ALL-NEW SEASON PREMIERES JANUARY 2009 (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS) Travel to the southernmost part of Spain—Andalucía, the land of flamenco and bullfighting, as well as the origin of many Spanish dishes. Visit the home of a family of flamenco musicians as they prepare classic Gypsy dishes and spontaneously burst into song while cooking. Meet a local farmer who is committed to producing jamón ibérico in the time-consuming traditional way because he considers its unique flavor a miracle. Learn the history of gazpacho, one of Andalucía’s most well-known delicacies and meet a chef who puts an avant-garde twist on the chilled soup. And in the Gourmet test kitchen, editor in chief Ruth Reichl shares a quick and easy way to make paella at home. Continue reading →
The electric blinds rose like a curtain on a West End production and there stood the protagonist: the former general charged with crimes against humanity that almost defy the imagination, reduced to a hollow-looking old man in a blue-grey suit and matching tie.Ratko Mladic's military cap and angry heckling – on combative display just after his arrest last year – had gone, on advice from his lawyers, and the erstwhile Bosnian Serb commander had shrunk to the point that he was barely recognisable from his bluff, ruddy-faced wartime prime. But the bile was still there, impossible to disguise or suppress.He greeted the bereaved families and survivors in the public gallery on the other side of the bulletproof glass with a sarcastic slow handclap and thumbs ... Continue reading →
Es muy emocionante el pensar todo lo que me queda por delante Cuando uno lee el libro de Lisa Abend, Los Aprendices de Hechicero, es muy difícil no quedar absolutamente cautivado por Katie Button, la stagiaire estadounidense que se convierte en la más aventajada de todos lo que estuvieron en elBulli durante la temporada 2009. O eso es lo que me sucedió a mi. Licenciada por la Universidad de Cornell y con un master de L’Ecole Centrale de París a cuestas, estaba a punto de empezar un doctorado en Neurociencia en el Karolinska Institut de Estocolmo en Suecia, cuando decidió abandonar el doctorado e iniciar la búsqueda de la pasión, la vida y la felicidad. Abandonó el laboratorio y consiguió un trabajo con José Andrés ... Continue reading →
