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January/February 2010 Table of Contents |
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Departments Editor’s Letter Unsolicited advice regarding the odd tradition of New Year's diets. Urban Foraging Introducing Julia Wayne's Cheese Plate with some New Year's blues. Plus, some great pickles and unique bread to enhance your cheese experience. Books Six new titles for getting inspired. In the Kitchen Brian Scheehser is a farmer as much as he is a chef. Ashley Gartland learns how these two roles coincide--and gets a great recipe for potato rolls, too. Artisans Umai-Do heralds the return of beloved fresh mochi to Seattle. Julia Harrison chats with Art Oki about his new career and his favorite treat. Icebox Bethany Jean Clement talks politics, cookbooks and recipes with the founder of Seattle's Cooks & Books, Kim Ricketts. Their appointment begins precisely at wine-thirty. Farm to Table Emmer's been around for 19.000 years and is only now taking off in the States. Ashley Rodriguez visits Bluebird Grain Farms and gets the scoop on this tasty grain. Cooking Fresh Jess Thomson's mid-winter menu focuses on delicious dried fruits, from chicken with apricots to a spiced prune jam. On the Water Two local moms forge high quality connections between wild seafood and their sustainably-focused customers. In the Pantry Jay Friedman is treated to a pan of paella while learning about rice, peppers and the dish's general trickiness. Field and Forest Becky Selengut goes in search of Dungeness crabs--and hopes they don't come in search of her some dark night.
Features The Next Big (Green) Thing Sumi Hahn reveals the tastiest--and seriously healthy--undiscovered winter green, with advice from her foraging father and an organic farmer. White Lightning In sorting through the pros and cons of raw milk, Laurel Miller talks to farmers, chefs and health officials--and bravely tackles several hundred pages of government regulations. Meet Your Market Pike Place Market is too important--and too delicious--to leave to the tourists. Savor Seattle Food Tours help locals (and recent transplants) munch their way through the labyrinth.
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