by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Apr 5, 2009
Welcome, class, to today’s Fresh Pick: IDAHO POTATOThe Idaho potato is considered by many to be the best variety of America’s most popular potato for baking, also known as the Russet Burbank or, more commonly, the russet. Though some russets grown...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Mar 3, 2009
Cher M. Jacques Torres,Je t’adore.
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Jan 13, 2009
I couldn’t get enough of the great deals during Restaurant Week ($35 three-course dinners at some of the city’s best restaurants), so I reserved a table at Django where Marc joined me after work for a second night of eating out.Inspired by the legendary...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Jan 12, 2009
It’s Restaurant Week this week (last week, too, actually), so I enjoyed a fantastic dinner—probably one of the best I’ve eaten in months—this evening with L at Marcus Samuelsson’s Asian-fusion restaurant Riingo. While L chose items off the main...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Dec 10, 2008
Welcome, class, to today’s Fresh Pick: JAM Properly, the term jam refers to a product made with whole fruit, cut into pieces or crushed. The fruit is heated with water and sugar to activate the pectin in the fruit. The mixture is then put into containers....
