Secrets of the Best Chefs

to beat air into it. You’re just trying to keep the eggs from scrambling. Also, watch the water temperature: you don’t want it b ...

1 minute. Turn off the heat and let steep for 10 minutes*. Depending on how much of a masochist you are, either wring out the ho ...

slices of pain de mie. Using a little bit of that same salted butter, cook the eggs slowly, sunny-side up, in a small nonstick p ...

Black Pepper Clams ...

Serves 2 to 4 ...

Here’s a dish that comes with a warning: look out! When Feniger makes this, the pan is so hot there is an eruption of flames whe ...

Get a wide skillet very, very hot (don’t use a nonstick pan: high heat can cause it to release carcinogens). How hot you get the ...

zap until it’s coarsely ground. When Feniger makes this, she adds an extra spoonful or two of brown sugar and lots of lime juic ...

Lamb Meatballs (Kafta) with Baked Feta and Pomegranate Molasses ...

Serves 4 ...

These are oh so easy to make and oh so satisfying. Whereas meatballs made with ground beef are semi-reminiscent of meat loaf, th ...

brown, add the garlic and cook for another minute, until the garlic is just cooked but not at all brown. Set aside and allow to ...

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Christopher Israel Chef-owner, Grüner Portland, Oregon Having grown up in San Diego, California, eating the traditional American ...

salad. “But it doesn’t have to be.” Israel brings all of his life experience, not just his travels through Germany, to the table ...

always that way.” It’s the blending in of German cuisine that’s won Israel so much attention and acclaim. Americans may be suspi ...

“Cooking is a journey; it’s a way to experience the world without leaving home.” ...

Israel’s Kitchen Know-How IF YOU CAN’T FIND crème fraîche, it’s easy to make your own. Just add a few tablespoons of buttermilk ...

Radish Salad with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds and Pumpkin Seed Oil Serves 2 to 4 This is a very subtle salad and one that benefits fro ...

perfectly round and perfectly thin disks. Make a quick dressing by whisking together the cider vinegar and the canola oil with s ...