August 2012 Table of Contents

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FEATURES

A Long Lazy Summer

When chef Ruth Rogers swaps her River Café kitchen for the Italian countryside in August, simplicity rules.

The Gold Standard

Chef Andrea Reusing's Midas touch transforms peak-season corn into pickles, ice cream, pudding, and more.

Plastic Fantastic

We just want to say one word to you about summer tableware: melamine.

Cherries, Peaches & Plums

Coax sweet (and savory) notes from stone fruit.

-By Susan Spungen

Smashed!

Like many people we know, fresh fruit doesn't need much more than booze and ice to stay happy in hot weather.

-By Damon Boelte

The Restaurant at the End of the World

Find Zen and the art of grill management at a world-class restaurant in a tiny Uruguayan town.

STARTERS

The BA Arsenal

Tomato love, eight ways.

The BA Takeaway

Soda fountains are bubbling up again.

The BA Q&A

Turns out the key to Miami rapper Rick Ross's heart is...cheese. Lots of cheese.

-By Ben Detrick

The Buy

Can we recommend a stylish shopping bag? Totes!

The Foodist

Andrew Knowlton navigates farmers' market madness.

THE BA KITCHEN

Fast, Easy, Fresh

Turn your neighbor's zucchini and other seasonal bounty into weeknight dinners.

-By Soa Davies

Good Health

Follow the rainbow to brilliantly balanced nutrition.

The Party

At this pie potluck, good bakers make good friends. Recipes from
The Bon Appétit Test Kitchen.

COLUMNS

R.S.V.P.

Reader recipe requests and editor favorites.

Navigator

Oslo, Norway, has an eye-opening coffee scene, and much more.

-By Oliver Strand

Prep School

Smart techniques to save (and savor) summer flavors.

Back of the Napkin

Steve Carell's last meal on earth will definitely not be gummy worms.

-By Mickey Rapkin

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cover recipe

Tomato-Feta Open-Face Sandwich

appetizers

Crunchy Oil-Cured Tomatoes

Fried Zucchini Blossoms

Horseradish Cherry Tomatoes

Roasted Peppers with Herbed Breadcrumbs

Roasted Provolone

Tomato Crostini

breakfast

Tomato Frittata

beverages/cocktails

Bellini

Bramble Smash

Chartreuse Smash

Classic Whiskey Smash

Egg Cream

Mezcal Smash

Stone-Fruit Sangria

Strawberry-Balsamic Smash

salads

Nectarine and Blue Cheese Salad with Plum Vinaigrette

Panzanella

Pasta Salad with Melon, Pancetta, and Ricotta Salata

Sliced Tomato Salad

Summer Anchovy Salad

Summer Squash and Red Quinoa Salad with Walnuts

Tomatoes and Blue Cheese

soups

Chicken and Corn Soup with Chile-Mint Salsa

Watermelon Gazpacho

main courses

fish, seafood

Grilled Corvina

Plancha-Style Shrimp