Entries tagged with 'Sampler Platter'
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Items you may have missed from the Serious Eats universe ... Sandwich man Zach Brooks throughly reviews Midtown Manhattan's new Zen Burger, a vegetarian McDonald's-like chain. "If you’re interested in something that tastes like fast food, but is 30% more healthy-Zen Burger might be your new favorite place." [Midtown Lunch] Chicago correspondent Michael Nagrant praises the "superb" food at Powerhouse despite the off-putting dédecor, spotty service, and periodic rumblings from nearby metro lines. [Hungry Mag] Soup master Gurgling Cod looks at the practice of restaurants putting up Chowhound reviews in their windows and asks, "if the criticism there is not worth putting in the window of your place, is it worth anything at all?".[The Gurgling Cod] Chocolate contributor Emily Stone...
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Items you may have missed from the Serious Eats universe: Baking contributor Dorie Greenspan is spending Christmas in Paris and checking out one beautiful buche de noel after another. [doriegreenspan.com] Sandwich man Zach Brooks presents an entire year's worth of lunching in one gigantic photo. [Midtown Lunch] Our trend-setter, Deb Perelman, conquers her fears and makes her own La Maison du Chocolat Plain Truffles. [Smitten Kitchen] Kitchen queen Ree whips up a scrumptious apple with a pecan caramel topping. [The Pioneer Woman Cooks] Chocolate contributor Emily Stone is spending the holidays on the warm beaches of Puerto Rico and indulging in Puerto Rican chocolate. [Chocolate in Context] Serious Eats overlord Ed Levine weighs in with his own end of the...
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Items you may have missed from the Serious Eats universe: Chicago correspondent Michael Nagrant introduces his baby son to the pastrami at Manny's Cafeteria and Delicatessen. [Hungry Mag] Baking contributor Dorie Greenspan lists her favorite cookbooks of the year. Give them as gifts or buy them for yourself! [doriegreenspan.com] Serious Eats contributing editor Adam Roberts makes a silky smooth potato puree with two sticks of butter. [The Amateur Gourmet] Soup master Gurgling Cod reviews Knife Skills Illustrated by Peter Hertzmann and semi-recommends giving it as a gift. [The Gurgling Cod] Sandwich man Zach Brooks recommends Hing Won and Hing Won East for the best Chinese take-out in Midtown Manhattan. [Midtown Lunch] Kitchen queen Ree makes her own weird version of...
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Items you may have missed from the Serious Eats universe: Kitchen queen Ree teaches you how to make French Breakfast Puffs, nutmeg-flavored muffins that are soaked in butter and rolled in cinnamon-sugar. [The Pioneer Woman Cooks] Sandwich man Zach Brooks visits a hidden Peruvian food joint located in a freight elevator hallway on 37th Street. [Midtown Lunch] Cocktail connoisseur Paul Clarke shares a recipe for Farmer's Bishop, a spicy holiday punch that uses apple brandy. [Cocktail Chronicles] Serious Eats contributing editor Adam Roberts makes a quick and easy meal out of beans from his local bodega, bacon, onion, celery, carrots, and garlic. [The Amateur Gourmet] Chicago correspondent Michael Nagrant lists his five favorite places for Italian beef. [Hungry Mag] Cooking...
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Items you may have missed from the Serious Eats universe: Kitchen queen Ree teaches you how to make her favorite Christmas sugar cookies shaped like trees, snowmen and Santas and decorated with colored egg glazes and icing. [The Pioneer Woman Cooks] Serious Eats contributing editor Adam Roberts compares the characteristics of eating out versus eating in, preferring the latter. "Home cooked food at its best is infinitely more intimate, infinitely more loving than anything you can get at a restaurant and that's as it should be." [The Amateur Gourmet] Soup master Gurgling Cod tests some recipes from Kylie Kwong's Simple Chinese Cooking. "It's certainly not the only Chinese cookbook an experienced home cook would want, but it would be a...
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Items you may have missed from the Serious Eats universe: Serious Eats contributing editor Adam Roberts revisited his favorite childhood eatery Bagelworks in Boca Raton, Florida. [The Amateur Gourmet] Chicago correspondent Michael Nagrant gives his recommendations for best places to eat downtown while doing your holiday shopping. [Hungry Mag] Cocktail connoisseur Paul Clarke shares the simple recipe for General Harisson's Eggnog, purportedly William Henry Harrison's favorite drink. [Cocktail Chronicles] Chocolate contributor Emily Stone interviews chocolatier Andrew Shotts of Garisson Confections at the James Beard Foundation's "Ultimate Chocolate Lovers' Brunch" [Chocolate In Context] Resident cheesehead Jamie Forrest recommends pairing Spanish Mahón; cow's milk cheese with olives and jamón serrano, and Madeira for the wine. [Curd Nerds] D.C. correspondent Erin Zimmer praises...
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Items you may have missed from the Serious Eats universe: Baking contributor Dorie Greenspan gives tips for the best ways to pack sweets as gifts. [doriegreenspan.com] Kitchen queen Ree shares her recipe for her favorite Thanksgiving food: stuffing. [The Pioneer Woman Cooks] Sandwich man Zach Brooks eats at the most famous chicken and rice intersection in New York City, debunking a few myths in the process. [Midtown Lunch] Resident cheesehead Jamie Forrest lists some of Wisconsin's best cheesemakers. [Curd Nerds] Chicago correspondent Michael Nagrant reviews the recently opened Korean Seoulfood Café; "Until I sampled the [kim chi] at Seoulfood Cafe, a fizzy bunch of cabbage punctuated with scallion and fish sauce and a lip tingling amount of spice, I’d never...
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Items you may have missed from the Serious Eats universe: Baking contributor Dorie Greenspan, currently in Paris, attends the Salon Fermier, a show that features the products of farmers from all over France. [doriegreenspan.com] Serious Sandwich eater Zach Brooks visits the new celebrity chef-driven Pop Up Cafe where you can watch chef demonstrations and get free food samples besides grab a quick lunch. [Midtown Lunch] Soup master Gurgling Cod points out the stupidity of the "gastro pup" concept, or today's generation of gourmet kids. [The Gurgling Cod] Kitchen queen Ree shows you how to brine and roast a turkey. [The Pioneer Woman Cooks] Resident cheesehead Jamie Forrest pairs creamy Brie de Meau with champagne, a crusty baguette and strawberries. [Curd...
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Items you may have missed from the Serious Eats universe... Serious Eats overlord Ed Levine agrees with Frank Bruni's review of Franny's: "How good is it? I wish Franny's was in my neighborhood, so that I could become a regular." [Ed Levine Eats] A bit of trivia: Queens is one of New York City's five boroughs. SE contributing editor Adam Roberts finally visits the place where Ugly Betty and George Costanza's parents live. [The Amateur Gourmet] Reports are starting to trickle in from our editorial assistant Robyn Lee's recent trip to Toronto. Have a look, eh? [The Girl Who Ate Everything] Cooking with Kids contributor Matthew Amster-Burton makes shark-attack cupcakes. [Roots and Grubs] Resident cheesehead Jamie Forrest on kosher cheeses....
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Items you may have missed from the Serious Eats universe... Serious Eats overlord Ed Levine finds what he considers the best sushi experience in New York City—or any city he's ever eaten sushi in.Our editorial assistant, Robyn Lee, finally catches up with all her blogging on her recent trip to Phoenix. [The Girl Who Ate Everything]Our contributing editor, Adam Roberts, applies the "Underdog Theory" of '80s teen movies to the most recent episode of Top Chef. [The Amateur Gourmet]Slice reviews Mitchel London Pizza in New York City and Cibo in Manila, Philippines. [Slice]Our Cooking with Kids contributor, Matthew Amster-Burton, reconnects with his love of Asian cooking via a recipe for Broiled Mackerel with Soy, Lemon, and Butter. [Roots and Grubs]Resident...
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