March 2007
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Chocolate Recipes
For those of you who can't get enough chocolate there is The Gourmet Chocolate of the Month Club. But, for those of you who are too cheap to subscribe, such as me. There are the Chocolate Club's Chocolate Recipes listed for free by The Gourmet Chocolate of the Month Club. Some of them sound delicious!For those who are looking for an alternative, here is a romantic dessert,... -
Pizza
Pizza is high on the list of my favorite foods -- as they say, bad pizza is still good food. While I do enjoy going out to various pizzerias to sample their fare, I also enjoy maki... -
Italian Emergency Kit!
When it comes to making red sauces, one can never be too prepared... except in my case. What you see to the right is my handy ... -
Enchiladas! Ay ya!
Yesterday we started defrosting some hamburger patties that I had formed from the 400 pound pile of ground beef sold by Costco. However, today I wasn't feeling... -
Buddha Bodai
I just had lunch with my friend Emily at Buddha Bodai, a vegetarian place on Mott, near Worth. They have a selection of lunch specials for $6.75 and a long list of dim sum items from $2-$3.95 per plate. We chose to split a General Tso's Vegetarian Chicken (with brown rice and a spring roll) and 3 dim sum plates.The General Tso's Veggie Chicken was actually great, to m... -
Gastroporn
While researching for the previous post on celebrity chefs, I read many articles about chefs and food networks. One of the articles I came across is a protracted piece from October 2005, by Frederick Kaufman of Harper's Magazine, entitled "Debbie Does Salad: The Food Network at the Frontiers of Pornography". In it Kaufman, via Barbara Nitke's insights, draws comparison between the s... -
Review of Celebrity Chefs
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15 East
For lunch today, Steve, Justin, and I headed over to the relatively new Japanese joint, 15 East. My best guess is it's named after its address of 15 East 15th Street, but I'm not sure, I'll have to research it. It opened in the space where Tocqueville was. Toqueville moved down the street and got a bigger space, and we got a great Japanese restaurant.Executive Chef Marco Mo... -
Me Likey: Baker's Edge Pan
I'm definitely a gadget guy. Unfortunately, I'm usually more interested in seeing them than buying them. Here's one more on the want list: ... -
Surprising Expiration Dates
Ever wonder how long your food is going to last? Well you could check the expiration on each item, but that's just going to indicate the expiration if you don't open it. Fortunately, Laura & Heidi's team over at RealSimple have a surprising, quick reference about expiration dates. Check it out! It also lists expirations for non-food products, but we won't hold that against them.... -
Fornos Restaurant
After checking Mezzanine, in Newark, NJ, as a potential wedding location, Jessica, her parents, and I zipped a few blocks over to Fornos of Spain for lunch. I have to admit my expectations were pretty low, after all, it's in a very commercial area of Newark. But I was wrong, I really enjoyed Fornos.The decoration is nothing extraordinary, but it's not bad. The menu has... -
Brooklyn Tourism - Dining
Last night Alex let me know about Dine In Brooklyn, sponsored by Brooklyn Tourism, American Express, and many others. Following in the foot steps of Manhattan's restaurant week (which costs $24.07), restaurant-goers can enjoy three courses at these restaurants for $21.12. And if you use your AmEx card at two of these restaurants, you get a free Food & Wine Wine Guide.
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