Jon SimmsThe Story Behind Honeycrisps, America's First Brand-Name Appleverified_publisherEsquire - Elizabeth Gunnison Dunnyou find yourself grumbling about marks a rite of passage on par with the shedding of baby teeth, tasting your first legal beer, or buying your first home. It tends to happen over something really trivial, like postage stamps, or a vending machine candy bar, which makes your outsize fury seem all …
Jon SimmsBananas, Fruit of the Godsverified_publisherEsquire - Eric Vilas-BoasFor 20 long years, 38-year-old mother of two Lisa Poyner had suffered from "debilitating migraines," the Daily Mail reports. Her attacks would leave her bedridden and out of commission. "I had been prescribed all kinds of medication before, but nothing ever worked," she said. "My head feels as …
Jon SimmsThe Only Thing to Put on Your Steakverified_publisherEsquire - Adam SobelPublished in the February 2013 issue Chef Adam Sobel, Bourbon Steak, Washington, D.C. Making a sauce in the pan you just used to cook whatever the sauce will cover — in this case, a beautiful steak — is all about perception. It looks (and tastes) like it takes more time and training than it actually …
Jon SimmsCrabmeat Bon Bons to Make for the Super Bowlverified_publisherEsquire - Julia CarpenterSuper Bowl Sunday is a near-religious, magical 24-hour period in which three things take sole focus of your brain: football, commercials, and snacks. Right? Right. That said, we felt terrible that in the midst of our Super Bowl Snack Showdown, New Orleans, the host of the big game, could not …
Jon SimmsWhat Butcher Classes Won't Teach Youverified_publisherEsquire - Nate HopperThroughout the country, you can now drop a hundred (or a few thousand) bones to have a butcher show you how to cut up an animal. The classes are in some ways a counter to the waning apprentice tradition in the butchery industry, thanks in no small part to the mushrooming of packing houses. And it's …
Jon Simms9 Reasons to Visit Cataloniaverified_publisherEsquire - Eric Vilas-BoasCatalonia, the small, easternmost province of Spain with a population comparable to New York City and a landmass comparable to Maryland, declared its sovereignty yesterday with a vote of 85 to 41 by the Catalonian parliament. "Its only value is it allows (Catalan President) Artur Mas to go and meet …