The Test Kitchen: How To De-Seed a Pomegranate Pomegranates are a delicious treat, but picking out the seeds can be time consuming. Food editor Melissa Roberts shares her quick method for de-seeding the bejeweled fruit. Use this tip when making a salad with pomegranate or guacamole with pear and pomegranate seeds. The Test Kitchen: How to Thicken Gravy Food editor Melissa Roberts shows how to use arrowroot, cornstarch, and <em>beurre manié</em> (a classic French paste of flour and butter) to thicken gravy. Use the latter method when you don’t want the extra flavor of a roux. The Test Kitchen: How to Get a Moist Turkey with a Butter-Rub Food editor Lillian Chou shows you how to use a butter-rub to get moist and succulent turkey meat. Here, Lillian uses miso butter, but you can also use this tip with plain butter or black-truffle butter. The Test Kitchen: How to De-Fat a Turkey Stock Food editor Andrea Albin demonstrates two ways to de-fat a turkey stock. Use this tip when making any turkey gravy. The Test Kitchen: Aromatherapy In Your Kitchen Food editor Ian Knauer shows you how to make your kitchen and your house smell great, even when you’ve burned things in the oven. Use this tip the next time you entertain. The Test Kitchen: How to Roll Out Pie Dough Food editor Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez shows how easy it is to roll out pastry dough for pies and tarts. Use this technique for making one of our Thanksgiving pies. The Test Kitchen: How to Make Pie Dough Food editor/stylist Maggie Ruggiero shows how easy it is to make pastry dough for your holiday pies and tarts—literally a matter of minutes. Use this technique for making one of our Thanksgiving pies. The Test Kitchen: More of Gourmet’s Favorite Cookies Test kitchen director Ruth Cousineau shares the stories behind cookies from Gourmet?s Favorite Cookies of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. We have a cookie to suit every craving: Spritz cookies (1983), Souvaroffs (1984), Pistachio Tuiles (1988), Viennese Vanilla Crescents (1991), Anise-scented Fig Swirls (1996), Maida Heatter?s Chocolate Cookies with Gin-Soaked Raisins (2000), Stained-Glass Teardrops (2002), Rugelach (2004), and Pistachio Cranberry Icebox Cookies (2006). The Test Kitchen: Gourmet’s Favorite Cookies, Deconstructed In our online feature <em>Gourmet</em>’s Favorite Cookies 1941-2008, we bring you the best cookie from each year of <em>Gourmet</em>’s history. Here, test kitchen director Ruth Cousineau introduces a selection of her favorites from the early years, plus one comparatively recent pick. Check out the delicious options, and then make a batch (or nine) of your own: Scotch Oat Crunches (1943), Old-Fashioned Christmas Butter Cookies (1947), Jelly Centers (1948), Sugar Shuttles (1951), Palets de Dames (1952), Gingerbread Men (1959), Cottage Cheese Cookies (1962), Curled Wafers (1963), and Basler Brunsli (1994). The Life of a Recipe: The Photo Shoot <p>
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Panama Sushi Restaurants Introduction - Panama has some of the greatest sushi you have ever had. Since we are located between two oceans that should not come as a surprise. Well for those of you clients coming to Panama here are some of them:
* Martini Sushi Bar - This restaurant is located inside the Radisson Decapolis Hotel on Avenida Balboa next to Multi Centro Mall near Punta Patilla. Their hours are Noon to Midnight Mon.-Fri., and 1PM to 1AM Sat. and Sun. Pricey but good.
* Matsuei - This excellent restaurant is located in El Congrejo (The Crab). It is directly across street from El Granda Hotel, about 2 blocks from the Veneto Casino Hotel. The restaurant has a nice décor and gives you a lot of bank for your buck. They teach a how to make sushi class here which really teaches you how to make sushi and of course you get to eat what you make. Their hours are Mon. - Sat. 11:30 AM - 11:00 PM, Sun. 5:30 - 10:30 PM.
* Sake - This is the hottest trendiest sushi restaurant found inside the Torres de Americas building, one of Panama newest and most modern buildings across the street from Multiplaza Mall. They have valet parking. Make sure no private parties are in progress before coming. Their décor includes large plasma screen TV monitors displaying lots of fish swimming around. Either you will like this or you won't. They have a Mount Fuji desert which is a volcano looking pastry desert filled with ice cream that they light on fire with a liquor. Very nice. Their hours are: Mon. - Fri. Noon - 11:00 PM, Sat. 1PM to 11:00 PM and Sunday 1:00
Excellent with seafood, poultry, medium-sauced pastas, as well as most cheeses. Serve slightly chilled.]]> Number 70 on the Wine.com 100 of 2007!
"What a sensational value! Made by Trevor Jones in partnership with importer Dan Philips, this is a blend averaging 46 years in age. Its light to medium ruby hue is accompanied by an extraordinary bouquet of sweet candied fruit intermixed with notions of maple syrup, earth, and hazelnuts. This gorgeous tawny delivers plenty of pleasure." --Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate, October 2004.
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"The unoaked 2005 Las Rocas Garnacha is sourced from low yielding vineyards ranging in age from 70-100 years. It gives up attractive aromas of kirsch, raspberries, pepper, and damp earth. This is followed by a broad, full-flavored wine with a supple texture and no hard edges. Drink this pleasure-packed wine over the next 2-3 years." -Wine Advocate
One of our most popular value wines. This Garnacha is a special project of importer Eric Solomon, who discovered these ancient high altitude Grenache vineyards (70-100 years old), and brand named the wine Las Rocas.]]>
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Dense, clean and brilliant color. Magnificent fruity display (plums, fig bread combined with red fruit), medium strong balsam aromas(mentholated) which are perfectly integrated. On the palate, it is smooth and silky with mature, polished tannins and a full, pleasant finish.]]>
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The youthful palate is immediately luscious with those tropical fruit, honeysuckle and stone fruit flavors balanced by fresh grapefruit and light butter tastes, before a long, persistent fruit finish. The wine shows vibrant freshness with enjoyable hints of hazelnut and slight mineral boney-ness, characteristic of Marsanne.
Given time to prove its longevity and most importantly not served over chilled, The Hermit Crab Viognier Marsanne should develop intense, complex nuttiness with emphasis on cashews, as well as butterscotch characters.
Drink now or cellar for 2-5 years with a large range of foods from lightly flavored, through to full flavoured poultry, veal, lamb and pork as well as desserts and cheeses. Also good as an aperitif.
"The 2007 The Hermit Crab is a blend of 58% Viognier and 42% Marsanne. It received a dollop of oak for a rounder texture. The alluring aromatics offer floral notes, candle wax, and pit fruits. Smooth-textured and ripe, the wine also has excellent depth and length. Enjoy it over the next 1-2 years. The d?Arenberg portfolio is loaded with values. The winery works with over 140 growers to fashion their superb blends." -Wine Advocate
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"Shows the aromatics of Viognier, with a drier, less silky palate, lending an exciting raw feel to the pear, apricot and spice flavors." Wine Spectator ]]>
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* Sushi Itto - This one is located in the Obarrio neighborhood. It is a nice simple décor. Food is excellent. Their hours are: Mon. ? Thurs. Noon to 11:00 PM, Fri. and Sat. Noon - 11:3, Sun. 12:300 PM - 11:00 PM.
* Sushi Express - This is the innovative chain of sushi restaurants that delivers to your home and is conveniently located in all the mall food courts plus other locations about town. Not too bad but far from gourmet. Interesting sauces on the sushi. Nice tempura. Their hours vary but will generally be open 7 days a week.
* Benihana - Yep the Benihana folks opened up at Multi Plaza Mall. They do have a sushi bar. It was very busy. They had a lot of those grills with the chef putting on a sideshow catching eggs in their hats etc. We do need to go back and try the grill (teppanyaki), which we heard was very good. Hours will match the mall and then some so they can accommodate late diners.
* Fuji - Located in San Francisco by Via Brasil. It has a simple décor but the food is not so simple. Their hours are: Mon. - Sat. Noon - 2:30 PM & 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Sun- closed.
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