Last Chance Foods: Spring Harvest Preview
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Dandelion greens, mustard greens, and soon enough, ramps — learn more about what's to come at local farmers' markets. Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture farmer Zach Wolf gives us a spring preview.
Last Chance Foods: St. Joseph's Day
Friday, March 19, 2010
Learn about the often overlooked Saint Joseph's Day, and the Sicilian pastries traditionally eaten to celebrate the saint.
Last Chance Foods: Sausage at The Meat Hook
Thursday, March 04, 2010
The Meat Hook takes sausage making to new territory with varieties like the bacon cheeseburger and bahn mi. Learn how Tom Mylan makes Mexican red chorizo.
Last Chance Foods: City Bakery's Hot Chocolate Festival
Thursday, February 25, 2010
The City Bakery's Maury Rubin created a hot chocolate flavor for each day of February. Learn more about the different flavors.
Last Chance Foods: Craft Jerky
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Craft jerky is trendier than ever thanks to companies like Kings County Jerky. Consult their artisanal jerky and craft beer pairing menu.
Last Chance Foods: Dumplings for the New Year
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Danielle Chang of Lucky Rice talked to WNYC's Amy Eddings about Chinese New Year. Celebrate on Sunday with traditional cuisine that will bring prosperity and fortune.
Last Chance Foods: Sauerkraut
Friday, February 05, 2010
Learn how to make sauerkraut from Harry Rosenblum of The Brooklyn Kitchen. Rich in vitamin C, the fermented cabbage will keep you from developing scurvy.
Last Chance Foods: Kimchi
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Lauryn Chun, the owner of Mother-In-Law's Kimchi, brings artisanal, small-batch practices to traditional Korean kimchi. Try her fusion recipe for kimchi tacos.
Last Chance Foods: Pickled Herring
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Russ & Daughters slices up approximately 100,000 fillets of pickled herring a year. Try them with a mustard and dill sauce. Find the recipe here.
Last Chance Foods: Brooklyn Brine
Friday, January 15, 2010
Test out Brooklyn Brine's pickle recipes and tips for home pickling.
Last Chance Foods: McClure's Pickles
Friday, January 08, 2010
Bob McClure of McClure's Pickles gives tips on how to make pickles at home and talks about the wildest thing he's ever packed in brine.
Last Chance Foods: Carrots
Friday, January 01, 2010
At Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Tarrytown, next week is the last week for harvesting carrots, just when their taste is at its peak.
Last Chance Foods: Cabbage
Friday, December 25, 2009
In New York, cabbage is at the end of its harvest this year. And it makes for good 'slaw in B-burg.
Last Chance Foods: Broccoli
Friday, December 18, 2009
Hannah Geller of Fishkill Farms explains how to choose the best head of broccoli and talks about this year's crop.
Last Chance Foods: Cauliflower
Friday, December 11, 2009
Jack Algiere, the farm manager at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, talks about the trials and tribulations of growing cauliflower upstate.
Last Chance Foods: Turnips
Friday, December 04, 2009
Early December marks the last outdoor turnip harvest of the year. Chef Amy Chaplin from Angelica Kitchen talks about the root vegetable and shares her favorite recipe for turnip paté.
Last Chance Foods: Radishes
Monday, November 30, 2009
Radishes, which get sweeter as the weather grows colder, are a great winter crop. Morse Pitts of Windfall Farms has tips for growing, storing, and eating watermelon radishes--and tells you why they go great with salsa
Last Chance Foods: Beets
Friday, November 20, 2009
Last Chance Food is well into the root vegetables of fall. This week, WNYC's Amy Eddings speaks with Dr. Pamela Yee of Hook Mountain Growers about the nutritional benefits of beets.
Last Chance Foods: Winter Squash
Friday, November 13, 2009
November's the time for squirreling away winter squash. Varieties like butternut, acorn and Hubbard practically store themselves—the tough outer skin serves as an effective natural plastic wrap, keeping the squash fresh.
Last Chance Foods: Celery Root
Friday, November 06, 2009
Last Chance Foods spotlights celery root, traditional celery’s favored cousin. Amy Eddings talks to Ron Binaghi III of Stokes Farm about growing celery root and the growing demand for it.