What to Eat, Drink, Buy, and Do in June: The Bon Appétit Checklist
From boozy ice cream to our new cooking bible, here's everything you need to eat, read, buy, and lick this month.
Danny Kim1/5SCOOP: Cocktails by the Pint
The June Summer Cocktail Series from ice cream gods Salt & Straw combines two things we love about Portland, OR: craft cocktails and a chill, collaborative vibe. For each of its five boozy-delicious flavors, the dairy whizzes teamed with a different PDX bartender—like Imperial’s Brandon Wise on Chocolate Chip Mint Julep. $65 for five pints; saltandstraw.com
Hilary Moore/Getty Images2/5EMBRACE: Cephalopod Mania
With chefs everywhere name-checking Montereys and Point Judiths, one thing is clear: 2014 is the summer of squid. Chef Michael Cimarusti cooks more than 200 pounds a week at Connie and Ted’s in Los Angeles; Jeremy Sewall of Boston’s Row 34 pairs it with pea-greens pesto and Fresno chiles.
Danny Kim3/5SCORE: Cult Vegetables
Ever wonder where Thomas Keller and Grant Achatz get their pristine, unusual produce? The answeris the Chef’s Garden, Lee Jones’s farm in Huron, OH. But here’s the crazy thing: You can get the same broccoli rabe blooms, pea shoots, edible flowers, and more year-round by ordering a box (hello, host gift!) or joining the monthly CSA. $30 or $45 per box; farmerjonesfarm.com
Danny Kim4/5READ: Our New Healthy Cooking Bible
Ottolenghi fans, take note: Diana Henry’s bright and beautiful recipes in A Change of Appetite ** (Mitchell Beazley; $35) nail the flavors and ingredients we’re craving these days. Fava bean purée and cumin flatbread, hot-smoked salmon with rye berries, gooseberry-almond spelt cake—we’re coming for you.
Courtesy Jet Blue5/5ORDER: Seriously Elevated Plane Food
Finally, an airline doing mealtime right. JetBlue’s Mint class, which begins this month on the JFK–LAX route, has a menu adapted from NYC’s Saxon + Parole. Dishes include corn soup with huitlacoche or beets three ways (roasted, shaved, pickled). From $599 one-way (including a lie-flat seat!), it’s a worthy indulgence. jetblue.com
