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Review: These are the 10 best dishes at Maydan Market, ranked

Review: These are the 10 best dishes at Maydan Market, ranked

Published by Sam Flores

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> A catchall term like “food hall” doesn’t quite capture the essence of the multi-vendor project that Washington, D.C., restaurateur and cookbook author Rose Previte opened in October after six years of planning. “Collective”’ sounds a little, well, collectivist — but really that is closer to the communal spirit of Maydan Market. Within 10,000 square feet of a former factory in West Adams, Previte has created a space for her sit-down restaurant, Maydan L.A. (see my separate review here), and six counters each with their own visual and culinary identity, serving customers either right in front of them or at tables collected in the room’s central court. A QR-code system allows you to mix and match. Two vendors, Lugya’h and Maléna, showcase meaningful evolutions for the talents behind some of L.A.’s most iconic street foods. Golden Mountain Chicken highlights a fresh direction for the married team behind some of the city’s most innovative Thai restaurants. Sook, a combination corner shop and wine bar, and Compass Rose, an all-day cafe, express Previte’s Lebanese heritage and …

The Barbary’s best recipes: 10 dishes to cook at home

The Barbary’s best recipes: 10 dishes to cook at home

Published by Daniella Wilson

Sign up to IndyEat’s free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free There are restaurants that trade on polish, and then there are those that trade on pulse. The Barbary has always been the latter — a place where the choreography of the room matters as much as what lands on the plate. You sit at the counter, shoulder to shoulder, and before long you’re part of it: the smoke, the noise, the quiet theatre of chefs working inches away. When it opened in Neal’s Yard in 2016, it didn’t feel like a launch so much as a shift. London already had its share of small-plate restaurants, but few with this kind of confidence — fire-led cooking, big flavours drawn loosely from the Barbary Coast and beyond, and a refusal to over-explain any of it. It was immediate, instinctive, and, crucially, fun. A decade on, that formula hasn’t been diluted by success. If anything, it’s tightened — …

MasterChef: The Professionals winner revealed after impressing with ‘delicate, gutsy’ dishes

MasterChef: The Professionals winner revealed after impressing with ‘delicate, gutsy’ dishes

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Gareth Baty has been crowned the winner of MasterChef: The Professionals, expressing he is “over the moon” after his triumph on the BBC One cooking show. The 40-year-old chef, originally from Carlisle, dedicated his winning three-course menu to his family and late father. The final saw three culinary talents battle it out to impress the judges with their gastronomic creations. Baty, who lives in Whitefield, Greater Manchester, with his wife and children, said: “This means everything to me, it’s the best feeling I’ve ever had. It’s absolutely incredible, I’m over the moon. “If I’ve learned anything through this competition it’s cooking food you believe in and cooking from the heart can take you a long way. Hopefully this journey is just the beginning.” The series 18 finale saw Baty compete against runners-up Luke Emmess and Mark O’Brien to become the champion …

People Who Are Irrationally Irritated By Clutter & Dirty Dishes Usually Have 11 Specific Personality Traits

People Who Are Irrationally Irritated By Clutter & Dirty Dishes Usually Have 11 Specific Personality Traits

Published by Jenni Sidey

Clutter and dirty dishes might seem like a minor annoyance, but for some people, they can trigger a surprisingly strong emotional reaction. Psychology professor Joseph Ferrari has pointed out that visual chaos in our homes can create unnecessary stress, especially in a culture where many households are surrounded by more stuff than ever before. Between work, family responsibilities, and daily obligations, keeping everything organized can quickly start to feel overwhelming. But people who are irrationally irritated by clutter and dirty dishes often tend to share specific personality traits that make them more sensitive to their surroundings. Whether they’re naturally detail-oriented, highly disciplined, or easily overstimulated by visual mess, clutter can feel far more stressful to them than it does to the average person. These personality traits help explain why some people simply can’t relax when dishes pile up in the sink. People who are irrationally irritated by clutter and dirty dishes usually have these 11 specific personality traits: 1. They’re incredibly sensitive India Picture | Shutterstock.com According to a study published in Scientific Reports, people with …

‘Italian food is not just carbonara’: Gennaro Contaldo on Italy’s hidden dishes

‘Italian food is not just carbonara’: Gennaro Contaldo on Italy’s hidden dishes

Published by Daniella Wilson

Sign up to IndyEat’s free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free Gennaro Contaldo might have dedicated his life to Italian food, but admits he “didn’t know” just how much variety there is in his country’s cuisine. “It’s incredible – I didn’t know myself,” says Contaldo, who grew up on Italy’s Amalfi Coast, before moving to the UK more than 50 years ago. Contaldo – known for his numerous TV appearances alongside his protege, Jamie Oliver – cites with glee the fact there are “about 600 [known] shapes of pasta” and “God knows how many other thousands”. “Each family makes their own versions, their own way,” he adds. Contaldo explores the varied nature of his home country’s cuisine in his latest cookbook, Hidden Italy, which is divided into four geographical parts: central Italy, the islands, the north and the south. Ultimately, he wanted to show people that Italian food “is not just carbonara, Bolognese, cacio e pepe”. …

Gloria Steinem Gathered Celebrities to Discuss Masculinity. They Argued Over the Dishes

Gloria Steinem Gathered Celebrities to Discuss Masculinity. They Argued Over the Dishes

Published by Jenni Sidey

Imagine your dad throwing your birthday party. It’s a chilly Tuesday afternoon on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, but here, inside Gloria Steinem’s cozy, knick-knack-filled apartment, where a guest has just shared this prompt, the atmosphere is warm. Steinem, 91, is hosting one of her occasional “talking circles,” and the topic today is masculinity. The guests include celebrities Amy Schumer, Emmy Rossum, and the Real Housewife of Atlanta Kandi Burruss, as well as zeitgeisty experts like Dr. Corinne Low, associate professor at Wharton and author of Having It All, and the tatted, media-friendly divorce lawyer James Sexton, whose Instagram @nycdivorcelawyer boasts nearly half a million followers. Steinem’s living room before guests arrive. Photos by Jamie Pearl. The group laughs—even scoffs—at the idea of one’s dad organizing a birthday party. And why shouldn’t they? How many of us imagine a comedy of errors: last-minute invites, lackluster decorations, nonexistent party favors. The idea of this exercise, of course, is to illustrate how domestic duties usually fall on moms, while dads often fumble the basics (or worse, …

Robert Aramayo interview: The I Swear actor is up against DiCaprio at the Baftas. He found out about his nomination while doing the dishes

Robert Aramayo interview: The I Swear actor is up against DiCaprio at the Baftas. He found out about his nomination while doing the dishes

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter If there was an award for Most Down-to-Earth Actor at this weekend’s Baftas, Robert Aramayo would be a shoo-in. When the British rising star found out he was nominated alongside the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael B Jordan and Timothée Chalamet in this year’s Best Actor category – for his touching performance in the drama I Swear – he was a bit indisposed. “I was literally doing the dishes!” he tells me ahead of suiting up for the ceremony on Sunday. “I had it up on YouTube and just couldn’t believe it when I saw my name.” Aramayo’s had an enviably stacked first month of the year. The Hull-born 33-year-old – perhaps best known as the diplomatic Elrond in Prime Video’s Lord of the Rings series The Rings of Power – made his stage debut opposite Rosie Sheehy in Guess How …

Six French dishes for a better Valentine’s dinner at home

Six French dishes for a better Valentine’s dinner at home

Published by Daniella Wilson

Sign up to IndyEat’s free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free Valentine’s Day has become the culinary equivalent of surge pricing: the same steak, the same glass of wine, the same chair you could sit on next week, only now it’s mysteriously £30 more expensive because someone has decided romance can only happen on 14 February. But here’s the thing – why save the good stuff for one night? If you’re looking for a recipe to treat your significant other (or just yourself, which, frankly, should count), consider this your permission slip to cook romantically all week long. For our latest instalment of Budget Bites, we’ve teamed up with Sorted Food to bring you six French-inspired dishes that deliver the kind of bistro-feeling dinners that look a bit “ooh la la” on a plate, but don’t require a chef’s jacket, a tasting menu budget or an evening spent chained to the hob. French food has long …

Best dim sum dishes to order and how to tell if they’re good

Best dim sum dishes to order and how to tell if they’re good

Published by Sam Flores

If you grew up anywhere near the San Gabriel Valley, you could probably write this cheat sheet yourself. I was lucky enough to spend nearly every summer morning seated with my grandmother at a big round table in one of the numerous dim sum halls in the SGV. This was back when nearly every restaurant serving dim sum had carts. Filled with metal steamers or glass windows boasting fried ham Sui gok or pan-fried dumplings, the carts would roll through the dining room, their handlers simultaneously dishing out helpings to diners while advertising offerings to the entire dining room. Lo bak go never tasted better than when it was fresh off the cart, the edges of the turnip cake still sizzling. I used to look for the cart with the mountain of gai lan and request extra oyster sauce for the long, leafy stalks of broccoli. If the dim sum was good, you’d likely be spending half the meal standing, head on a swivel, looking for the cart with your favorites. If I spotted it …

West African sunshine dishes: Toyo Odetunde’s chicken yassa pot pie and stuffed plantain boats – recipes | Food

West African sunshine dishes: Toyo Odetunde’s chicken yassa pot pie and stuffed plantain boats – recipes | Food

Published by Sam Flores

If there’s anything that can assuage my winter blues, it’s a soul-soothing chicken pie. I’ve long enjoyed innovating fusions between west African and other cuisines, and today’s marriage of a deeply flavourful Senegalese chicken yassa-inspired filling in buttery, flaky puff pastry is one of my all-time favourites. But, first, my take on hearty Nigerian stewed beans – ewa riro – using tinned beans for added convenience. Typically paired with ripe plantain, I use the rich beans to fill canoas (plantain boats) in a playful, Latin American-inspired twist. Plantain boats stuffed with stewed black-eyed beans (pictured top) Dried prawns and west African red palm oil, which are integral to our cooking (and the latter is not to be confused with those industrial palm oils that are driving mass deforestation), give this dish its signature umami and uniquely earthy and subtly sweet flavour. Prep 25 minCook 1 hr 15 minMakes 6 For the base2 400g tins plum tomatoes4 long red sweet peppers, deseeded and cut into chunks 1 scotch bonnet, deseeded5 garlic cloves, peeled½ onion, cut into …