saffron
Fernet-Branca Was Once a ‘Cure’ for Cholera
I was granted a conversation with the Vice President of Fernet-Branca, Niccolò Branca, who offered some rare insight into its composition and surprising history.
This Iraqi Refugee Family Makes Cambodia’s Best Baba Ghanouj
Muna, her husband, and five sons fled their war torn hometown of Fallujah for Cambodia two years ago. Now in Phnom Penh, the family runs a restaurant recreating traditional Iraqi dishes with a makeshift oven and improvised ingredients.
Pour Some Fancy Champagne in Your Curry Tonight
This recipe from the masterminds behind LA's Badmaash combines cocktail shrimp with microwave rice and Cristal for one strangely delicious curry creation.
Fernet-Branca Now Has Its Own Craft Beer and It Sounds Pretty Good
If you like bitters, bitter beer, and bitter people rolling their eyes when you say you like Fernet and craft beer, this brew is for you.
Make Jamie Bissonnette's Untraditional (But Still Amazing) Paella
Bissonnette’s "MUNCHIES paella" isn’t a huge departure from what you would find in Southern Spain but it’s got plenty of seafood that reflect Bissonnette’s Northeast roots.
This Summer, Paella Is the Answer
This paella recipe from Toro's Jamie Bissonnette is the delicious vehicle that lets us simultaneously celebrate our loves of chicken, chorizo, and shellfish.
The Nuclear Deal Clears the Way for Iranian Saffron in the West
Next week, the first shipment of Iranian saffron will be coming to the US. The announcement was made by the head of Iran’s Saffron Exports Development Fund.
This Week in Food Porn: Carrots, Crockery, and Kim Kardashian's Birthday Cake
This Halloween, dig in to the best of the week's online deliciousness, courtesy of Instagram's finest food porn.
This Is What It’s Like to Farm the World’s Most Expensive Spice
David Smale’s “farm” is the size of a tennis court, on which grow hundreds of saffron plants. It’s taken him ten years to get to this stage and his entire business relies on the small field.
Fat Prince: Shrimp Curry with EpicLLoyd and Badmaash
Andy teams up with the brothers of Badmaash and rapper EpicLLOYD to make a beat-box-worthy saffron and Cristal curry with cocktail shrimp and microwave rice.