
Michael La Corte
Deputy Food Editor at Salon
Food Writer at Static Media
Food + recipe writer, turophile, voracious coffee consumer | often blathering about food, NJ, Italian and Italian-American cuisine, music/movies/TV, & my dog.
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2 days ago |
salon.com | Michael La Corte
Ingredients1 large sweet onion, chopped1 1/2 pound yellow crookneck squash2 ears of corn, shucked, silks removed4 to 5 garlic cloves, chopped1 to 2 fresh jalapeños, seeded, halved & sliced very thin3 to 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon ground cumin, divided2 teaspoons salt, dividedGarnishes: Corn kernels (from a third ear of corn), squash, jalapeño, red bell peppers, sour cream, cilantro, a swirl of olive oil, crispy bacon—choose some or all.
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2 days ago |
salon.com | Michael La Corte
At its best, hollandaise is pure alchemy — with nothing more than butter, lemon, egg yolk, salt. It’s silky, indulgent, and just acidic enough to feel like magic on the tongue. But let’s be honest: you probably think you already know hollandaise. The brunch workhorse. The Eggs Benedict standby. The sauce you maybe attempted once and never tried again. And yet — hollandaise has range. Yes, it’s temperamental. Yes, it will turn on you if you rush it.
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2 days ago |
yahoo.com | Michael La Corte
At its best, hollandaise is pure alchemy — with nothing more than butter, lemon, egg yolk, salt. It’s silky, indulgent, and just acidic enough to feel like magic on the tongue. But let’s be honest: you probably think you already know hollandaise. The brunch workhorse. The Eggs Benedict standby. The sauce you maybe attempted once and never tried again. And yet — hollandaise has range. Yes, it’s temperamental. Yes, it will turn on you if you rush it.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Michael La Corte
The first time I tried a watermelon and feta salad, I was gobsmacked. The porous, sweet bite of melon, the crumbly salinity of feta, the flaky salt crystals, the mint, the balsamic—it was revelatory. Chef Ariane Duarte, a “Top Chef” season five alum and accomplished New Jersey restaurateur, had a recipe for her winning watermelon-and-feta salad in one of the early “Top” Chef cookbooks. I remember making it excessively one summer.
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1 week ago |
salon.com | Michael La Corte
In a sun-drenched dining room in Brooklyn, I once ate at a stellar wine bar called Coast and Valley (unfortunately now shuttered). This experience was one that singularly shaped a newfound adoration for all things chilled. The dish that caused this awakening consisted of poached chicken with cucumber, charred avocado and a ginger-buttermilk sauce, with tiny drops of verdant olive oil dotting the plate.
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