In the height of summer.
On a Saturday in August, I was home in NYC. A rare occasion for a beach and summer loving gal. After the wonderful brunch (a meal I usually deplore), I headed to the Union Square Greenmarket, almost a home-away-from-home. A place where my mother took me when I was young every chance she got – … Read more
Born again//Roasted Chicken bones rise from the ashes
What happens to that lovely roasted chicken carcass after you have raped and pillaged it for meat like the Stormin’ Norman? What’s that you say? You discard it like that mini backpack you had in the 7th grade? Psh! What insanity. With a little but of time (oh, say 6 hours) you can turn … Read more
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You leetle Bahn Mi sandwich…I want to kidnap you and and take you away with me forever. Chez JJP and I were so obsessed with Bahn Mi this week, we cultivated our own gastronomically correct recipe and served it to the willing souls in the box known as: work. Our editorial intern came up with … Read more
Peppers, from the Desk of: Erini
I would like to introduce to you a rather new contributer and all around super cute and funny gal, Erini. Erini (which means “peace” in Greek) hails from NYC, lives in San Fran, has a huge crush on Nicolas Ghesquiere, owns a Mini Cooper and a fierce collection of Le Creuset cookware. Pimientos de Padron … Read more
Seasonal obsessions: End of Summer
Heirloom Tomatoes + Shishito Peppers = a healthy obsession It’s my favorite time of year for tomoatoes! Heirlooms are running rampant through the green markets and into my tummy. I’ve been eating them for days and I can’t won’t stop. They are in their peak and I love to buy a healthy pound of all … Read more
Article Wrap Down
Some tempting and delicious reads: – Last week the NYT researched and unearthed the perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe. Tollhouse it isn’t. – Serious Eats uncovers the worlds smallest espresso maker…I can finally go camping without fearing caffeine withdrawal. – CITY magazine runs a long piece on family meals (the kind of family meal where … Read more
Article Wrap Down: vol. II
bromance: red wine and books – Thank the lord. Here’s a rundown of ALL the pizza slices in Park Slope. – Big Hair is back. YAY. I have HUGE hair. Most excellent. – A 12 year old featured his award winning Fracophilean burger recipe on The Today show. Looks ridic. Not kidding. – NYP features … Read more
Bienvenido a Mi-ah-mi
My food friendship with Emi was brought to new heights in Miami where he took me on a culinary tour of Cuban Coffee and Fritas and I think we had a churro too. Miami is a culinary assassin of a city if you know where to go (Whoever said 1500 calories a day is enough … Read more
Mondays are the enemy, look at food porn instead
One of my most favoritest chefs, Eric Ripert has a brand new and swanky food blog. Check out this delicious video where he shows us how to broil Red Snapper. ER is the master at the seafood game so I’ll be using his tips fo’ sho’. Not to mention that this is my favorite way … Read more
