February 2010
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Oyster Round Up
WEST VILLAGE
Mermaid Oyster Bar: $1 oysters. 5:30-7pm everyday.
79 MacDougal St. (Bleecker/W Houston St.)
Bar Henry: $1 oysters 11pm-close, Sun-Thursday
90 W Houston St. (near LaGuardia Place)
Fish: $7 = 6 oysters + PBR/wine
EAST VILLAGE
Desnuda: Sundays beginning at 2 p.m. and Mondays from 6 p.m. onward, Blue Points go for $1, Hama Hamas from Washington State run $2, and...
January 2010
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Where to stock up on your Barilla
via Serious Eats
D. Coluccio & Sons: 1214-20 60th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 718-436-6700,dcoluccioandsons.com
Buon Italia: 75 9th Avenue, New York, NY, 212-633-9717, buonitalia.com
DiPalo’s: 200 Grand Street, New York, NY, 212-226-1033, dipaloselects.com
Faccio’s Pork Store: 260 Bleecker Street, New York, NY, 212-243-1974
Salumeria Rosi: 283 Amsterdam Avenue, New...
December 2009
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The Norry at Kompuchea
The Norry at Kompuchea
78 Rivington St, at Allen; Lower East Side
A new brother pubstaurant adjacent to Kampuchea, The Nor’s curved tiled cieling, exposed brick, and wooden accents set the vibe for casual Cambodian fare including its sibling’s popular banh mi-esque num pang sandwiches and tamarind baby back ribs, plus new bites like fried chicken with chili salt, and veal meatballs...
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November 2009
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Circus Fruits
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Driving around south Brooklyn one night, my boyfriend and I came across Circus Fruits, a 24 hour supermarket overflowing with fresh produce lining three sides of the store exterior. After some googling, we found that this supermarket specializes in fresh produce, dairy, meat, cheeses and other specialty Italian items at wholesale prices.
After looking at their weekly specials, I...
October 2009
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Sachiko's on Clinton
I’ve always loved Sachiko’s in the East Village for their sake sampler and snacks so figured it was only natural to try their LES outpost of Sachiko’s on Clinton. While I had no complaints about the service and the sake selection was quite memorable, I could have done without the food.
My friend Kim ordered the pleasantly sweet and tantalizingly cloudy Nigori sake for us to...
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Marlow & Sons
Unable to stop thinking about Diner’s corn from the Le Fooding event, my friend Irene and I decided to have dinner at sister restaurant, Marlow & Sons. While we waited for a table, we sipped on the Spartacus and Homewrecker cocktails , both were tasty but not extremely impressive. The first resembled a typical wine spritzer while the latter was just an overpowering bourbon.
After...
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Fall Prix-Fixe meals that'll please every taste... →
From Wined and Dined:
Sapori d’Ischia: White Truffle 3-course tasting for $50 beginning Tuesday, October 6th.
SHO Shaun Hergatt: $30 3-Course Lunch Prix-Fixe with signature items that will be changing weekly.
21 Club — Offering three-course prix-fixe lunch ($24) and dinner ($35) thru at least October 31st.
Bar Boulud – Offering “Endless Weekend” Sunday night 2-course prix-fixe for $35....
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RIP Gourmet
It’s so sad to see a good publication wither away and with that, Gourmet is sadly shuttering. The unforgettable photography will always be remembered by the epicurean world. The book publishing and tv programs will at least still live on, as well as the Gourmet recipes on Epicurious.com.
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September 2009
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A fun podcast from Chow where Adam Platt,...
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General Greene
totry:
After ending the Le Fooding event on Friday with tasty Vanilla Bourbon ice cream from General Greene, I had to look into this restaurant further to learn more about Julie Farias. Hailing from Beer Table, Chef Farias has recently taken over the kitchen at GG and specializes in tapas style servings of hearty foods for the soul. I’d like to try some of the following dishes recommended...
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Daniel Boulud: America's Favorite French Chef
After attending the first screening of Daniel Boulud’s documentary, Un Certain Goût de L’Amérique: Daniel Boulud, I instantly became enamored by this cheery French chef. The screening was followed by an in-person interview conducted by Dorothy Cann Hamilton, Founder and CEO of the French Culinary Institute. His friendly, hilarious demeanor shown through and had the crowd laughing in...
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WatchKnown for being quite the after work party animal, Daniel Boulud has documented some of his escapades with a Hulu video series, After Hours with Daniel, where he gathers his friends together to dine at some of his favorite happening food spots to discuss what else but food. He’s probably the most charismatic Chef I’ve seen recently and I’d love to be chosen for one of his late...
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The Amateur Gourmet
Thanks to my friend Phil, I’ve become a little obsessed with Adam Roberts and his food blog, The Amateur Gourmet. The draw was obvious:
I live in Park Slope, he lives in Park Slope.
I’m a food blogger, he is an established food blogger.
The list goes on and soon enough, I found myself reading his book with the same title, The Amateur Gourmet.
It’s a quick, entertaining...
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Food Truck Finder
Food trucks have grown in abundance and are often hard to find. Bookmark the Find NYC Food Trucks site which has done all the work for you and you’ll never wonder where to find your favorite street treats again.
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Cookbook Bookmarks
The Spoon Sister’s Chef Set of Page Flags are perfect for bookmarking recipes. I currently use regular page flags from Staples but these would make referencing just that much easier.
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Bon Appétit Supper Club
To spice up lunch this week, I plan on dining at the Bon Appétit Supper Club at least once. This week long pop up café and restaurant returns to midtown with meals created by the likes of Daniel Boulud and Mario Batali, book signings, cooking demos and best of all, Q&A’s with chefs that all foodies know and love.
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Mini-Cocottes
designisme:
For those that know me well, it would not come as a surprise but I have recently become obsessed with Le Creuset’s Mini-Cocottes set. Bitten by the cooking bug mid-summer, I have been trying to find cookware that I would not be embarrassed of displaying and these would be the perfect bowls to have at my next dinner party. I can see piping hot french onion soup slowly overflowing...
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Rocco Ristorante
Two words embody Rocco Ristorante: great service. During my NYU days, I’ve always been curious about Rocco Ristorante but for some reason never found myself there for dinner. When I saw that Restaurant.com had it listed as part of their gift certificate program last week, I figured this would be the perfect time to give it a try.
The interior was quite old-fashioned but it was built in...
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Blue Hill, A.O.C., Philip Marie…I thought it was too good to be true but Restaurant.com is currently offering $25 gift certificates nationwide for $1. I just spent bought 11 myself, just enter “ninety” at checkout through September 13th.
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August 2009
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Getting paid to wait for lunch →
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The Future of Food Expiration Dates
By rethinking food expiration dates, TO-GENKYO proposes using an hourglass sticker that changes color depending on the level of ammonia emitted by the food. Once the label has become unreadable, the food has expired.
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Oms/b, rice ball cafe
who doesn’t love rice balls?
oms/b
156 east 45th street, between 3rd and lex
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Personal Strawberry Jam Cakes
Prep: 10 minutes Total: 60 minutes
Ingredients
Makes 6
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for tin
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
2 large eggs, separated
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup milk
6 tablespoons strawberry jam or preserves
1 1/2 cups confectioners’...
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Zucchini + Corn Fritters Recipe →
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bk happy hour →
smith street happy hour list
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the french chef episodes →
for those of us that missed the era of the french chef featuring julia child on tv, we can now view them online.
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Out of the Kitchen, Onto the Couch →
current obsesion: julia child