Two friends celebrated their 80th birthdays with a grand dinner that started with a bowlful of the most marvelous steamed mussels. The broth was so delicious that I spooned up every little bit and ...

What She’s Known For: Bringing a Californian sensibility and hyperlocal ingredients to Portuguese dishes. Making a tiny northeast L.A. restaurant worthy of a detour. For her latest Slow Food Fast ...

In a large pan, melt 3 tablespoons butter with 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Stir in 3 smashed garlic cloves and thyme. Cook until garlic is golden, about 2 minutes. Discard thyme and garlic and ...

What They Are Known For: Collaborating in top kitchens for more than two decades, raising the bar for classic French cooking in New York. Known as mouclade in southwest France, this one-pot meal is ...

This Mussel Pasta recipe combines tender mussels, garlic, capers, and linguine in a silky white wine sauce. The mussels release their briny juices as they steam, creating a light broth, full of depth ...

Instructions: Rinse the mussels in cold water. Use a paring knife to remove any hairy clumps (beards). Scrub the shells well with a vegetable brush. Discard any mussels that are open and won’t close ...

Q We had the best mussels in tomato sauce at Positano in Boca Raton. I’d like to serve this dish at a dinner party, but I’ve never made mussels before. Is it possible to get the recipe? Thanks for ...

This doesn’t require too much prep time and tastes far superior to anything you might expect with a cooking time of less than half an hour, says Rebecca Oliver. You can use a spicy cooking chorizo ...

Artisanal pastas--dried noodles made (at least ostensibly) in small batches by traditional methods and sold for higher prices--seem to be everywhere these days. Shop at any high-end grocery store and ...

Note: When I call for bread crumbs, I mean stale bread (two days or so old) pulsed in a food processor until it's coarse (about the size of lentils) or fine (slightly larger than grains of sand), ...

As you gear up for the traditional Italian-American Feast of the Seven Fishes, consider spinning the globe and incorporating flavors from different cuisines. This recipe for steamed mussels coats the ...

This pasta with mussels, tomatoes and fried capers gives that heady broth, arguably the best part of mussels, a greater purpose. By Melissa Clark The best part of a steaming pot of mussels just might ...