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The Trendy Trio
Mystery Basket
Mystery Basket goes vegan, sort of, as three ingredients making the rounds of restaurants everywhere—carrots, quinoa, and kale—go to the top of...
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Got Goat
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What many around the world appreciate, Americans are just coming around to: goat is good. And for chefs, very interesting to work with, as three of...
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A Revealing Revival
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Every sort of off-cut is springing from butcher block to plate these days. Except the humble veal breast, once so much more prevalent. Three chefs ...
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When Pigs Fly Part Deux
Mystery Basket
Seen this one before? Let’s see how it turns out this time.
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Praised Short Ribs
Mystery Basket
On menus everywhere, but never like this, as four chefs render uncommon twists to a common ingredient. Jim Poris reports.
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Shin Kicks
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It's osso buco, but beef rather than veal. To some it's called beef shin. To others, beef shank.
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Melding Chocolate
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Here's a first: Mystery Basket is done with dinner and ready for dessert. Menu, please.
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Hamming it Up
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There's no cure for fresh ham fever, as three chefs find out when they take on the challenge of cooking with this large piece of pork. Jim Poris fi...
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Everything but the Cluck
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Three chefs find out that you think you know chicken until you're challenged to cook one. Jim Poris reveals their revelations.
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...And This Little Piggy?
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There are better ways to present a suckling pig than with an apple wedged in its mouth, as these three chefs demonstrate.
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Shouldering Lamb
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Four chefs sort through a grab bag of ingredients to find which suit a dish built around lamb shoulder.
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Got Beef!
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Three chefs reveal the culinary possibilities wrapped up in a beef chuck roll while wrestling a grab bag of ingredients.





