Food

There are 10,000 different types of mushrooms we know about so far, but who's counting? Most Americans are used to the unassuming button mushroom–Agaricus bisporus was first cultivated on horse manure in France in the 1700s and now makes up 90 percent of all the mushrooms we eat. But...
Ian Campbell, general manager of Log Haven, is a dedicated mycologist but he doesn't like you to call him that. Let's just say he likes mushrooms. Because we live mostly in a high desert, many are surprised that mushroom foraging–largely associated with damp European locales– is possible here. But in...
Mushrooms are one of the strangest and most delicious foods to enter our kitchens. They're neither animal nor vegetable, they can be hard to find yet they sprout everywhere, they can be poisonous or curative. Their spores can even survive in outer space. But the meat of the matter...

The Chicken and the Egg

For years, eggs have been the subject of arguments. Eggs are good for you, eggs are bad for you, only eat the egg white, never eat raw eggs. For this quintessentially simple food, there is a lot of misinformation out there about eggs. But now experts agree with what...

Egging You On

egging
Stuck in the scrambled-and-fried rut? Today’s cooks are taking eggs beyond traditional breakfasts and all the way to the dinner table. So why don’t you?  For years, eggs have been the subject of arguments. Eggs are good for you, eggs are bad for you, only eat the egg white, never...

Cutting Edge

A good knife is the most treasured kitchen tool, so why hide it in a drawer? Chefs know that nothing can replace a really good knife, and Corey Milligan—owner and founder of the newly opened New West KnifeWorks in Park City—believes he has come up with the “highest-performance kitchen knife”...
Fizzy, lightly spiked and low-cal, hard seltzer is the trendiest thing you can pour in your glass. Low in calories, alcohol, carbs and sugar, hard seltzer is a sipper’s dream. High-point beer brewer Epic makes one, and so does Squatters—its Grandeur Peak Spiked Sparkling Water (brewed to four-percent ABV) is made...

Deviled Darlings

deviled eggs
This beautiful basic is back in a big way. For years, eggs have been the subject of arguments. Eggs are good for you, eggs are bad for you, only eat the egg white, never eat raw eggs. For this quintessentially simple food, there is a lot of misinformation out there...
During the past few years, sweet potato fries have become a standard option to the usual french fries. And as the sweet tuber has captured the imagination of today’s chefs in all kinds of new ways, diners are surprised to find sweet potatoes everywhere. Always sweet, but not cloyingly...
During the past few years, sweet potato fries have become a standard option to the usual french fries. And as the sweet tuber has captured the imagination of today’s chefs in all kinds of new ways, diners are surprised to find sweet potatoes everywhere. What better way to embrace...