Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart On Her Rustic But Suburban Farm Home

At City Harvest's "On Your Plate" luncheon yesterday, quality queen Martha Stewart told the crowd about the sprawling place she lives at in Bedford, New York. "It's rustic but suburban," she said. "We have plumbing and electricity and greenhouses.

Who's Saving the Yankees' Season While All Their Old Men Are Out? An Old Man, Naturally

Nice quip from David Letterman last night: "Martha Stewart says she wants to meet a rich man between the age of 50 and 70. Why doesn't she just date a New York Yankee?" Indeed. And the subs that the Yankees have brought in to get them through a period of recovery from injuries are as old as the gu ... More >>

The Top Eight Celebrity Tax Evaders

After clutching at the spotlight, a lot of stars learn how to evade things--like parapazzi, fans, and especially the IRS. Here's a very timely summation I was just sent which details the top celebrity tax evaders of all time. It's free, so don't even think of writing it off! Top Celebrity Tax Evad ... More >>

5 Eggnog Twists, from Vegan to Tequila-Spiked

Eggnog isn't that hard to make. Heavy cream, egg yolks, nutmeg, sugar. All the good things holidays are made of. But here are five video tutorials that add extra flair to the Christmas classic.

Here's How to Make Popcorn-Ball Snowmen (at Work!)

Forgot to buy your coworker a holiday gift? Don't sweat it. Gotham Inc. has put together a tutorial showing you how to make a Popcorn Ball Snowman out of microwave popcorn and candy bars stolen from "the desk of that girl in the office who hoards chocolate." There is a bit of assembly required, so " ... More >>

Cat Cora On Robot Chefs; Bourdain Reads Snooki

In a recent interview with USA Today, Iron Chef Cat Cora talks about the possibility of kitchens being run entirely by robots: "People will no longer be able to claim they're lousy cooks. Android robots will do most of the work. 'Technology will take over the kitchen,' Cora says. 'Even if you can't ... More >>

Martha Stewart Moves Content to Hulu

Good news for Martha fans: Three Martha Stewart Living shows launched on Hulu and Hulu Plus yesterday, and more episodes will become available every Monday. Once "From Martha's Kitchen," "Emeril's Table," and "DIY Crafts" wrap up, Hulu will begin to unveil more stuff from the archive (over 15,000 ... More >>

Let's Agree Not to Use These Words Ever Again, or At Least Not For a While

We love banning things and we love the English language, so you can only imagine the joy in our hearts upon encountering Lake Superior State's "List of Banished Words" for the year. While some of our most abhorred digi-speak is missing from this list, the list-makers make up for it by banning "Baby ... More >>

Martha Stewart Responds To Daughter's New Book

You don't do stuff to Martha Stewart and then wipe your hands on the curtains. And you don't write a book questioning her motherhood skills. Still, I must say Martha is being very cool about her daughter's new tome that takes swipes at her without spraying her with Fantastik afterward. On her Hal ... More >>

She's Baaaack... Martha Stewart Returns to Her Board of Directors Seven Years After That Whole Insider Trading Thing

Just seven and a half years after resigning from the board of directors at her eponymous company, Martha Stewart has been reappointed. The resignation, of course, came after she was convicted of obstruction of justice in an insider-trading case.

Who Is Maria Loi, the So-Called 'Greek Martha Stewart'?

cookingwithmarialoi.comMaria Loi wants to be your domestic goddess.​Compass has been a staple of Upper West Side dining for the better part of the aughts. But come fall, the restaurant, which has had its share of ups and downs over the years, may be replaced by Loi, a restaurant created in the ... More >>

Leah Cohen to Preview New Resto at LTO; Gordon Ramsay in Hot Water for Eating Live Cobra Heart

​Top Chef alum Leah Cohen, who left Centro Vinoteca two years ago to travel Southeast Asia, is back in town, mostly cooking at private dinners. It turns out she's planning an "upscale Southeast Asian street food" in Gramercy Park, which she'll be previewing at LTO next week. [Grub Street] In ... More >>

Daytime Emmy Nominations Out, Include Several Food Figures

Food NetworkLook at that flawless makeup on Sandra Lee!​Daytime Emmy nominations were announced this morning, and, of course, James Franco helped lead General Hospital to a whopping 21 nominations, heading the pack. But those more culinarily-inclined were also honored.

The Palates Behind the San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restos; Newsflash: Some Restaurateurs Hate Groupon

​Ever wonder who picks the San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants? 27 panels of journalists, chefs and restaurateurs, and food lovers worldwide do the judging. [NY Times] Foodies at 41 is a club at P.S. 41 where kid members get to make ice cream at Grom Gelato, pizza at Keste, and pal aro ... More >>

Martha Stewart to Spawn a Pie Pop-Up Shop

cookbookman17/flickrMartha Stewart Living is easy as pie.​Martha Stewart is jumping on the pop-up bandwagon as part of a push to promote her new pie book. (Whew! Alliteration overload!)

For Shame: Park Slope Food Coop Members Send in Nannies to Cover Shifts; Mocktails A-Go-Go

​New research shows that diners are eating outside the comfort zone of the "big three" ethnic cuisines -- Italian, Mexican, and Chinese -- and opting for Caribbean, Japanese, and Thai. [Nation's Restaurant News] One out of eight restaurant workers has come to work at least twice in the past y ... More >>

Martha Stewart: When Our Dogs Headbutt Us

APBeware of dogs.​Martha Stewart has been in the news this week for a disfiguring accident she suffered when her French bulldog, Francesca, jumped up and headbutted her in the kisser. Now, why she's posted 34 images of her trip to the hospital, complete with shots of her swollen lip being stit ... More >>

Last Night on The Colbert Report: Stephen Eats Braunschweiger Off Martha Stewart's Blouse

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Tickets Are Now On Sale for the New York Wine & Food Festival

​As of today, you can buy tickets for the New York Wine & Food Festival, which will return to town for the third year in a row from October 7 - 10. The usual Food Network suspects -- Alton Brown, Bobby Flay, Giada De Laurentiis -- will be there, along with such actual chefs as Heston Blumentha ... More >>

Gear Up: Friday Is National Bike to Work Day

​The signs sometimes do align, as in the case of tomorrow, which is our humble nation's official Bike to Work Day. It's been bike month all of May, in fact, but if you've been focused on other things -- masturbation month, anyone? -- well, it's not too late to get involved.

Araucana Chicken Eggs Are Beautiful Inside and Out

​ Araucana chicken eggs have become an increasingly common sight at the farmers' market over the past few years, but even so, the pale blue shells never cease to delight shoppers more accustomed to their more mundane white and brown counterparts. This past weekend at the Union Square Greenmar ... More >>

The James Beard Foundation Lists The 13 Baking Books You Need to Buy Now

​With only weeks to go until it releases the American food universe's greatest list of all, the James Beard Foundation has put forth into the world another, more gluten-filled list: the "Baker's Dozen," or 13 best baking books.

What Animal Does Your Favorite Chef Look Like? Phase Two

​Guy Fieri looks like an ostrich A couple of days ago in a sort of stoned fugue, we got the paranoid idea that chefs were really animals posing as people. Not a very good idea, certainly, but one that proved so much fun to investigate, that we did it again.

Northern Spy in East Village: The Apple of Their Eye

A new locavore looks upstate for inspiration

Martha Stewart Gets on the Pole

Remember when McSweeney's envisioned what sort of pole dancer Paula Deen might be? Apparently, Martha Stewart prefers you not use your imagination.

A Question About KMart

​I adore KMart--the Jaclyn Smith collection is particularly impressive, and she's branched out to sheets and furniture!--but something weird happens when you check out there. The cashier, clearly under strict instructions, bugs each paying customer by asking, "Would you like to donate a dolla ... More >>

WTF: Martha Stewart & Snoop Dogg Make Brownies, Rap About Weed

Martha Stewart's love of rap is nothing new. She's had Puff Daddy and Ludacris on her show, and claims to have repeatedly invited her favorite rapper, Eminem. But this segment with Snoop Dogg making brownies might come as something of a surprise. Especially when the two start rapping about pot bro ... More >>

Martha Stewart Serves Rachael Ray Some Humble Pie, and Rachael Ray Eats It

​ Following Rachael Ray's hilariously uncomfortable stint on her show last week, Martha Stewart will appear on Frontline this evening to further criticize her erstwhile guest, whom Stewart was last seen schooling on pie dough and taunting with her invite to Puffy's birthday party.

Martha Stewart Hit by Blight Too

srqpix/flickr​The severe blight plaguing tomato growers across the Northeast may be our own fault, but that doesn't make it any less terrible. And it hasn't just affected commercial farmers. Even gardening maven Martha Stewart has had to deal with the effects of a too-rainy season. Quoth Stewa ... More >>

The Botanical Gardens Get Foodie & "What's Up with These Dumb, Pornographic Fast Food Ads?"

The New York Botanical Garden is embracing the fresh food movement this summer with its new Edible Garden program, which will feature such temporary exhibitions as "Tropical Fruits, Roots and Shoots." Martha Stewart helped the Botanical Garden revamp its herb garden, which now includes a variety of ... More >>

Top Chef -- Local Boulder Boy Makes Good

This week, the Cafe Society blog of our sister publication Denver Westword features a revealing interview with Top Chef upset victor Hosea Rosenberg, who was actually a successful chef at Jax Fish House in Boulder before joining the Top Chef competition. Jockeying with the likes o ... More >>

It's Hard Out Here For a Bottom

Cleaner than Martha Stewart's curtains It's got to be rough to be a bottom in the modern gay world. First of all, you have to pretend you're a top--or more likely versatile, claiming to everyone you meet that you "only bottom once in a while and only for the right guy." Even if they didn't ask!

Tabloids Pleased to See "Chastened" Coke Kids

New Magazine Grins and Bears It

Curry in a Hurry

Global adventures, packaged for the microwave 'cook'

M. Diddy to the Rescue

Extreme Makeover, Bachelor Pad Edition

Will the Olsen Twins Borrow Martha's Poncho?

Extreme Makeover

Martha's finally rehabilitated, unlike 1.5 million other ex-felons

Punishing Mmes. Stewart

The parallel universes of Martha and Lynne

NY Mirror

Batteries Not Included: Stepford Remake Needs an Upgrade

The Urge to Purge

Television's many cleaning experts poke their noses into other people's beloved trash

Civilized Disobedience

Martha Stewart fans show their support by buying shower curtains at Kmart

Toilets

Downtown a-Go-Go

Triumph of the Wills

Devilish Biopics; Buffy Puts a Stake in It

Listings

NY Mirror

It's a Stock Thing

Lifestyle Queen Martha Stewart Is Under Investigation for Insider Trading. Was She Tipped Off?

NY Mirror

Westport's Dragon Lady

Martha Stewart Is One Burned-Up Cookie