FLAVOR PROFILE A beachside food stand in San Diego sells the most amazing burritos I’ve ever had, which the owner affectionately describes as “caliente y fresco,” which is Spanish for “hot and cool.” Inspired, I developed similar flavors here — a spark of sweet heat followed by refreshing lime, cool Mexican crema, and a…
Ingredients 2 tablespoons butter 2 teaspoons garlic, chopped 10-ounce bag large shrimp, peeled, deveined and tails removed 8 large tortillas (10 inches in diameter) ¼ cup black beans ¼ cup red onion, diced ½ avocado, diced ¼ tomato, diced ¼ cup Monterey Jack cheese Instructions 1. Add butter and garlic to a saucepan and…
After more than 100,000 nominations and votes cast by our readers, the results are in for AY’s Best of 2021. The following pages are a listing of this year’s class in every category imaginable — from beauty and health to people and places to cars and boats. If Arkansas has it, we made a category…
At the end of each month, I look back at all of the wonderful things eaten over the past thirty days. Here are my top 10 dishes in April. Burnt Ends and Fries at Count Porkula Count Porkula only offers burnt ends on Fridays, which I found out by accident when I went inside to…
In today’s terminology, “rainmaker” frequently refers to an individual who generates legendary financial windfalls — almost by magic — for his or her employer. It’s a word often used to describe particularly successful stockbrokers, bond daddies, lobbyists and lawyers — the hard-driving alpha personalities wearing bespoke suits, occupying posh offices and commanding eight-figure bonuses. …
