“If you add corn to any dish, it automatically adds a layer of sweetness, richness and creaminess that most vegetables don’t add. Eggplant is not going to give you any of those descriptors.”
Her book Listen to Your Vegetables: Italian-Inspired Recipes for Every Season showcases her unfussy, confident style of cooking. Many of the recipes are supplemented with personal stories or observations that inform technique. Her method of scraping corn off the cob, which she inherited from her grandmother, sounds like a simple adjustment but, like decanting a burly wine, once you’ve tried it you’ll never go back.
Grueneberg grew up in Houston and spent time at her grandparents’ ranch in the summer: “My father’s mom—my oma—had Thanksgiving. It was a big holiday there. Scraped corn was always on the table. After she passed, my dad and aunt were carrying on saying there better be that scraped corn on the table. That perked my ears up because as a kid, it’s just corn in a bowl. As I became a chef, I realized my grandmothers really had a lot of great tips and tricks for produce because they lived off the land and those things were in their DNA.”
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New Zealand's Success Story
From small beginnings, the country’s wines have ascended to global prominence
Wine Is Healthiest Choice for Drinkers
Decades of research has linked light to moderate drinking, especially of wine, to a range of health benefits.
In Pursuit of the Perfect Crust
“Dough is always the hardest challenge for any home chef,” explains chef and restaurateur Tony Gemignani. “But it’s the foundation of any great pizza.”
SEAVEY VINEYARD
In Napa’s Conn Valley, a family-run winery marches to its own drum
CALIFORNIA RHONES Show Their Range
RECENT VINTAGES DELIVER EXCELLENT REDS AND WHITES IN AN ARRAY OF STYLES
Tuscany Comes of Age
Anchored by the 2021 vintage, Tuscan reds set a new standard of quality
The Absolute Best Places to Eat and Drink in America
PROFILES OF THE 63 WINE SPECTATOR GRAND AWARD WINNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TODAY, AS THE PROGRAM MARKS ITS 44TH YEAR
Events- A Grand Tour for Wine Spectator- a perfect day with an evening of outstanding wines.
A young couple in shorts and festival shirts sped into the ballroom of the New Orleans Marriott on a mission.
Big Wine Players Target Pinot Noir - Plenty of small winery owners are cashing out, either because they're looking to retire or they see selling as the best way to keep their label growing
Plenty of small winery owners are cashing out, either because they’re looking to retire or they see selling as the best way to keep their label growing
Restaurant Awards- Lazy Bear- Lazy Bear bills itself as a modern American dinner party. But it's so much more.
Lazy Bear bills itself as a modern American dinner party. But it’s so much more. This Mission District restaurant effortlessly strips away the formality of a multicourse dinner and replaces it with conviviality, nostalgia and curiosity. With reverence for time and place, Lazy Bear is an ode to California where guests dine in concert with the season and can explore diverse wines, including an impressive collection of older California vintages.
