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2011 Year in Review: The Year's Most Talked-About Last Chance Foods
Traditionally, religion and politics are topics to be avoided in polite company. For many, food might as well be added to that list since opinions on what people eat and how they eat it are often cause...
View ArticleLast Chance Foods: A Clean Kitchen for the New Year
Food safety expert Marion Nestle confesses that the oldest spices in her pantry likely date to when she first moved into her apartment — about 20 years ago. While they’re not going to be unsafe to eat,...
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Last Chance Foods: Parsing Pantry Staples
With blustery winds whipping across frost-hardened fields, eating seasonally during the winter months requires innovation aided by a well-stocked pantry. Recently, Last Chance Foods focused on cleaning...
View ArticleLast Chance Foods: To Cleanse or Not to Cleanse?
Mention the words “cleanse” or “detox,” and many people are likely to react with passion. There are those who swear by it, and many who consider it a sham. The start of the year seems to amplify the...
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Last Chance Foods: Lucky Foods for the Year of the Dragon
This Sunday, the traditional Chinese New Year’s dragon dance will fill the streets of Manhattan’s Chinatown with performers and onlookers. The year of the dragon started this past Monday, and many...
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Last Chance Foods: Rooting for Rutabagas
Rutabagas may seem like one of winter’s more homely vegetables, but chef Jesse Schenker of Recette says they’re as versatile as a potato, and even more delicious.“You could literally swap out any...
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Last Chance Foods: Zesting Up Winter Cooking with Citrus
Midwinter can get monotonous when it comes to seasonal eating. While February may seem like root vegetables as far as the eye can see, there’s one seasonal ingredient that can put some zing into...
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Last Chance Foods: Invasion of the Brussels Sprouts
Brussels sprouts are everywhere. The John Dory Oyster Bar serves them with mushrooms, pancetta and cheese. Ilili in the Flatiron District takes a Mediterranean spin and adds mint yogurt, fig puree,...
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Last Chance Foods: Coffee Klatsch
American coffee culture has exploded in the past two decades. The brew draws devotees, as well as a flurry of opinions on how to make the best cup of joe. Some swear by French presses, while others are...
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Last Chance Foods: The Nitrate Debate
The use of nitrates in food preservation is a hot topic of debate among those who are worried about food safety. While nitrates are a compound found naturally in soil and vegetables, the biggest...
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Last Chance Foods: Bed-Stuy Bok Choy
The Tristate area may be enjoying unseasonably warm weather lately, but for the most part, farmers' markets still reflect the fact that winter will be around for a few more weeks. At Bed-Stuy Farm in...
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Last Chance Foods: The Catch With Salt Cod
Though humble in appearance, salt cod played an important role in the diet of Vikings, who caught cod and cured it on their ships. The resulting salt cod provided sustenance and allowed them to stay...
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Last Chance Foods: Rick Can Pickle That
Artisanal pickling currently serves as both an easy punchline and the catalyst for serious-minded articles examining a “craft-centric economy.” In certain parts of Brooklyn, small-batch pickles have...
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Last Chance Foods: The MSG-Umami Connection
“In the case of MSG, the record is about as clear as it can be: there is no connection between consuming MSG in any form and the symptoms that are often called Chinese Restaurant Syndrome,” wrote food...
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Last Chance Foods: Going Green Garlic
One sure sign it’s spring is when restaurants and farmers markets start touting the arrival of ramps. While that branch of the allium family may be what’s trendy right now, other less well-known tender...
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Last Chance Foods: A Peppy Bite of Watercress
Out in the woods, leafy green watercress is appearing next to bubbling springs and shallow ponds. The peppery leaves, which are a favorite with foragers, add a sharp tang to salads and sandwiches. When...
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Last Chance Foods: Grazing on Fiddlehead Ferns
The bright green spirals of ostrich fern fiddleheads are a beacon of spring. Delicate and grass-like in flavor, fiddleheads are one of the season’s most fleeting vegetables.Registered dietitian Tamara...
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Last Chance Foods: The Tart Taste of Knotweed Revenge
Japanese knotweed is one of the country’s most pervasive and hated invasive plants. The tender red-freckled shoot may look like an innocuous cross between asparagus and bamboo, but it is so powerful it...
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Last Chance Foods: Taking the Sting Out of Nettles
There are two good reasons to keep an eye out for stinging nettle in the woods. The first is so you avoid touching the plant with bare skin — the sharp hairs on the plant contain histamines that can...
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Last Chance Foods: A Fish Market Returns
Bustling trade and loudmouthed fisherman used to be fixtures at the South Street Seaport. But in 2005, the Fulton Street Fish Market moved to the Bronx, taking its rough-and-tumble culture with it....
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