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Pistachio Gelato Smackdown: Grom vs. L'Arte del Gelato

I think Grom is good, but overpriced. I have to say i love the gelato at L'arte, it really reminded me of the stuff I ate in Italy. I like the stuff at other places, like Laboratorio (though I think they're a bit overrated), and Cones, but L'arte really made me believe I was in Italy wandering Rome. Being a coffee flavor nut, I had that flavor, and it was delicious.

GorillaBob at 2:05AM on 06/21/08

Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 12: A Prayer for a Real Treat Is Answered

HD makes a tasty product, but never mind the calories - the cholesterol count is roughly 3 to 4 times greater than other premium brands. I prefer my treats to not have such life threatening odds. Stonyfield Farms, which makes one of my 2 fave coffe ice creams, has more sane level of fat and cholesterol. And the other fave coffee, Double Rainbow, is also more reasonable. So is Black & Green's Vanilla, possibly the best vanilla I've ever tasted in a commercial ice cream.

GorillaBob at 7:19AM on 04/06/08

How do you describe taste of mussels?

I agree that there is a mushroom quality to mussels, also they shouldn't taste fishy, though they do sometimes have a pleasant "sea" taste. Farmed mussels don't taste as good as wild, but they look great. And it's true, how you cook 'em influences the flavor. Wine sauce, garlic, tomato, etc. It's very hard to describe mussel flavor.

GorillaBob at 8:04PM on 07/31/07

2 Eggs... Meat... toast... juice.. hot bev

If it's a regular diner, I'm quite fond of scrambled eggs with sausage, toasted english muffin or bagel on the side, and a glass of fresh oj (if they have it). I don't drink coffee. If it's slightly more upscale, I like eggs benedict.

GorillaBob at 5:30AM on 07/24/07

What's your Favorite Food Movie?

I have to say Ratatouille is the best food movie I've ever seen, with several genuine moments, and a real feel for life in the kitchen. One caveat, which many others have noted: Remy "fixing" the soup. You can't really repair a ruined dish. But that said, the film is wonderful. A feast for the eyes, as they say.

GorillaBob at 4:29PM on 07/15/07

Question of the Day: What weird things did you like as a child?

I don't know how weird, but I would eat raw bacon. I also liked to drink tomato sauce from the can.

GorillaBob at 4:24AM on 07/12/07

Question of the Day: It's hot! What foods do you eat to stay cool?

Ice cold water, coconut sorbet, cold borsht

GorillaBob at 4:22AM on 07/12/07

Childhood, Part II. What did you hate then that you love now?

I pretty much ate all the things most kids hated: vegetables, liver and onions, etc. However, I had a horror of snails, regarding them as slugs with shells. However, at a restaurant outside of Valencia ,Spain, I had (anjd loved) this dish of sea snails, cooked in a brown mint sauce. Delish. And I've had snails in Chinese eateries, and enoyed them.

GorillaBob at 4:17AM on 07/12/07

Question of the Day: Dinosaur Food

Chicken roll. Probably made from who knows what, but I miss it. By the way, for old candy, that new soda fountain candy store on Chambers St. has tons of old candy, and they make a mean egg cream.

GorillaBob at 12:50AM on 07/04/07

Gun to your head: 3 Favorite Sauces...

Hollandaise, a good gravy, and Thai sweet chili sauce.

GorillaBob at 12:47AM on 07/04/07

The 5 physical senses. Give up one

I think I"d rather lose touch, than sight or sound, in terms of food. Taste is out of the question, that's essential. But touch is mostly irrelevant to eating.

GorillaBob at 6:11PM on 07/02/07

What other food sites are you reading?

I enjoy Chowhound, and Ruhlman Blog, which posts Bourdain's blog as well.

GorillaBob at 3:22AM on 06/29/07

Are you finicky about...

I'm picky about drinking cold liquids in a glass. It's nauseates me to drink cold juice, water, or soda in a mug. Don't know why.

GorillaBob at 3:19AM on 06/29/07

Question of the Day: What's your go-to summertime drink?

Iced tea or lemonade, but alcoholic would be a Coney Island Jen: pineapple juice, coconut rum, and ginger ale. Mix to taste.

GorillaBob at 4:38AM on 06/26/07

My Guily Pleasure: How bad is it?

Raw bacon, and White Castle, but I love raw bacon, parasites be damned! In fact, even when I cook bacon, I like it rare. I've never met anyone else who share this taste.

GorillaBob at 4:36AM on 06/26/07

Question of the Day: Snap! We love crisp food.

I confess to a weakness for corn chips, but the best crispy thing I've eaten recently was at Gordon Ramsay's Maze. The pork belly comes with a piece of fried skin, like the best pork rind I've ever eaten. Delightful.

GorillaBob at 8:19AM on 06/22/07

Bill Buford Likes Gordon Ramsay, He Really Does

I've eaten at Ramsay's NY outpost, the Maze, and the food is amazing. He can curse all he wants, if the results are that delicious.

GorillaBob at 7:14AM on 06/15/07

Question of the Day: What was in your last "care package"?

A friend in Switzerland used to send me high end espresso beans, chocolates, and this malted candy. My frend in the midwest sometimes sends me Bratwurst from Usinger's, and Canadian Bacon and Summer sausage from Nueske's. Also, before he died, a guy my mother worked with retired to a farm in Vermont, and he used to send us first fun maple syrup. I miss that stuff!

GorillaBob at 7:10AM on 06/15/07

Bruni Praises the Lard

Mao's red pork & chestnut at Grand Sichuan, on 9th Ave., between 50th & 51st. They'll give you a choice between fatty and non-fatty. I think you know which is the only option for me. I also like the baby pig at NY Noodletown.

GorillaBob at 5:37PM on 06/14/07

'Consumer Reports' Doesn't Know Hot Dogs

I also like the dogs made by Schaller & Weber, great flavor.

GorillaBob at 5:31PM on 06/14/07

Pistachio Gelato Smackdown: Grom vs. L'Arte del Gelato

The gelatoS I had at L'Arte del Gelato are definitely the best ones I've had in my life. And I'm Italian!!!

I do not know what Grom's lovers are on about- the cinnammon and pistachio I tasted there were horribly tasting of frost and butter.
Now go and try the pistachio at L'Arte!! You can't go wrong there, and they have so many fabulous flavours.
I still dream of the pumpkin flavour, and what about the ginger??
From the simple vanilla to the dark chocolate sorbet, they all are orgasmic, it's like biting the real fruit with no additives. (By the way, try the white peppermint, if it's still on one of their displays).
They also give you free samples! What more can you ask for??

mirka at 12:50PM on 09/18/09

How do you describe taste of mussels?

Terrible. :D

thepirateking at 10:21PM on 08/16/08

How do you describe taste of mussels?

I love clams. Today at a very reputable fish house in Key Largo I ordered Mussels. I thought they were mealy in texture, no ocean flavor & quite frankly odd. Is mealy in texture normal? I have also heard of Prince Edward Mussels & seen them on a menu at Bone Fish Grill,, I suspect I should have tried those first.

crittersrus at 9:38PM on 08/16/08

Name 5 THINGS ALWAYS in Your FRIDGE!

Fage 2% Total yogurt
Eggland's Best eggs
4% cottage cheese
water
fresh fruit

plus:
empty mugs ready for ice cold milk to be poured in :)

JEP at 2:23PM on 08/02/08

Name 5 THINGS ALWAYS in Your FRIDGE!

champagne
beer
milk
cheese
butter
condiments that need to be refridged after opening
sour cream
leftovers
veggies/fruits

pjracz10 at 1:39PM on 08/02/08

If allowed only one - Salt or Pepper - What would you choose?

Hands up, pepper.

pjracz10 at 1:32PM on 08/02/08

sophia kitchencaravan at 8:31AM on 06/26/08

Sugar Rush: Chocolate Covered Halvah Bar at Russ & Daughters

Oh wow, I wish that I had not seen this. Halva is my downfall, and when I saw downfall, I mean there are crumbs everywhere in 2 seconds and I lose complete control. This looks absolutely amazing!!!!!!

If allowed only one - Salt or Pepper - What would you choose?

I'd go with pepper! There is no way I could give up my hot sauces or spice in food. I'm just too much of an addict! And yea, I'll miss salt, but it'll turn up naturally in so much of what I eat anyway. Yay pepper.

Hillary
Chew on That

Chew on That at 3:53PM on 06/23/08

If allowed only one - Salt or Pepper - What would you choose?

Salt, yo!

But I put both salt and pepper in everything I cook.

But salt - well food without salt it's kinda like sex without foreplay - no fun!

And I don't think there is any real chef out there who cooks without salt.

Mischiefdish at 1:41PM on 06/23/08

If allowed only one - Salt or Pepper - What would you choose?

In my mind, this question doesn't work (no offense intended).

Salt is salt. It's role is to enhance the flavor of foods -- i.e., it really doesn't change the fundamental flavor of what it's added to.

Pepper falls into the flavoring category. It's a spice that actually has its own complex flavor and aroma profile. It doesn't just enhance the flavor of the main ingredient, it significantly changes the personality of the dish.

That said, for me it's salt, hands down. It's a critical food basic. I'd hate to live without spices and herbs, including pepper, but they're not essential like salt! Food without salt would just be depressing.

LoCo at 1:31PM on 06/23/08

What's your favorite fried food?

Artichoke hearts! DC's Grill in Sammamish, WA serves them with a lemon-peppercorn aioli. It's supposed to be an appetizer, but I'd eat an order by myself as an entree when my husband was out of town :-)

I watched Paula Deen make (and eat) fried butter - that's a little much for me!

cowprintrabbit at 12:51PM on 06/23/08

What's your favorite fried food?

This weekend on the Food Network, the Neeleys made fried deviled eggs. They dredged them in flour, then egg, then Panko breadcrumbs. I made a few for my husband. He thought the were great.

robincat at 11:37AM on 06/23/08

If allowed only one - Salt or Pepper - What would you choose?

Fresh ground pepper, or even processed pepper, lemon pepper ect. really adds a rich taste to a lot of dishes, but without salt it just tastes bland. MT 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?

weljwm at 3:49AM on 06/23/08

Name 5 THINGS ALWAYS in Your FRIDGE!

My sourdough starter
Savoy cabbage
Spicy salsa
Almond milk
Margarine (not mine but my sister uses a tub every two weeks [!!])

jo_jo_ba at 7:59PM on 06/22/08

What's your favorite fried food?

Potato chips

Michigander at 11:05AM on 06/22/08

Pistachio Gelato Smackdown: Grom vs. L'Arte del Gelato

All I know is the pistashio I ate last fall in Rome WAS the best I have ever had, before or since that November night. Don't know the name of it. My host, who liuves there, took me to this tiny shop in the north part of Rome.
And since I live in Portland, Oregon, I have never had the pleasure to eat at any of the places mentioned in NYC. Darn! But Portland now has a dozen gelaterias.

andshecooks at 11:05AM on 06/22/08

Name 5 THINGS ALWAYS in Your FRIDGE!

a chunk of parmesan
eggs
milk
plain greek yogurt or skyr
limes

cybercita at 10:44AM on 06/22/08

If allowed only one - Salt or Pepper - What would you choose?

Salt.

I love pepper, but salt would win.

Brownie at 10:39AM on 06/22/08

Name 5 THINGS ALWAYS in Your FRIDGE!

Flavored coffee creamer
eggs
Skim milk
Condiments (mustard, soy sauce, pickles, etc.)
Beer

Michigander at 10:25AM on 06/22/08

If allowed only one - Salt or Pepper - What would you choose?

Salt! I love pepper to but, i can find ways around that. and Donnie I NEED that t shirt! where did you get it please let me know!

huneybumper at 9:49AM on 06/22/08

Sugar Rush: Chocolate Covered Halvah Bar at Russ & Daughters

Oh, yum. That looks delicious. Makes me wish I didn't have a nut allergy. I wonder if they make it sans almond slivers...

BrooklynBrownie at 10:29PM on 06/21/08

Sugar Rush: Taro and Black Sesame Ice Cream at Sundaes and Cones

Okay, sounds like I gotta try wasabi next time!

I went two days ago and tried the strawberry cheesecake. It had a butterscotch flavor to it too...good stuff.

Robyn Lee at 10:06AM on 06/21/08

Pistachio Gelato Smackdown: Grom vs. L'Arte del Gelato

the best gelato i have had in new york has been at otto and lupa. caramel {to die for} coffee, and meyer lemon {to double die for}. the waiter at otto strongly recommended the olive oil gelato but i was too chicken to try it.

cybercita at 8:08AM on 06/21/08

Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 12: A Prayer for a Real Treat Is Answered

I have to add a big congrats to you, Ed and to echo jaf's comment about Edy's Ice Pops. Low fat, low calorie and big fruit flavor. I have an ice pop probably 3-5 nights per week.I love the lime, tangerine and lemonade varieties and as an occasional treat, the coconut is amazing.

I'm waiting on my blood test results...5 months on diabetes meds...30+ pounds lost and 20 to go. The Ice Pops are a really big help!

Scottzel at 6:36PM on 05/27/08