About Andrew Carmellini

Andrew Carmellini is the chef and co-owner of Locanda Verde and The Dutch restaurants in New York City and the author of American Flavor and Urban Italian, named a Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly. He’s won two James Beard awards and was named a Food & Wine Best New Chef in 2000. @andrewcarmellini

A cut root beer cake on a pewter platter with a slice on a decorative plate in front.

Root Beer Cake

This fetching cake contains sugar and spice and everything nice, yes, but it also has its share of sass. As in, sassafras.

Cast-iron skillet with a Dutch baby--a popover pancake--topped with powder sugar on a set breakfast table

Dutch Baby

Everyone who’s made this easy and show-stopping pancake is lauding it as the airiest, most perfect puffed pancake they’ve encountered. Sorta makes you want to experience it, yeah?

A sliced Korean steak on a rimmed baking sheet with a knife resting on the sheet and bowls of kimchi and daikon nearby.

Korean Steak

This isn’t quite bulgolgi, the classic Korean barbecue. But this little number is salty, sweet, and quite reminiscent of its longer-marinated inspiration.