Author Archives for Robin Wheeler-Barber
Traveling Up the Mississippi River with Alton Brown. Again.
The last time Alton Brown did a book signing in St. Louis, it was a small enough affair to fill Left Bank Books. My friend Allison presented Mr. Brown with a pair of flame-printed potholders she’d made. He saw her to-go box, asked what was in it, to which Allison’s husband replied, “It’s her leftover […]
Cook’s Illustrated Goes Light for Spring
I’m always a bit leery of attempts to lighten classic, heavy comfort foods. Too often these recipes replace fat calories with sugar calories, rely on processed foods to lower calorie counts, or bear little resemblance to their rich counterparts. But when America’s Test Kitchen goes light, I’m bound to pay attention. The folks behind Cook’s Illustrated […]
