DAY Recipe

Perhaps no other dessert typifies the excess of the 1980s more than this flourless chocolate cake—which makes for an interesting parallel to the fancy cakes of the 1880s. This version was inspired by the one Narsai M. David served at his eponymous restaurant, in California’s Bay Area, during the early ’80s.
Active time: 30 min [...]

Active time: 2 hr Start to finish: 5 hr

Makes 30 bars

INGREDIENTS
for cake layers

3 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), chopped

1 stick unsalted butter, softened

3/4 cup sugar

6 large eggs, separated

1/3 cup cake flour (not self-rising)

1/3 cup unsweetened [...]

“I was 11 years old when I started receiving Gourmet magazine,” says Kristi Tursi of Essex Junction, Vermont. “I am now 15, and I’m happy to say that I’ve tried at least one recipe from each issue. I love to experiment with new combinations of unusual foods. Maybe that is because I enjoy science and [...]

Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 1 1/2 hr

Serves 6

INGREDIENTS
3 tablespoons unsalted butter

3/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons packed light brown sugar

3 cups coarse fresh bread crumbs

from a baguette

4 large crisp apples such as [...]

This recipe—inspired by a similar dish served at the fabulously fast-paced lunch counter Cal Pep, in Barcelona, Spain—is terrific with pork chops or roast chicken.
Active time: 25 min Start to finish: 25 min

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS
3 slices thick-cut [...]