"whisk" news and stories

• Ever wonder how goat's milk stacks up against cow's milk? Take this quiz and learn a thing or two.
• Capture tastes of the Spanish coast with a recipe for Smoky Tomato and Seafood Soup.
• A review for Whisk in Coral Gables, a tiny eatery with fare including buttermilk fried chicken and churrasco (Brazilian-style grilled beef).
• 'Roadfood' warriors Jane and Michael Stern reveal South Florida faves.
  
• Ever sampled Cuban-Thai fusion food? You heard right. Find it at Izzy's Cubi Thai.
  
• Some sage advice for limiting the pantry budget: Don't buy food if you don't know what to match it with.
• Domaine Chandon offers new wines sine sparkle -- chardonnay, pinot noir, and pinot meunier -- that garner high praise.
• Tasting the South with a recipe for Grits with Greens and Shrimp.
• A chat with Bryant Terry, who mixes veganism and comfort food in the new cookbook 'Vegan Soul Kitchen.'
• Bulldog Barbecue (Top Chef Howie Kleinberg's restaurant) and Bash earn good reviews.
  

Think you're pretty handy around the kitchen? Having nothing better to do on a Friday afternoon? Break up the monotony of the work day by checking out the Name That Utensil Quiz at the TLC website. There are photos of common and not-so-common implements to identify, along with a couple of questions about their uses. Your answers on the 11 questions will get you a rating from Tournant to Executive Chef so you can see how you fit into the kitchen. Take care to read all the questions carefully, though - while some are easy, others are a bit on the tricky side.

I'll admit that my score was 10/11. Take the quiz here and leave your score in the comments, below!

Source

Clever piece by C. Monks, where he lists the top 10 utensils of the year. No big surprises on what he picks; the surprise lies in why he picked them:

3. Whisk: I admit that Whisk has an unfair advantage because I simply love saying the word "Whisk." But that aside, Whisk had another solid year. While its versatility is limited, it is great at what it was made for: whisking things.

9. Steak Knife #5: In past years I've found it terribly difficult to select one steak knife above the others, but this year it was no contest. Steak Knife #5 makes all the other steak knifes  (especially the overrated and pompous Steak Knife #2) look like butter knives at a Dull Convention.