Meat

These Swedish meatballs, which are adapted from the ones served up at Smörgås Chef in NYC, get their distinctive flavor from nutmeg and allspice—and just a bit of sugar. Do like they do at the homey West Village restaurant and serve them alongside whipped potatoes and lingonberries. You can find lingonberry preserves, a Scandinavian favorite and classic accompaniment to meatballs, at IKEA or online.

Yes, he's a meat genius. There should be more of those.

Two seemingly disparate ingredients come together for the ultimate play on American surf-and-turf.

You may have to make this agave-glazed pork belly with grilled pineapple recipe the day before you serve, but the crispy succulent result is well worth the effort.

Risotto cooked with smoky bacon and spring leeks is topped with a slow poached egg