Abe Beame, Author at TASTE https://tastecooking.com/author/abeame/ An online magazine for today's home cook, reporting from the front lines of dinner. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:02:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 The Smushing Machine https://tastecooking.com/the-smushing-machine/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:12:34 +0000 https://tastecooking.com/?p=132521

The century-old tortilla press works great for masa and, as the internet has proven, so much more.

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]]> Late-Night Halal Brings Out the Fireworks…and the Cheetos https://tastecooking.com/late-night-halal-brings-out-the-fireworksand-the-cheetos/ Tue, 22 Apr 2025 23:05:20 +0000 https://tastecooking.com/?p=129759

Ambitious chefs are cooking plays on piri-piri chicken, birria, kimbap, and all kinds of nachos for Muslim diners with a late-night craving.

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]]> Rappers Used to Sell the Booze. Now They Own It. https://tastecooking.com/rappers-used-to-sell-the-booze-now-they-own-it/ Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:45:32 +0000 https://tastecooking.com/?p=129270

E-40 and Ja Rule got real about taking control of the liquor industry’s love affair with hip-hop.

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]]> A Brooklyn Chef Considers the Oxtail https://tastecooking.com/a-brooklyn-chef-considers-the-oxtail/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 20:15:33 +0000 https://tastecooking.com/?p=128285

Osei Blackett, aka Chef Picky, isn’t afraid to shake up culinary tradition.

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]]> Pork, Love, and Money: Life According to La Piraña Lechonera https://tastecooking.com/pork-love-and-money-life-according-to-la-pirana-lechonera/ Mon, 17 Jun 2024 16:01:19 +0000 https://tastecooking.com/?p=127274

For 23 years, chef Angel Jimenez has drawn barbecue pork devotees to the South Bronx. This summer, the party is heating up again.

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