Seven years ago, when chefs Mario Batali and David Pasternack opened their New York restaurant Esca, they introduced Manhattan to what they called “crudo” -- Italian-style sliced raw fish. It was ...

From childhood days, medical needs motivated Lucy Guldjian to master cooking skills, to experiment with healthful ingredients and culinary techniques. Guldjian grew up in Huntington Beach and is a ...

The bechamel I learned to make in restaurant school was not much different from what my dad always whisked up as gravy for biscuits: fat and flour cooked into a roux, boiled fast with milk and spiced ...

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