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You look at a dish like this and you’re thinking “Absolutely!” Well, there’s more than meets the eye in this case. The mushroom delishiousness you see before you was created by Chef Daniel Humm at Eleven Madison Park, one of New York’s FINEST restaurants. Every single bite in his tasting menu BLEW MY MIND, as… Read More »
I don’t know if it’s because I’m being silly or not, but I wont’t eat “deli meat” anymore. Like Boar’s Head, for example. I just don’t trust it. First of all, no animal I know comes in a perfect “ball,” and secondly, whatever they use to preserve it in the fridge will preserve it… Read More »
That would be the corner of 29th Street and Broadway in New York where cool kid locals sip, savor, sleep, and suit up. Here you’ll find: The Ace Hotel Stumptown Coffee The Breslin John Dory Oyster Bar No. 7 Sub Opening Ceremony The NoMad Hotel (just one block down) For me the attraction is Stumptown… Read More »
Houstonians are infamous for loving their food drown in butter, salt, and sauce. Don’t deny it, you know it’s true. That’s why the gastropub has been such a big hit. So when chefs go the opposite direction, I instantly have respect for them. Lucille’s (Museum District) Chris Williams, owner and chef of Lucille’s and graduate… Read More »
I’m so bored with salads. Lettuce lettuce lettuce and more lettuce. So in the last fews weeks, we’ve been making alternative salads you can make once and enjoy throughout the week. When there’s no lettuce wilting, you get a lot more mileage out of your veg :) Here are our three favorite recipes thus far,… Read More »
I got this text from friend Kitty yesterday and responded with a list of recipes for her to search on my site. It occurred to me that you might have the same problem, so below are my suggestions. Appetizers Fresh veggie pizza One of Mark Bittman’s simple soups Smitten Kitchen Roasted Tomato Soup Simple salad… Read More »
At the entrance of Trader Joe’s, there is a bin full of colorful squash. To me, they all look like colorful decorations to make table arrangements for dinner parties. But it occurred to me after making fresh pumpkin pie* that those might be edible! That’s a joke of course, but for someone who didn’t grow… Read More »
By now you probably know I don’t like to eat or use canned/processed foods (and that my food photography sucks). This has always been what’s held me back from making pumpkin pie. That, and Aunt Judy makes her “famous” one at Thanksgiving. But I never asked for her recipe because she uses canned pumpkin puree.… Read More »
