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Known 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 night meals one of these days.  Featured here is the first episode from the first season: Blue Ribbon Sushi.

Posted on September 26, 2009
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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 read and makes you realize that you should try eating the things you hate since your taste buds are always evolving, cooking really isn’t that hard and most importantly food simply tastes good so just enjoy it.  I found myself making Pasta with Pesto after reading his chapter Master the Market, with some help from Russo’s of course.

Posted on September 26, 2009 with 1 note
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I began craving pesto pasta after reading Adam Roberts The Amateur Gourmet and found myself buying fresh pesto sauce this afternoon at Russo’s Mozzarella & Pasta.  The shop itself was quite impressive with all sorts of Italian treats and I almost expected for an Italian grandma to pop up behind the counter to ring me up.  Alas, she wasn’t there but the pesto pasta still turned out quite tasty.

I began craving pesto pasta after reading Adam Roberts The Amateur Gourmet and found myself buying fresh pesto sauce this afternoon at Russo’s Mozzarella & Pasta.  The shop itself was quite impressive with all sorts of Italian treats and I almost expected for an Italian grandma to pop up behind the counter to ring me up.  Alas, she wasn’t there but the pesto pasta still turned out quite tasty.

Posted on September 18, 2009 with 1 note
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parkslopeisme: The minute my friend Phil and I sat down at Moutarde, we were presented with tiny, thumbnail size vials of various mustards.  We oooh’d and ahhh’d over their cuteness factor and that was when we knew, the meal we were about to have was going to be quite exquisite. With a glass of original house red in one hand, we dove into sauteed duck foie gras with xeres vinegar and prune compote with the other.  The richness of the foie gras burst in our mouths leaving hints of tender sweetness from the prune compote.  I then continued on to a roasted duck breast with garlic & parsley potatoes in pepper sauce, which was cooked to perfection.  The dash of pepper sauce adding a little spicyness to the tender duck breast, helped to complete the dish.  To end the meal on a sweet note, we ordered the above dessert which was, as Julia Child would say, “simply diiiiviiiiine!”. Moutarde 239 Fifth Avenue, corner of Carroll St. T: 718.623.3600

parkslopeisme:

The minute my friend Phil and I sat down at Moutarde, we were presented with tiny, thumbnail size vials of various mustards.  We oooh’d and ahhh’d over their cuteness factor and that was when we knew, the meal we were about to have was going to be quite exquisite.

With a glass of original house red in one hand, we dove into sauteed duck foie gras with xeres vinegar and prune compote with the other.  The richness of the foie gras burst in our mouths leaving hints of tender sweetness from the prune compote.  I then continued on to a roasted duck breast with garlic & parsley potatoes in pepper sauce, which was cooked to perfection.  The dash of pepper sauce adding a little spicyness to the tender duck breast, helped to complete the dish.  To end the meal on a sweet note, we ordered the above dessert which was, as Julia Child would say, “simply diiiiviiiiine!”.

Moutarde

239 Fifth Avenue, corner of Carroll St.

T: 718.623.3600

Posted via Park Slope Is Me on September 2, 2009 with 2 notes
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