bread used, the condiments used and how these sandwiches got started. Wook also has quite a body of knowledge of sandwiches from around the world. Did you know there were sandwiches in Thailand and Japan? I didn't either. Keep the questions coming and thanks for listening! www.culinarymedianetwork.com