Both of my parents did the Atkins thing...they did lose a lot of weight initially but as they eventually added normal food back into their diet it slowly crept back on. The problem is that its just impossible to sustain, hard to go out or go to dinner parties if you're serious about it, etc. They did eat a lot of osso bucco though.
Nutella, Fage yogurt, Whole Foods 5-Grain sliced bread, Boar's Head turkey, a lot of stuff from Trader Joe's.
More than brands, I have specific grocery stores where I get certain things (Sahadi's for apricots and rice, TJ's and Whole Foods, C-Town for cheap stuff...the Brooklyn loop.)
Wagamama, which I think is based out of London, is great. I met a friend at the one in Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, which you'd think would be the most overpriced, touristy place on earth, and it was actually really good and cheaper than most of the 'street food' in the park.
I did that at a bar once...I felt bad but I waited 15 minutes and my bill was too big to just leave (I think it was a 50 for a $6 beer.) So I just left a big tip on my next drink when I actually got change and figured it would even itself out.
Practically everything! I'll just live vicariously through you guys, thanks.
I like Bliss in Williamsburg, and my vegan friend agrees!
I forget where I got this idea from, but I read somewhere that this is the way Alain Ducasse makes pasta when he cooks for himself, and its fantastic.
Basially, you make pasta the same way you would make risotto. Saute garlic and onions in olive oil, add dry pasta (i like whole wheat), and then add chicken brother a cup at a time. The broth evaporates as the starch from the pasta breaks down into a sauce of sorts. Add the broth until pasta is done, add lots of salt, and voila. I also like to add diced tomatoes to this about 5 mins before its done, but they need to be pretty quality to work with the rest of the dish.
Theres a great restaurant rightoutside the city gates in Rome called Abruzzi's. If youre at all familiar with Il Mulino in the west Village, its owned by a family member of theirs, but from my experience its more relaxed - less Italin-American/Godfather, and more just regular chill Italian.
I havent eaten at the Essex Market version or had any super-notable Kenny encounters...but I di want to reply brcause I saw the movie a few months ago and it was great. So if there are any serious eaters around who haven't seen it yet, get thee to Netflix!
it was legal in europe when i lived there so we had it several times -- it's like sambuca times 20.
I have had several absinthes now - and strongly recommend a new one on the market - just arrived I hear - Absinthe Mata Hari. It is a Bohemian Style - less on the licorice flavor than the other ones like Lucid or St. George. You can try it like they say above - or straight with cold water - 3 parts water to 1 part Mata Hari
i love lorna sass's vegetarian cookbooks, and if the tassajara recipe book is still in print, everything i have ever made from it has been delicious.
i adore the layer cakes at formerly yura, now the corner bakery on 3rd ave and 93rd st.. the yellow cake is my favorite but they don't have it all the time. their cupcakes are lovely, too.
amy's is another good place to get a delicious slice of cake.
Happy happy B-days!!! And what a fun idea. You are so lucky to have so many choices. I've been to NYC several times and the only one of the bakeries I'm familar with is Magnolia which I wasn't impressed with at all. These are such great suggestions for my next visit. Does Chick-a-Licious or Blue Ribbon Bakery do cakes?
Baked in Red Hook is awesome... But you need to go to Sugar Sweet Sunshine Bakery (Get the Bob cake and a big cup of banana pudding)
I appreciate the criticisms of many here, but on a modified low carb diet,even during "induction", one's diet can be healthy. Drinking loads of water,eating moderate quantities of salmon, chicken, pork, beef, eating lots of green veggies and limited quantities of nuts and cheese, I can't really see how it can be dramatically bad for you? I understand criticisms of the old Atkins lets-eat-loads-of-cheese-steaks-and-grease type of diet that is obviously kind of stupid, but I query the idea that cutting out carbs in all forms,including whole grains, is a really bad idea. I mean you can get fibre from alternative sources,you avoid any blood sugar spikes at all, and the stuff about your brain needing pasta and all that is nonsense - CNS tissue metabolises both glucose and ketone bodies. To think that there is no glucose in your blood is a misconception - when glycogen is broken down you get glucose, it's just a constant steady release. The reports of modified sensible low-carb eating tend to show that there is stabilising of blood sugar in those who find it hard to control levels,lower levels of triglycerides and better levels of HDL(good) cholesterol.
My brother was a fierce low carber of the Atkins variety - until his blood pressure and cholesterol went through the roof. He grudgingly had to eat healthier.
I did Atkins a couple of times. I love meat and it seemed like a great idea. Within days, I'd feel like I was walking around with a whole cow rotting inside of me. I lost weight, but man, I didn't like it.
Now, when I'm on a mission to lose, I go low-carb, but smarter. Grilled chicken breast, pork loin, flank steak, fish - lots of veggies, staying away from peas, potatoes and carrots, and any grains I put in my mouth are whole grain. Which is probably the smartest way to go food-wise anyway.
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