Blog - Toque - Part 60

Corn Fed No More: Chef Nina Swan-Kohler Brings Tobago to Iowa

The town of Robins, Iowa is not likely to come up on your search engine for must-make culinary stops. With a population of about 2,000, this small midwestern town sits on the border of Cedar Rapids, a working class city known for its Quaker Oats headquarters, corn mills and some large techy type corporations. Still, scratch the surface, take a…
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Hunger at the Culinary Institute of America

“Besides the best cream sauces, we hope they can opine on hunger in America.” That was essentially the message Joel Berg, executive director of New York Coalition Against Hunger, hopes CIA students got when he visited them last summer in Hyde Park, New York. Meandering my way down roadways with names like Parsley, Thyme, and Oregano, I finally found parking…
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GetCrocking! App Review

Brand new app pays tribute to the humble glories of slow cooking. Critic Steve Cooper wants to see it succeed (being raised on slow cooking dinners himself) but does GetCrocking measure up?

Pie Apps Review

Steve Cooper reviews four apps that show you how to make pie: Easy as Pie iBake Pies iCooking Pies and Quiches Pie Recipes

Popsicle King

Better known as “King of Pops” in Atlanta’s Poncey/Highland neighborhood, this street cart looks just like any of the countless frozen confection stands across the country. But for the growing throng of regulars who have turned on to Steven Carse’s popsicles made with all-natural ingredients and intriguing flavor combinations, it’s much more than that. “I’ve come for my liquid crack,”…
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