Dollar wings, a side of duck fat fries with Sriracha aioli and a pitcher of some ice-cold Sapporo draft is the midweek ...

Rendered duck fat is available locally at some specialty stores. It is also available by mail order. You will need 2 to 3 pounds of rendered fat for the recipe above.

When you think of French food, your mind probably goes to croissants, cheese, or a perfectly crusty baguette. But duck? You ...

Add cured pork to the fat, along with your flavorful sachet. Bring fat and pork to a little roll and turn down to a gentle simmer. Simmer for 2½ hours.

Duck fat has a high smoke point, and the spray adds a nice crisp to meats, shellfish, and poultry on the grill. It doesn’t feel greasy, so you may even want to spray it on popcorn to replace butter.