Four More Flour Alternatives
Gluten-free flours and nut flours for cooking and baking have been on the rise because of versatility, health benefits and viable options for people with celiac disease or other dietary restrictions...
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Palak Patel — ICE Chef
A New York City chef known for Indian and plant-based cuisine, Chef Palak changed careers from marketing, trained at ICC and gained cooking experience traveling around the world to more than 50 countries. She won "Chopped" and "Beat Bobby Flay," competed on "Food Network Star," and spent time as a personal chef and cooking school teacher. Read more about Chef Palak.
Why You Should Eat Georgia Peaches
A little history: The peach tree is native to Northwest China and believed to have been cultivated since 2000 B.C. From China, the peach trees traveled to far-flung countries like India, Persia and...
Chef Palak's Pro Guide to a Vegan Thanksgiving
A few years ago, I started veganizing my Thanksgiving menu and only served turkey to appease a few family members that couldn’t let go of the tradition. I’m certain that without a turkey, your table...
Four All-Purpose Flour Alternatives
We have a variety of options that will meet just about any need depending on personal preference, dietary restrictions and general demand for nutritious flours. I haven’t experimented with every...
The Case for Considering a Food Hall Concept
In March of 2020, lots of things changed for me in a drastic way, including my first restaurant concept planned for Hudson Yards. Like many, I was in the midst of business as usual in New York and...
All About Mushrooms
I recently spent time with Eric Wallace, owner of Vital Fungi, an urban mushroom farm in Columbia, South Carolina. There he cultivates exotic varieties of mushrooms like Pink Oyster, Black Pearl King...
The History of Curry
The word curry always mystified me as an Indian, partially because I never made or ate curry growing up. It wasn’t until I got to college and studied the history between Britain and India that seeing...
Chef Palak's Dosa Recipe
Dosa is a beautiful, paper-thin rice crepe made with a fermented batter. Chef Palak stuffs her authentic version with potatoes, masala, green coconut chutney, freshly grated coconut and more, serving...
How to Grill Salt-Crusted Fish
Chef Palak demonstrates how to clean a whole fish, salt the inside of the cavity and pack the porgy in a salt oven before cooking on a grill. She pickles red onions for color, grills corn for...
The Ritual of Cooking Rice
When I started researching where rice originated it led me to two popular beliefs from archaeologists and historians. Some say that rice was first domesticated in China almost 15,000 years ago in the...
How to Make Fish and Chips
Watch her techniques in the video and get the complete recipe below.
Chef Palak's South Indian Fried Chicken
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