Food & Wine USA - (08)August 2020

6 AUGUST 2020

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White Water Wine

A white water rafting trip

down Hells Canyon turns into

a feast for the senses, fueled by

delicious wines, plenty of food,

and an adventurous spirit.

By Ray Isle

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Pastry Power

With every slice of pie and

cookie sold, pastry chefs across

the country are making

political action both sweet and

accessible. By Khushbu Shah

76

Lady of the Lake

Over plates of chile-dusted

corn and trout aguachile, chef

Traci Des Jardins and her

friends reminisce about golden

summers at Shaver Lake,

California. By Nina Friend

88

FEATURES AUGUST RECIPES

8 Everything you

want to make

with late-summer

produce, from

salsa macha

to apricot oat

cookies

EDITOR’S    LETTER

12 In praise of high

summer

F&W PRO

14 1988 f&w Best

New Chef

Johanne Killeen

on what it takes

to keep a restau-

rant going for

40 years

OBSESSIONS

17 Jell-O cakes,

new-wave soda

pop, and how to

make the most

of summertime

tomatoes

HANDBOOK

35 Smoky salads,

cold noodles

for hot days,

and the ultimate

fried chicken

sandwich

BOTTLE  SERVICE

55 How to pair

wine with green

salads (Hint:

It’s all about

the dressings.)

BACKSTORY

1 0 4 An ode to the

all-American

hot dog

This sweet dog

named Ares was

one of Executive

Wine Editor Ray

Isle’s compan-

ions on a white

water and wine

adventure (see

story p. 60).

ON  THE COVER   photography by JOHNNY AUTRY; food and prop styling by CHARLOTTE AUTRY

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