Posted in Japanese, Korean, Recipe, Recipes, appetizer, cheap meal, easy, food, grilled, grilling, lemon, mirin, miso, offal, veal on Jun 2nd, 2008
So I know what you’re already thinking (if you’ve even dared to read this post at all!) - tongue?! WHA-WHA-WHAT!? I think i just threw up a little. Nasty. Or, maybe you’re thinking, “interesting… I’d give it a try… I trust these two.” And possibly you’ve been lucky enough to have tried tongue before and […]
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Posted in Brooklyn, Garlic, Los Pollitos, Meat, Mexican, New York City, Park Slope, beans, black beans, cheap meal, chicken, chile, chili, chilli, drink, easy, food, fried, pinto beans, red beans, restaurant, salad, soup, spicy on Dec 20th, 2007
Many a New Yorker has been heard to complain that the cost of living in the city is spiralling out of control, but there are very few residents who have complained that something is too cheap or that they get too good value for money. Well, this blog post is not a complaint, but it […]
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Posted in Food Commentary, Italian, New York City, Pasta, Restaurant Review, food, indulgent meal, offal, salami, tripe, tuscany on Oct 29th, 2007
This review won’t be long, and I won’t make it fancy. It’s been almost 24 hours since I left A Voce, the upscale modern Italian eatery in a strange part of the Flatiron district of Manhattan run by a former chef at Cafe Boulud, Andrew Carmellini. My body may have left there at 11PM Saturday, […]
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I’ve lived in New York City for nine years and I still feel as though I am always discovering new things. Besides the diversity of the people and the culture of the city, my favorite part about living here is the diversity of the food. Where else on earth can you find a […]
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Posted in Recipe, Recipes, Steak, beef, butter, chips, compound butter, food, french fries, fried, indulgent meal, martini, meal, tarragon on Oct 14th, 2007
After a long, hard week at work, Jonny and I usually try and treat ourselves on Friday nights, especially when the weather turns colder, to a drink and an indulgent meal. Ok, we don’t just reserve this for Fridays only, but for some reason, a drink and a meal always seems to just taste better […]
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Posted in Elba, Europe, Food Commentary, Italian, Italy, Olive Oil, Pasta, Recipe, Recipes, Restaurant Review, Tuscan, bucatini, culture, dining, diversity, easy, easy meal, eating, food, healthy, nuts, pistachios, restaurant, summer, tourism, travel, tuscany, vegetarian on Sep 15th, 2007
When we were in Italy this June for our wedding/honeymoon we not only ate well, drank too well and gained weight, but we took many food risks. The best nights of food seemed to be the nights when the menus were only in Italian and we forgot our little translation book back at the […]
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