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Columbus, Ohio, Food
A year ago, I drove a couple hours south of Cleveland to a strip mall off Interstate 71 to film part of an episode of Bourdain's "No Reservations" heartland episode, at a stellar Japanese restaurant...
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Holiday Shopping: The Big Ticket Items
Christmas, 1992, my mom's beau, an avid cook with whom I shared many happy hours in the kitchen, gave me a KitchenAid standing mixer. It quickly became and remains my most relied upon countertop...
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Favorite Tools Giveaway
As some readers know, I and my buddy Mac have begun to manufacture new cooking tools that we love, and we're already getting great feedback. We love The Spanker, above (photo by Donna, thanks hon!)—the...
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Holiday Gift Week: My Favorite OpenSky Tools
Making a roux. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. I'm going to devote the next several days to my top picks for holiday shopping for kitchen tools, as I did last year. I'll have a day for big-ticket items,...
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Holiday Gift Week: Big-Ticket Items
Lamb braising in my Le Creuset Dutch oven, which is a fantastic gift to give that special someone. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. It's time again for my picks for the big-ticket items, those expensive...
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Open Call For Artisan Food Businesses
OpenSky is calling out to cool, small businesses. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. "You should get more of this," my daughter, almost 18, said, chewing on some of SlantShack grass-fed beef Jerky. "It's...
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Shopping: Big Ticket Items
Lamb braising in my Le Creuset Dutch oven, which is a fantastic gift to give that special someone. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. This is the big ticket recommendations from last year because, well,...
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Holiday Shopping: Small Ticket Items
A great gift for the season. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. This is a revised post from last year with one key difference being that my mandoline, above, is in need of replacing and so I am hoping...
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Signed Copies of My Books (and a Giveaway!)
Just a quick reminder that I sign and personalize all my books on request. Just go to my books page, scroll to what you want, and click the "Buy a signed copy" button. We can guarantee before-Xmas...
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Food Books for Gifts
Among the books that caught my eye this season, two of the most lovely are The New Midwestern Table by Amy Thielen and The Heart of the Plate by Mollie Katzen. I'm biased on the Midwestern book, as...
View ArticleCyber Monday! All Ruhlman Tools 50% Off
Hope everyone had a happy and bountiful holiday. Yes, it’s Cyber Monday! And we’re making all the tools from shop.ruhlman.com 50% off. Be sure to use the promo code: eggnog into the designated field....
View ArticleShopping: Big Ticket Items
This is the big ticket recommendations from last year (and the year before) because, well, the best equipment, lke fundamental technique, doesn’t change. Hope everyone had a happy and festive...
View ArticleOne More Holiday Discount
Another chance for 50% off all Ruhlman products! We wanted to give you another opportunity to purchase holiday gifts for your friends and family! So we’re making all the tools from shop.ruhlman.com 50%...
View ArticleHoliday Cookbook Gift Suggestions
I get sent a lot of cookbooks throughout the year, some from publishers looking for blurbs, others just wanting me to know a book has been published. Recently I reviewed some select books out this...
View ArticleCyber Monday 40% Off
I regret I’m not the sort to come out with a new brand of, say, Cheerios because the gluten-free, whole wheat Cheerios are old. I will soon recommend the same pans as last year, because good things...
View ArticleShopping: Big Ticket Items
These are the big ticket recommendations from last year (and the year before, with several additions) because, well, the best equipment, like fundamental technique, doesn’t change. I always advise...
View ArticleHoliday Shopping: Small Ticket
Continuing holiday shopping week, and again reposting similar products from last year, as essentials rarely change, here are my recommendations for modestly priced kitchen tools that are essentials...
View ArticleMy Books
I would of course be remiss in the eyes of my venerable publishers if I did not recommend my own books as being splendid gift ideas for the holidays. So herewith my not-so-humble descriptions of some...
View ArticleHoliday Books
I typically get sent what must be hundreds of pounds of cookbooks in the fall and so have a fair idea of the landscape of new books. Owing to an uncommon amount of travel, I haven’t had the opportunity...
View ArticleThank You Shippers & Another Discount
Time once again to thank the wonderful workers at Vocational Guidance Services in Cleveland for working so hard to ship our kitchen tools throughout the country. VGS has for decades employed those who...
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