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How to Grill a Steak; Catalan Cuisine; Ketchup Leather
Prepare for Father's Day by learning how to grill the perfect steak, how to craft a proper Old Fashioned and even wow Dad with "ketchup leather" on his burger.
By Evan Kleiman • • 57m ListenWant to make dad feel special this Father's Day? Kenji Lopez-Alt of Serious Eats explains how to grill the perfect steak for your dad. Deep End Diner Eddie Lin talks to chef Ernesto Uchimura of Plan Check about a curious burger condiment - ketchup leather. Author Dan Duane waxes poetic on what it means to "cook like a man." Orange County spirits guru Jason Schiffer walks us through the history of the Old Fashioned and offers tips on how to make one at home. Plus, Colman Andrews defines Catalan Cuisine and Jonathan Gold discovers Basque delights in Old Town Pasadena.
Banner image courtesy of Eddie Lin
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7 storiesMarket Report
Nyesha Arrington is the Executive Chef at Wilshire Restaurant in Santa Monica. She's shopping for apriums at the farmers market to make an aprium chutney that she pairs with chicken liver terrine, wild arugula and toasted brioche. She shared her recipe for Aprium Chutney with us on the Good Food blog . Alex Weiser owns Weiser Family Farms .
Read the story7 minHow to Cook Like a Man
Dan Duane is the author of How to Cook Like a Man : A Memoir of Cookbook Obsession. Music beds: "Eva La Venere Selvaggia (Shake)" by Roberto Pregadio, "Torquay" by the String-a-Longs, "Lady Magnolia" by Piero Umiliani, and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrell
Read the story9 minHow to Perfectly Grill a Steak
Kenji Lopez-Alt writes the Food Lab column for Serious Eats . He explains how to achieve perfectly tender and flavorful steak on the grill.
Read the story9 minKetchup Leather
Deep End Diner Eddie Lin interviews Chef Ernesto Uchimura of Plan Check Kitchen + Bar about his signature condiment, ketchup leather.
Read the story7 minBasque Inspiration Comes to Old Town Pasadena
Jonathan Gold visits the newly opened Ración in Pasadena, a Basque-inspired restaurant serving tapas, sangria and txakoli. His favorite dishes are the crab salad, caramelized squid, sliced tongue, seafood stew, cured duck and fideua negra.
Read the story6 minCatalan Cuisine
Colman Andrews is a prolific cookbook author and the editor of The Daily Meal . His seminal book, Catalan Cuisine , showcases the traditional food in the region. Find Evan Kleiman's adventures cooking from the book, as well as a recipe for Mar i Muntanya on the Good Food blog .
Read the story10 minA Proper Old Fashioned
Jason Schiffer is the owner and bartender at 320 Main in Orange County. He is also an active member of the OC Bartenders' Cabinet , a group dedicated to educating bartenders in Southern California. Schiffer discusses the history of the Old Fashioned and offers tips on how to make it at home.
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