Archive for August, 2011

Open Letter to George Duran

Saturday, August 27, 2011

To Mr. George Duran:
On behalf of the the culinary world, we hereby revoke your dodin bouffant; apron; and most of all, your right to call yourself a ‘chef’.  You sir are an embarrassment to those in the culinary industry working hard to maintain and enhance a culture of food as one of the best parts […]

M. Wells

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

To say that
M. Wells 21-17 49th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101 has been hyped up is an understatement. Especially living in Long Island City, the narrow diner seems to be what we’ve become famous for. I have many friends that absolutely loved it and shout it from the rooftops (or […]

Salt & Fat

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Salt & Fat 41-16 Queens Boulevard, Sunnyside, NY 11104, a small plates restaurant that is bold in flavor and cholesterol, has hit Sunnyside and I am ever so grateful. (Sunnyside is very close to Long Island City) With a name like that and a pig as mascot/logo, you know this place is […]

Red Dot Kitchen: Lu Ro Fan

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Ching at Red Dot Kitchen got praises for our Lu Ro Fan!

Better with Blueberry Biscuits

Monday, August 1, 2011

Scouring Reddit the other day, we saw a delicious-looking picture of some biscuits made by ‘kaldrazidrim’ using a recipe from “Williams-Sonoma Bread“.  As always, the comments are the best part of a Reddit post and in this case he decided to post the whole recipe. Without buttermilk in stock we decided to change the recipe […]