Mark Eardley 
Hainanese chicken rice is startlingly different, strikingly delicious. That’s especially true if you haven’t already experienced this truly extraordinary dish. If that’s the case, you’re in for a wonderfully satisfying, rather thrilling adventure that stars delicately poached chicken, a super-savory rice, and three terrific sauces. …
For magnificently rich flavors and super-chic simplicity, unleash this spicy bacon, egg, and cheese quiche. It has a wonderful and rather unusual pastry crust that partners perfectly with the filling of smoked bacon, strong cheddar, serrano peppers, eggs, and heavy cream. Our version of this …
This marvel from Marseille, bouillabaisse with rouille, is sunshine in a bowl. No wonder it’s one of the brightest stars in French cuisine. It pairs broth-poached seafood with a fiery sauce of cayenne chilies, roasted bell peppers, garlic, olive oil, and lemon juice. In his …
This fiery chicken dish gives crisp-skinned, tender chicken the chili spotlight it deserves. Tanged with olives and capers, its rich and fiery cherry tomato sauce is lightly sweetened by bell peppers. Serve with crunchy potatoes, roasted with garlic, and rosemary. The huge appeal of our …
If I had to choose a pasta dish above all others, this would be the one. It’s hard to believe that something so simple can taste so amazingly good. And the spiciness from the reds serrano peppers is a perfect foil with the creaminess. Chili …
This exotic treasure, Indonesian braised beef (or dendeng sapi manis), stars steak braised in a sweet and sour sauce that’s fired by Thai bird’s eye chilies and spiced with nutmeg, cloves, tamarind, ginger, cumin, and cilantro. Ours pairs perfectly with a rice and corn dish …
Spiced with chilies, cinnamon, cloves, and cumin, our Mexican birria has depths of flavor that are as rich as its long history. This is a time-tested double act starring exquisitely tender lamb, and a piping-hot, super savory broth. First things first. This is not a …
With recipes dating back to the late 1700s, mulligatawny soup is a highly distinctive, spicy, one-pot dish and a grand meld of Indian and British cuisines. Plus, it’s a great way to make the very best of leftovers from a big, outstandingly good roast chicken. …
Fresh garlic, oil, and chilies — or aglio, olio e peperoncino as they’d say in Italy. Add spaghetti to these simple ingredients, and you’ve got one of the absolutely classic pasta recipes. Naples might claim it as theirs, but folks in Rome have their own …
These super-savory, mini feasts mix the best of two very different worlds. Honest-to-goodness beef steak, potatoes, and onions are exotically spiced with serrano chili, paprika, cloves, and cinnamon. Spicy beef empanadas are an Anglo-Mexican alliance that produces outstandingly moreish results, both inside and out. The …