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Chocolate Berry Recipe

Tart and fruity Flanders red ale and dark, creamy stout make a simple two-ingredient cocktail with notes of caramel, chocolate, citrus, and berry. When selecting a stout, you’ll want something bold and rich, with strong notes of coffee and chocolate—we found that drier, lighter versions muddle and dilute the flavor of the sour instead of…

Zuni Ricotta Gnocchi

This image courtesy of Joseph DeLeo I love gnocchi. To me, they’re sort of magic. They have that soul-satisfying potatoey, floury quality, and with a sauce they are just wonderful. NotesVARIATIONS To the basic dough add 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil and 1/3 cup chopped fresh chives. To the basic dough add ½ cup grated…

Farm Eggs with Tapenade

This image courtesy of Joseph DeLeo This may be far removed from anyone’s expectations of stellar food, but give me a few of these on a picnic with a crackling cold Tocai Friuliano and a chunk of country bread, and I’m happy. I prefer our homemade tapenade, with a minimum of garlic. NotesTo Drink: A…

Szechuan Peppercorn Popcorn

Serves 2 Author Notes I grew up avoiding the Szechuan dishes on the menu of the local Chinese restaurant because they had the red “spicy” star next to them. And then as a young adult when I preferred the spicier dishes I was mightily impressed by this so called Szechuan peppercorn that could make dishes…

Snakebite Recipe

The Snakebite is a simple cocktail of equal parts lager and hard cider. The result is a refreshing combination of tart apple notes from the cider with malty grain character from the lager. The cocktail is so drinkable that bars sometimes refuse to serve it since it tends to lead to rapid intoxication. For a…

Zuni Chicken Stock

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Pepper-Crusted Tuna with Green Olive Sauce

This image courtesy of Joseph DeLeo One of the first specials I offered when I was a sous chef at ’21’ was a peppered tuna steak. Believe it or not, it was something of a novelty back then. I served it with a bracing tomato relish and buttered green beans. This recipe, based on that…