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Sam Sifton

  • The Miracle of Mustard-Brown-Sugar Salmon

    The Miracle of Mustard-Brown-Sugar Salmon

    Sometimes you encounter a recipe that’s so simple, it’s not even a recipe, it’s a mere idea… a notion. Such was the case when Sam Sifton linked to this recipe for “Roasted Salmon Glazed with Brown Sugar and Mustard” in The New York TimesCooking newsletter. Listen how easy: are you ready? Preheat your oven to…

  • Julia Moskin’s Steak with Sam Sifton’s potatoes

    Julia Moskin’s Steak with Sam Sifton’s potatoes

    The New York Times is having a tough moment and though some are basking in the scandal, I’d rather take the Ira Glass route and turn the other way. Well not so far that I stop actually reading the Times; it’s still the paper of record, as far as I’m concerned. And though I’ve griped…

  • Sam Sifton’s Thanksgiving Pear Cobbler

    Sam Sifton’s Thanksgiving Pear Cobbler

    Talk about waiting until the last minute… Most food blogs and websites have inundated you with Thanksgiving recipes for WEEKS and here I am, the day before Thanksgiving, offering you up a recipe for cobbler. But maybe you’re still figuring out dessert? And maybe you haven’t heard about Sam Sifton’s Thanksgiving book yet? If the…

  • Does Food Writing Matter?

    Does Food Writing Matter?

    [Photo credit, Dallas Observer] By this point it’s old news that Sam Sifton, restaurant critic for The New York Times, has stepped down from his job after only two years. It’s a pretty short run for a restaurant critic, and his reasons for stepping down have been explained matter-of-factly: he’s going to become the Times’s…