Van Gogh painted with bacon, Lady Gaga’s tender loins draped in…tenderloin; a gorgeous model in a chile-studded bikini; re-purposing food for art and fashion seemingly knows no bounds.
Mark and the Beanstalk, Part II
One pot, 37 plants. Can a jillion chile peppers be far behind? Mark Masker shares his progress on the great Topsy Turvy experiment.
The Mushroom Chronicles
For the first time ever, I went hunting for wild mushrooms. They definitely don’t qualify as spicy, but what mushrooms lack in heat, they make up for in flavor!
The Mighty Spice Cookbook
Master spice expert John Gregory-Smith scoured the world for recipes featuring interesting spices, and shares his discoveries in this book. Not exactly ground-breaking stuff for chileheads, but accessible and interesting recipes with chile peppers prominently featured in many dishes.
Ask Chef Mike: Buying A Smoker
Chef Mike Stines gives the lowdown on shopping for a smoker.
3-D Foodie Madness
Three-dimensional food printing may be the ultimate in custom cuisine. 3-D food printers can make little space shuttle-shaped scallop nuggets, or cakes and cookies with edible messages in them. It will even make a solid hamburger patty with layers of ketchup and mustard embedded inside. How did we survive without this?
Cross the Road in Honor of National Chicken Month
Yep, it’s that festive time once again. Pull out your rubber chickens, your leftover plastic Easter eggs, and let fly—er, walk—with those inane “crossing the road” jokes…it’s National Chicken Month!