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Among other things that are not, or only dimly, reflected in the 1975 Joy: the mounting ubiquity of microwave ovens and such once obscure utensils as the Cuisinart and the wok; the explosion of ethnic restaurants and cuisines; and the widespread disappearance of housewives into workplaces, making more and more weekday suppers a matter of heating up whatever someone in the family had the foresight to bring home from the take...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOOD: ODE TO JOY | 11/10/1997 | See Source »

...trove uncovered to date tells PIT project leader Susie Osgood that they are excavating in the site's living quarters and midden section. They have found a network of bedrock sluices as well as "goodies" (Simon's word) that include celadon and Swatow pottery, a wok and Chinese coins. "It's a thrill knowing there's something down there that hasn't been touched for hundreds of years, even if it isn't too much," says Simon. "It makes me want to go home and do research." And he does...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JUST LIKE INDIANA JONES | 6/2/1997 | See Source »

...array of barbecue books, accessories and top-of-the-line grills that really make you earn that "World's Greatest Chef" apron. Viking, for example, offers high-end gas grills up to 65 in. wide (in case you're entertaining the U.S. Army), fully equipped with side burners, wok ring and built-in smoker system, for a cool $4,500. Another nifty piece of equipment (for less than $400) is a smoker called the Big Green Egg. This ceramic oval, based on the traditional Japanese cooker called a kamado, uses no water yet keeps food moist and can smoke...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COOL SUMMER FOOD: BEYOND BURGERS | 5/26/1997 | See Source »

Pabla also said that their best dish may be the tandoori duck do-piaza kadahi. The dish consists of "boneless breast of tandoori duck, pan-roasted with sliced onions, tomatoes, exotic spices, served in a miniature wok," Pabla said...

Author: By Monica D. Watkins, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Gas Leak Fixed, New Indian Eatery Debuts in the Square | 1/13/1993 | See Source »

...Asian cuisine -- as distinct from wok and stir-fry cooking -- is still ^ largely a dining-out rather than a domestic phenomenon. Some culinary sophistication is called for. "You can't just plop Asian ingredients into French food or vice versa," says Tower. "And some Western things shouldn't be touched; I wouldn't give up sauce bearnaise for the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spicy Blend of East and West | 11/18/1991 | See Source »

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