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FILE UNDER: Drinks
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Bling in a Bottle

There's sake, the quiet,
unassuming drink.

Then there's sake with bling.

Open a gold-sealed Kamotsuru Tokusei Kinpaku sake, and out whirl two tiny Japanese cherry blossoms, cut and pressed from gold leaf. (The edible gold is flavorless.)

Kamotsuru is made from rice polished down to half-size... More>>
FILE UNDER: Recipes
Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Chef Marcus Samuelsson's Mango Sambal

We can vouch for this African condiment: sweet, spicy and slightly exotic.

Ingredients
1/4 cup peanut oil
1 red onion, peeled and diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup peanuts
1 2-inch piece ginger, peeled and grated
1-2 bird's-eye chiles, seeds and ribs removed, chopped to taste
1/...
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