Recipes from the Best of Best: Patrick O'Connell's Truffled Popcorn

Here's some popcorn that you'll want to make for occasions in addition to a new Netflix sleeve arriving in your mailbox: from the Inn at Little Washington's Patrick O'Connell (who took home our Outstanding Chef award in 2001), this snack is souped up with truffle oil, a fat knob of butter, Parmesan cheese, and parsley. If you happen to have a fresh truffle lying around (hey, you never know), go ahead and shave some of it on top, too.

Get the recipe here.

--

This spring JBF released The James Beard Foundation’s Best of the Best: A 25th Anniversary Celebration of America’s Outstanding Chefs. This must-have book features delicious, signature recipes from every winner of the Foundation’s Outstanding Chef award. When we went to press, space required that we omit some surplus essays and recipes, so we're sharing some of this bonus content with our readers. Think of it as an appetizer.