Is there a revival of Salisbury steak going on in American kitchens?  The dish might not be high on the list of recipe revivalists who savor the nostalgia of old-school American cooking, but it’s been a quiet staple in home kitchens for years.

And there it was in a recent article in the Wall Street Journal’s “Off-Duty” section published on Saturdays.  The food pages–along with the stories on $20,000 watches, $10,000 men’s blazers and other rigors of the serious sybarite—hold a lot of interest for food ideas.  One weekly column that I look at always is “Slow Food Fast,” a feature that focuses on recipes from restaurant chefs around the country.

Salisbury steak with mushroom gravy

Salisbury steak with mushroom gravy

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