Articles in Food & Drink

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  The Pisco Sour

  by Meredith Baird | January 27, 2010 | in Food & Drink

  Every Culture has their “drink” - their signature beverage. From wine in France , to Tequila in Mexico or Vodka in Russia- wine and spirits often offer unique insight to a culture or a region’s identity. For most people Pisco falls some where in between.

   
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  Green Food and Wine

  by Meredith Baird | January 20, 2010 | in Food & Drink

  When you are the type of person who attempts to be an educated consumer, the world of wine poses a challenging hurdle. The amount of history and information surrounding wine is extremely complex, with hundreds and thousands of different producers and grape varietals to choose from- growing regions, climates, the list goes on. I am not going to attempt to sort through this information in such a short article. What I am going to help you understand is a bit more easily defined- although still wrought with politics and controversy. I will try to keep it as simple as possible.

   
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  O-Ya

  by Matthew Kenney | October 13, 2009 | in Food & Drink

  On a recent weekend in Boston, I had the opportunity to visit O-Ya, the highly rated, 37 seat restaurant owned by Tim and Nancy Cushman.

   
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  Triple Layer Chocolate Cake

  by Matthew Kenney | September 20, 2009 | in Food & Drink

  Meredith invented the definitive chocolate cake for our upcoming book, Everyday Raw Desserts. She and her friend Simone prepared it this weekend for the birthday dinner of my partner, Dara Prentice, which was held on the patio of 105degrees.

   
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  Primo

  by Matthew Kenney | September 20, 2009 | in Food & Drink

   
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  Born Round

  by Matthew Kenney | September 20, 2009 | in Food & Drink

  When I heard that this book would be different, provocative and far more revealing than may have been expected, my interest piqued and I began watching out for the book's arrival date.

   
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  The Skinny on Everyday Raw Desserts

  by Meredith Baird | September 20, 2009 | in Food & Drink

  Taking a look at Matthew's 'Everyday Raw Desserts'.

   
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  White Corn Tamale

  by Meredith Baird | April 1, 2009 | in Food & Drink

   
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  Raw French Macaroons

  by Meredith Baird | April 1, 2009 | in Food & Drink

  One of the most exciting things about raw foods, aside from the health benefit, is having the opportunity to reinvent dishes.

   
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  Chocolate Chapter

  by Matthew Kenney | February 14, 2009 | in Food & Drink

  While most writers may find it more practical to write a book from the beginning, Everyday Raw Desserts began from chocolate.

   
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  Rouge Tomate

  by Matthew Kenney | February 2, 2009 | in Food & Drink

   
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  Raw Mochi

  by Meredith Baird | December 28, 2008 | in Food & Drink

  Mochi means "rice cake", and they are a traditional Japanese New Years food due to their resemblance of the mirror decorating the Shinto Shrine.

   
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  Shang

  by Matthew Kenney | December 28, 2008 | in Food & Drink

  I had arrived from Mexico just a day earlier and still hadn't adjusted - by sunset, the precipitation had turned to cold rain and the snow was becoming slush. I could think of only two things: A quiet evening and a warm meal at Shang.

   
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  Sweet Pepper Soup, Basil Manti and Hazelnut 'Yogurt'

  by Matthew Kenney | November 14, 2008 | in Food & Drink

   
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  Autumn Flavors

  by Matthew Kenney | November 14, 2008 | in Food & Drink

   
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  Raw Smores

  by Matthew Kenney | October 6, 2008 | in Food & Drink

  Althouh smores were not part of my childhood sweets rotation, they are a favorite of many people and something that nearly everyone loves.