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YouTube video by Crock of Time

YouTube video by Crock of Time

Last year was the first time I smoked my own chilies to add to my yearly fermented hot sauce. This year, I wanted to do more with smoked chilies and cherry tomatoes, but I didn’t know exactly what.

If you’ve seen my original Vacuum Bag Fermented Hot Sauce logbook, you’ll know that I grow my own chilies and that I generally don’t harvest enough at any given time for a full batch of hot sauce…

The one-night culinary exploration features dishes from award-winning chefs and rare sake selections, including IWA created by Dom Pérignon's former winemaker.

It is a tradition to freeze part of your wedding cake for a year, but I think miso is a better way to transform food for the better in a year.

The end of August means lots of tomatoes for me, and it’s also usually the time of year that I need to travel for a conference*. This is not ideal for making sure they get used. I had almost 5kg of…

The end of August means lots of tomatoes for me, and it’s also usually the time of year that I need to travel for a conference*. This is not ideal for making sure they get used. I had almost 5kg of…

Welcome to our biweekly roundup of our favorite things. We’ll only ever recommend products that we’ve personally tried and enjoyed. This week: a whisk, an oven, and a seasoning trio.