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Culinary Boot Camp - December 21, 2009
Steak Frites For Burgers and Beer - December 8, 2009
Okay, okay it often does, but I know that juicy sandwich and crispy potatoes are high in fat and cholesterol, so I don’t indulge too often.
I tripped over Steak Frites
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The Diner’s Deck of New York City $10 Gift Certificates - December 3, 2009
No it’s not a magician, trying to do a card trick – instead it’s an ingenious deck of dining cards, each of which is worth $10 off your bill at 52 New York restaurants as
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Michelin-Star Update 2010 - October 30, 2009
The Bib Gourmand category …
The Bloody Mary, 75 Years Old - October 15, 2009
On October 5th, right after New York City’s mayor, Michael R. Bloomberg declared it Bloody Mary Day, I — and about a hundred others — were invited by Paul Nash ( the general manager of the St. Regis Hotel in …
New York Edition: George Mendes’s Aldea, Not to be Missed - October 9, 2009
“Hot.”
“The most talented young new chef.”
That’s New York culinary folks talking about George Mendes, the Portuguese-American chef whose open-kitchen restaurant Aldea — the Portuguese word for village — in the Flatiron …
New York Edition: Chop’t Creative Salad Company - October 6, 2009
New York Edition: Walking the Brooklyn Bridge & A Visit to Grimaldi’s - October 2, 2009
Whether a tourist or a New Yorker, a perfect way to spend a fall day is walking over the Brooklyn Bridge and getting a nibble on the other side. To enter the Manhattan side of the bridge, do so right …
New York City Edition: Kolache Mama, A Foodie Grab-And-Go - September 30, 2009
The kolache (kuh-lah-chee) has just literally arrived in the big apple.
The kolache — hoping to be the fast food of foodies — is a fresh-baked dough filled with meats (meaties), vegetables (veggies) and sweets (sweeties). Think challah-type bun, topped …
New York Edition: Bite for a Nibble - September 16, 2009
I needed a light lunch in the big apple to get me through the afternoon as I was meeting friends for dinner at Insieme at The Michelangelo Hotel much later that day. (Stay tuned for that review!) Bite delivered a …
The Tasting Table agrees with me as to their favorite Corkbuzz dish: the buttery bowl of bucatini with Brussels sprouts and chile oil. They like it with a glass of Trimbach Riesling Reserve with it — which is why they …
Read MoreEven if you don’t watch Mad Men, you’ve heard about the hot series based on life in the ‘60s and Don Draper, it’s lead character. The series is so hot that clothing styles and the cuisine and cocktails of …
Read MoreJust attended a “Destination DC’s 2012 New York Media Reception,” where I met Derek Brown, owner of the Columbia Room in Washington, D.C. He was serving a cocktail, made with Bowmore Single Malt Scotch —that was well blended, not too …
Read MoreChristina Verrelli’s Pumpkin Ravioli with Salted Caramel Whipped Cream was the winner of a million dollars at the Pillsbury Bakeoff last month in Orlando.
Martha Stewart announced all the winners live on her television show broadcast from the Bakeoff. Martha …
Read MoreIn a newsletter I received from Kardea Gourmet recently, I saw this simple recipe for chimichurri — an herb-oil sauce to add flavor to foods used widely in Argentina. Thought I’d share it!
Traditionally it’s used for grilled meats — …
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