Hail, Halibut!

Mystery Basket

We didn't go for the obvious headline—you can figure it out. Likewise, the three chefs who took on this whopper of a flatfish eschewed the easy f...

Talk Healthy to Me, Sweetie

The Pros

Whether it's a blistering salvo from carbophobes or a sustained volley from the fat police, pastry chefs have acrobatically dodged the nutritional ...

Fall/Winter Menu Preview 2006

Menu Preview

Baby, it's cold outside (or it will be soon). Six chefs reveal their plans for the seasons of robust eating ahead.

When Pigs Fly

Mystery Basket

Three chefs go head over tails for head to tail pig parts. Jim Poris reports about the fun and games of this pork barrel project.

Spring/Summer Menu Preview 2006

Menu Preview

Burning their braisiers, six chefs liberated from the chill of the root celler fling open the doors to welcome virgin veggies and fragrant fruits i...

Joint Efforts

Mystery Basket

Try as we may, chefs keep making silk purses out of sows' ears, or, as in this latest installment of Mystery Basket, a whole lamb shoulder.

Fall/Winter Menu Preview 2005

Menu Preview

Short on seasonal indulgences but long on technique an flavor, seven forward-thinking chefs put a new spin on food for the long nights ahead.

Salmon Stakes

Mystery Basket

What wholesome hodge-podge has been dropped on the prep counter for three stouthearted chefs to use in composing a singular dish?

Spring/Summer Menu Preview 2005

Menu Preview

There's more than one way to capture spring's fecundity and summer's warmth on a plate, as six outstanding chefs with wildly divergent styles discl...

The Passion Perplex

The Pros

Perfect Your Pepper Power

The Pros

By Elizabeth Schneider

Spotlight on Tropical Tubers And Other Starchy Staples

The Pros

Elizabeth Schneider reports.