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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Last Chance Foods: Brooklyn Brine

Friday, January 15, 2010

Test out Brooklyn Brine's pickle recipes and tips for home pickling.

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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.

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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.

 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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Last Chance Foods: Celery Root

Friday, November 06, 2009

celery root 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.

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