The Institute of Culinary Education is one of the largest culinary schools in the world, offering both professional and recreational programs in New York City. Here, chef James Briscione director of ...

We have mushroom recipes galore for so many kinds of mushrooms: king trumpets, oyster, wood ear, chanterelles and more — in salads, quesadillas, soup, pasta, stroganoff and savory bread pudding.

Celebrate all manner of vegetables, grains, and legumes with this collection of fully vegan recipes. From comforting tacos and sandwiches to hearty stews, stir-fries, and pasta dishes, these ...

Adam Fleischman, a free-style chef, defies structured recipes, choosing culinary chaos. He is also the founder of Umami Burger restaurants with 25 locations, including one near the AT&T ball park, not ...

For years, you’ve had a taste for something but didn’t know its name. It’s umami. Some call it “the fifth taste” after the well-known quartet of the tastes bitter, sweet, salt and sour. Umami is that ...

As a chef of 10 years, I am always searching for ingredients that exemplify the umami taste. Whether it's miso or anchovies, the key to getting umami flavor in your food is by stocking your pantry ...

We typically use our four flavor senses – salty, sweet, bitter, and sour – on a daily basis, but did you know we also have a fifth sense of flavor? Umami, a Japanese word meaning savory, gives you ...

Wild mushrooms are more readily available to home cooks than ever, especially here in Southern California. Not just chanterelle and morel mushrooms, but also maitake (a.k.a. hen of the woods), ...

For more than a century, umami—the fifth basic taste alongside sweet, salty, sour, and bitter—has helped shape how people ...