Breakfast quesadillas, usually made with eggs and cheese, but sometimes also with vegetables and/or meat, all sandwiched between two flour tortillas, are growing on menus in the United States as they provide a balance of comfort and customization...
Onion jam, made by slowly cooking onions until soft and caramelized, can be brightened with the addition of vinegar or other acid, or be made more complex with spices or finishing herbs. While onion jam is often seen topping burgers, it can be...
Also called a tequila mule or mezcal mule, a Mexican Mule is a spin on the popular Moscow Mule with tequila or mezcal stepping in for vodka. Agave spirits mixed with the classic ginger beer and lime juice are a spin that’s just as refreshing as...
The presence of Chantilly cream on a dessert or topping an indulgent beverage sounds fancy, but it’s just sweetened whipped cream with vanilla. In fact, restaurants could just call it whipped cream, but using the French name for it apparently adds...
Bee pollen is a mixture of honey, wax, flower pollen, and bee secretions that the insects pack into balls and use for food. It is also sometimes called “bee bread.” Apart from protein, fat, and carbohydrates, it has numerous vitamins, minerals...
This Italian liquor is spreading on U.S. menus as some operators have taken to making it stateside, or even in their own restaurants. It’s typically made by infusing vodka or a similar strong neutral spirit with lemon zest and then sweetening it...
The cherry blossom, or “sakura” in Japanese, is an iconic symbol of springtime in Japan, as well as in some cities in the American mid-Atlantic and Northeast, particularly Washington, D.C., which was gifted some 3,000 of them in 1912 by the mayor...