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Concerning Me on Food Network Star

  If you’re a regular reader of Variety, you may have noticed a short piece last week concerning this year’s iteration of Food Network Star which is going to be a little different from seasons past.  Instead of judging, Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay will mentor groups of finalists through the competition…and so will [...]

My official spice of 2012: Sumac

A few words on the subject of Sumac, A botanical cousin to North America’s toxic “poison” sumac (Rhus vernix), Rhus coriaria is a shrub that grows around the Mediterranean/Middle East and in the process generates small red fruits (berries) which have long been ground into a spice used both in cooking and as a table [...]

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