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Issue #139

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Party Like Louis XIV: Eating at the Chateau de Versailles
Eating lobster de Bretagne at the Chateau de Versailles in celebration of French gastronomy.
Italian Beauty: Pecorino Gran Cru
Pecorino gran cru, a hard sheep's milk cheese that compares well to her traditional favorite, Parmiggiano-Reggiano.
Edible Weed: Marijuana Chicken Curry
An old family recipe for chicken curry calls for sativa marijuana.
Fourteen Barbecue Sauces We Can't Live Without
Fourteen barbecue sauces we can't live without
Sacred Soy: The Diverse Pleasures of Yuba
Yuba, a thin film of soy protein central to Chinese and Japanese cooking.
The Winner's Circle: Competition Barbecue
The world of competition barbecue is a sport, an obsession, and a whole way of life.
Sweet Crusade: Jim Cochran's Strawberry Secrets
Swanton Berry's pesticide-free strawberry farm outside of Davenport California.
Fruit Transcendent: How Maceration Works
The science of macerating fruit to improve its flavor.
BBQ 101: Master the Essential Barbecue Techniques
How to barbecue: tips on selecting meat, choosing equipment, and techniques for perfect barbecue every time.
East Vs. West: North Carolina Pulled Pork
Dana Bowen reminisces about her early introduction to regional differences in North Carolina barbecue.
Sunday After Church: East L.A.'s Barbacoa Ritual
In East Los Angeles, Mexican families partake in the ritual of barbacoa, pit-smoked to tender sweetness by one amazing cook
Seoul Food: Bibimbap
The South Korean classic home dish bibimbap has a seeming infinity of variations.
Book Review: Fresh Pleasures: <em>Tender</em> and <em>Cooking in the Moment</em>
Two cookbooks celebrate cooking with fresh-grown vegetables—Nigel Later's "Tender: a cook and his vegetable patch" and Andrea Reusing's "Cooking in the Moment."
Zen and the Art of BBQ: Great Texas Barbecue
Favorite Texas barbecue joints, including Martin's Barbecue, Plantation Barbecue, Smitty's Market, and Taylor Cafe.
South Side Style: Chicago Barbecue
Chicago's distinctive barbecue traveled north with the blues