Ice Cream Cone Taste Test
by Lauren Stefaniak Where I grew up, there was an old milk barn that served five flavors of oversized ice cream scoops atop thick and sturdy cones. My parents used to take me there on the hottest...
View ArticleThe SAVEUR Bookshelf: Ice Cream Cookbooks
by Laura Sant When asked to name my favorite sweet, the answer is always ice cream. I'm one of those people who wouldn't turn down a scoop even in the middle of winter, but come summer ice cream (and...
View ArticleWhite Wine Granita
MAKES ABOUT 3 CUPSIngredients2 cups full-bodied white wine1/2 cup unsweetened apple juice1/3 cup water1/2 cup sugarDried apple slices, for servingInstructionsPlace wine, juice, sugar, and ⅓ cup water...
View ArticleStrawberry Shortcake Eternal
by Marne Setton The other day, I found a small box of strawberry-flavored happiness in the SAVEUR staff freezer, and it brought on a flashback.It's Saturday in 1972 and I hear an ice cream truck's...
View Article10 Refreshing Sorbets and Granitas
Lighter than ice cream but just as flavorful and refreshing, water-based sorbets and granitas are the perfect escape from summer heat. Try slushy, sweetened espresso granita from Sicily, pastel orange...
View ArticlePostcard: Amsterdam's Handmade Gouda
In Amsterdam, wax-encased rounds of handmade gouda are displayed like jewels at Henri Willig Cheese and More on the pedestrian shopping street, Leidsestraat. Made from Dutch cow's milk, the cheese is...
View ArticleIce Cream Loti
SERVES 16INGREDIENTS4½ cups flour¼ tsp. active dry yeast7 tbsp. sugar3 tbsp. sweetened condensed milk1¼ tsp. kosher salt4 tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces and softened2 tbsp. canola oil, plus...
View ArticleGreat New American Ice Cream Shops
by Niki Achitoff-Gray A summer afternoon visit to the local ice cream shop is a pleasure hard to equal. But the old struggle to choose between chocolate and vanilla is a thing of the past: a...
View ArticleFriday Cocktails: Peanut Butter Bourbon Milkshake
by Anna Stockwell When sitting in a diner booth, there's no question in my mind: a milkshake must be had. And if there are french fries on the menu, like the perfectly-seasoned, crispy-exteriored pile...
View ArticleI Love My Kitchen Because: Marne Setton
This kitchen is what sold me on my apartment in Larchmont, and convinced me to become a bridge and tunnel person (that's what New Yorkers call non-Manhattanites who have to travel over a bridge or...
View ArticleCaramelized-Onion-Tart
SERVES 12INGREDIENTS1 (¼-oz.) package active dry yeast3 cups flour¾ cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for greasing1 tbsp. kosher salt, plus more to taste20 oil-packed anchovies, drained and finely...
View ArticleSummer Cooler
by Anna Stockwell I remember my grandma best with a cold glass of gin and tonic in her hand. One sip of that bittersweet fizz (she'd make mine a virgin, with a twist of lime) and I'm transported back...
View ArticleLinks We Love: Fabric Cakes, Weird Menus, and More
Have you ever seen a cake that looks too much like art to possibly be edible? In Marimekko's sample sewing studio in Helsinki, they're making fabric works of art that look good enough to eat....
View ArticleSweet Pea Gnocchi
SERVES 6-8Ingredients2½ lbs. russet potatoes (about 4)1 (10 oz.) bag frozen peas4 tbsp. butter6 scallions, divided1 clove garlic, crushed1 tbsp. chopped fresh mint2 lemons, zested and juiced2 eggs2½...
View ArticleBelgium Does It Better
by Jamie Feldmar Growing up in suburban Chicago in the 1960s, my father was a fanatically picky eater. Macaroni and cheese, frozen pizza, and McDonald's cheeseburgers with zero accouterments-those...
View ArticleMom's Chicken Salad
by Laura Sant The one dish in the entire world that fully captures for me what it was like to be a kid growing up in rural Virginia is chicken salad. Not shrimp and grits, not cornbread, not pulled...
View ArticleHomegrown Hot Dogs
by Kellie Evans Hot dogs, whether tucked in a bun at the ballpark or served on a stick at the state fair, are a great American summertime tradition. Fierce regional loyalties still shape the hot dog...
View ArticleDolma Mahshi (Iraqi Stuffed Onions)
SERVES 6-8INGREDIENTS2 cups jasmine rice1 cup finely chopped parsley½ cup olive oil⅓ cup finely chopped cilantro¼ cup pomegranate molasses (available from Buy Asian Foods.com)¼ cup tomato paste2 tsp....
View ArticleThe Road to Paradise
by Sylvie Bigar Every summer, my grandparents would rent a château near Cap d'Antibes, an unspoiled peninsula between Nice and Cannes overlooking the Mediterranean. I was too young to remember my...
View ArticleChris Onstad: Bohemians in Benelux
by Chris Onstad Portland and the Air 1Because I do not sleep when it makes sense to, I stay up the night before our flight, mainly double-checking that the back door is locked (it is) and shining a...
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