Letter to the editor February 2013

F & W editor in Chief Dana Cowin.

We live in a world of 24-hour - work, texting and Instagramming day and night. The lucky corollary is that we eat around to eat the clock. We raise 50 absolutely delicious in this February issue.

Our history "capital improvement' incredible new breakfast, lunch, dinner, after collecting recipes from Washington, D.C. hours and snack spots. If you had told me when I a Senate internship was that Washington one day a center of the restaurant would be cool, while studying, I would have choked on my greasy cafeteria cheese sandwich. But chefs like ramen expert Erik Bruner-Yang, the ambitious Maketto who starts this spring, make the DC dining scene much more exciting than Beltway politics.

We have to include professional bakers and chefs all around the country in recent years, to reinvent the breakfast. Now, it's time for the country to get cooks. Our story "bread and breakfast" takes a look at the new world of possibilities, from the Nordic rye breads , Persian flat breadand bready shares recipes for fabulous breakfast. My Favorites are the outrageous Maple-Bacon bread pudding and the bread French toast with cranberry cream. And if you ever make your own rolls you want, find out how here.

As a recent convert to the coffee - the perfect fuel for 24 hours after I eat adventure - much by master Michael Phillips of Los Angeles handsome coffee roasting barista. In "A coffee geek primer," he explains the differences between the various methods of home brewing and describes how a Cup to make that suits you. Is that I'm out, paper filter/clever let/dark roast man. A cup and I am ready, the circuit restaurant taken - at any time!

I'd this place love in my neighborhood for a crispy chicken skin, snack, and Maitake mushrooms with egg vinaigrette. 2853 N. Kedzie Ave.; Yusho-chicago.com.

Takashi Yagihashi of casual ramen spot makes noodles the slow way, by hand. 116 W. Hubbard St.; slurpingturtle.com.

Dramatic armor and creative cuisine of Thai Dang, how hissed Scallops on a tray. 564 W Randolph St; embeya.com.

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F&W Editor Picks 2011: Best Restaurants and Meals

Here, editor in chief Dana Cowin reveals six incredible meals she had in 2011, and restaurant editor Kate Krader spotlights five top breakfast spots.

Next, Chicago
I got to go to Grant Achatz’s genius new restaurant, which changes every few months, and experience Thailand—including pad Thai and green papaya salad. nextrestaurant.com.

Noma, Copenhagen
I made a pilgrimage to Denmark just to eat at chef René Redzepi’s visionary Noma. The experience was pure pleasure—from the service to the 13 courses—and it made me rethink what I know about food, restaurants and the natural world. noma.dk.

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, London
Blumenthal’s restaurant in the Mandarin Oriental has few of the hallmarks of his molecular gastronomy. Instead, the menu focuses on historical dishes, like a saffron risotto circa 1390. dinnerbyheston.com

Yam’tcha, Paris
The magnificent blending of French technique, Asian aesthetic and international ingredients led to an extraordinary meal, with a different tea for each course.

Red Rooster, New York City
Food, art, style and scene all come together at Marcus Samuelsson’s excellent Harlem comfort-food spot. The Yard Bird fried chicken is perfect. redroosterharlem.com

Tertulia, New York City
Seamus Mullen’s super tapas include specials like smoky mackerel from the must-see custom grill. I love going at lunch when it’s quiet, and you can have an excellent fried seafood sandwich. tertulianyc.com.

The Breslin, New York City
Grapefruit doesn’t often play a starring role in my best breakfasts. But at the Breslin (which is better known for whole suckling pigs at night than citrus fruit in the a.m.), they have an amazing version topped simply with ginger & mint—as well as sublime ricotta pancakes with marinated berries.

Huckleberry, Los Angeles
If you can make it to Huckleberry by 11 a.m., which I finally did, you can take advantage of the breakfast menu. It features phenomenal green eggs and ham: basil-pesto-topped fried eggs with prosciutto, all on an English muffin.

Nightwood, Chicago
Bacon-butterscotch doughnuts are at the very top of Nightwood’s brunch menu, and they’re absolutely scrumptious. If I could, in good conscience, eat a whole breakfast of just these doughnuts, I would.

Mile End, Brooklyn
As hard as it is to face a crowd of ravenous Brooklyn locals first thing in the morning, the reward is worth it. "Eggs mish mash" is a scrambled-egg dish packed with house-made lox or salami (it’s a super-hard choice). A more meat-oriented friend of mine goes crazy for the house-smoked meat hash.

Empire State South, Atlanta
The breakfast menu here isn’t big (in fact, it’s tiny). But the build-your-own-sandwich option makes it possible to have a fresh-baked biscuit with fried chicken and pimento cheese—add scrambled eggs for an extra $1. Plus, the restaurant serves Counter Culture coffee.

F&W’s Dana Cowin loved tapas at Tertulia in New York. Photo © Evan Sung.

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