Sizzle Magazine Archives - 2016

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Winter 2016

Sizzle - Fall 2016

Articles featured in this issue include:

  • Learn how to prepare chocolate pot de crème two ways.
  • Meet the farmers and chefs who prefer heritage breed meat and why they made the switch.
  • Understand why a green restaurant design is good for business.
  • Discover what it's like to work in the emerging food technology chef industry.
  • Master the art of proper sushi rice technique in By Degrees.
  • See what students at Flint Hills Technical College have to say about the food truck practicum.
  • Learn from the experience and expertise of D.C. chef Ruth Gresser.
  • View the full issue.

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  • Answers: Did you take The Quiz? Get the winter 2016 answers.
  • Watch a video of Andy Matsuda mixing sushi rice:

Fall 2016

Sizzle - Fall 2016

Articles featured in this issue include:

  • Learn how to prepare a Wisconsin-style fish fry two ways.
  • Grasp how helping small farmers fits into a sustainability ethos.
  • Explore the benefits of and best uses for root vegetables readily available this time of year.
  • Discover the emerging home meal delivery industry and what it's like to work in this segment.
  • Master the making of the perfect poelé in “By Degrees.”
  • Explore Southwestern cuisine in American Regional Flavors.
  • Learn from the experience and expertise of Atlanta chef Todd Ginsburg.
  • Discover what it takes to run an ice-sculpting business from Julie Dupont in Industry Profile.
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Summer 2016

Articles featured in this issue include:

  • Learn how to prepare Central Texas barbecue brisket two ways.
  • Gain insight into effective restaurant efforts to conserve water and energy.
  • Explore the ingredients and sensibilities of Southern cuisine—menu trend.
  • Discover the work-life balance of being a corporate training chef.
  • Master the making of sweetbreads Grenoble in “By Degrees.”
  • Explore California cuisine in American Regional Flavors.
  • Learn from the experience of Nashville, Tennessee, chef Jeremy Barlow.
  • Discover the ins and outs of life as a product development chef from Catherine Proper in Industry Profile.
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Spring 2016

Sizzle - Spring 2016

Articles featured in this issue include:

  • Learn how to prepare tournedos Henri IV two ways.
  • Foodservice establishments share best practices for curbing food waste.
  • Hawaiian cuisine is on its way up, again. Discover the chefs bringing it back.
  • Chefs are passionate about social causes and, for some, doing good works becomes a career.
  • Learn how to prepare a vegetarian carpaccio in “By Degrees.”
  • Explore America through its cuisine. Learn more about the food of the Ozarks.
  • Chicago chef Sarah Stegner cares about people having access to good food. Discover what drives her.
  • Chef-writer Andrew Friedmann shares his career advice.
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