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Learning to Make Good Coffee, Suggestions?
i love adding cinnamon into my coffee grounds - just adds a really nice flavor.
Your Favorite Grilled Cheese Sandwich
gruyere or pepper jack cheese + caramelized onions + bacon. Yum!!
The Joys of Unnaturally Flavored Sodas
i love fresca too, but I also like to just mix my own - poland spring sparkling water + any of the fruit juices from Trader Joe's. Or go alcoholic and add plum wine to my sparkling water!
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Duck Cassoulet at Escoffier at the Culinary Institute of America
Posted by YummyInTheCity, August 16, 2009 at 5:55 PM
Mushroom and Gruyere Frittata at The Rhinecliff Hotel
Posted by YummyInTheCity, August 16, 2009 at 2:55 PM
Pancakes at The Rhinecliff Hotel in the Hudson Valley
Posted by YummyInTheCity, August 16, 2009 at 1:55 PM
Beef Bourguignon a la Julia Child at Escoffier
Posted by YummyInTheCity, August 15, 2009 at 12:55 PM
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Great Lobster Rolls from the Red Hook Lobster Pound
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Make Your Own Umeshu and Biwashu, Japanese Plum Wine and Loquat Liqueur
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Why I Hate 'Hell's Kitchen'
hehe I'm not afraid to admit I kinda love Hell's Kitchen. Didn't know this season already started and just stayed up super late watching the premiere on hulu. Laughed out loud through the whole thing!
It's kinda like Wipeout. Watch it when you are feeling cranky. Just good ole fashion comic relief. :)
Learning to Make Good Coffee, Suggestions?
i love adding cinnamon into my coffee grounds - just adds a really nice flavor.
Your Favorite Grilled Cheese Sandwich
gruyere or pepper jack cheese + caramelized onions + bacon. Yum!!
The Joys of Unnaturally Flavored Sodas
i love fresca too, but I also like to just mix my own - poland spring sparkling water + any of the fruit juices from Trader Joe's. Or go alcoholic and add plum wine to my sparkling water!
I eat ______ out of the tin/jar/bottle...
peanut butter and ice cream!
Cheese in your Eggs Benedict: Yea or Nay!
agree - the hollandaise sauce adds enough creaminess and richness to the dish - cheese overpowers and makes it way too heavy.
Cook the Book: 'Bobby Flay's Burgers, Fries & Shakes'
Ground beef stuffed with gruyere cheese in the middle. grilled on the bbq slabbed in the middle of a buttered grilled bun and topped with caramelized onions.
Yum!
Best of Trader Joe ?
So I really really love these awesome mango/cream ice cream bars they have. I did a post about them a while back - hard to find as they sell out super quick.
I also think their frozen food section is bar none the best around. Easy to make dinners - their frozen fish and scallops are great! I also like their crabcakes - super easy and they go great with eggs - make your own crab benny at home.
They also sell great soups in a box - roasted red pepper, cream of tomato, butternut squash, corn...
They also sell Annie Chun's noodle bowls - udon, miso soup, teriyaki. Those are great as well.
Agree with the above on their nuts/dried fruits - they have dozens of varieties of trail mix.
Finally - definitely their wine & bar store if the Rhode Island location has one...very cheap and reasonable - everything at Trader Joe's is super reasonable - but especially their liquor. Can usually find local and organic brews as well...
I wish they would open another location in Manhattan - it's always so packed! :)
Best ice cream in NYC?
I also like Blue Marble - just had the cinnamon flavor this weekend at the Brooklyn Flea and thought had just the right hint of cinnamon without being overpowering (a difficult feat for such a strong spice) and more importantly, it was wonderfully creamy and rich. Like ice cream should be :)
Ice Cream and Pie pairings
I think something like ginger, cinnamon, brown sugar or a maple walnut would be nice. I wouldn't go with something too fruity - blueberry pie deserves something thick and creamy :)
When it's hot. . .
fruits, sorbets, cucumbers, tomatoes, potato salad - nothing reminds me of summer more than potato salad at bbqs!. Oh also love avocados. Basically anything that is in season. And mangoes...
Cold tofu with soy sauce and scallions too!
Threadless T-Shirt Giveaway: Lemon Aid
Lemons, sugar, honey, mint and sparkling water and ice!
your dream (foodie) vacation?
Definitely Japan! I could eat anything and everything there...best foodie place I've been to so far.
gift basket items for visitors
Scharffen Berger chocolate is pretty good - high cacao % is ok for diabetics in small doses...Scharffen Berger has up to 82% so it's pretty pure also...
They have a store on the Upper West Side - 473 Amsterdam (hope it's still there, I went last fall so not sure) Between 82nd and 83rd
vegetable side dishes
I agree with doing some sort of tomato side dish since it's summer and nothing is more summer than nice plump tomatoes. Maybe tomatoes and red peppers with some sort of balsamic - not sure if it clashes with the rest of the meal though - is it perhaps too light?
'Top Chef Masters,' Episode 2: The 'Lost' Dinner
Yep - love Top Chef Masters - think the first episode started off a little slow, but last night more than made up for it. Watching Wylie lose it was pretty priceless - chaotic madman on the loose in Top Chef Kitchen!
And the f-bombs...wow. who knew?! given his deadpan judges profile on his prior appearances in Top Chef, it was a real treat to see him in the kitchen doing his thing. Albeit, crazily...
Love TCM since I do believe it's a pretty humbling experience for the chefs - makes them seem more human to us mere mortals.
~Top Chef Examiner
What's Your Favorite Ice Cream Flavor
Maple Walnut ice cream from Christinas in Boston. Blood Orange sorbet from Ciao Bella.
Favorite Ramen Toppings?
Just make sure you crack and egg in it - i make it all runny and it thickens the broth...but maybe that's just a personal taste :)
Food Network, enough cakes already!!!
So funny! Totally was just thinking that on Sunday - seems like every food network challenge is a cake one!!! I mean I love cakes, but watching so much cake and chocolate isn't that fun if you don't get to taste it :)
Summer reading and food: Anyone read these two or suggestions?
For entertainment I liked The Last Chinese Chef by NIcole Monesand Heat by Bill Buford. I also loved Bourdain's books - Cook's Tour and Kitchen Confidential
Also Secret Ingredients - The New York Book on Food and Drink is also a nice fun book - good book to have on the bookshelf too.
Big Apple BBQ Block Party
Yep I went! I think it was pretty good - less crowded than last year, and less hot and muggy. I went around 11:30am so on the earlier side and it was great!
I think 17th St. Bar & Grill of Memphis was my favorite with their baby back ribs...I also really liked BlackJack's pork shoulder...
Here is my quick recap of the BBQ and also some pictures of the meat!
I would recommend going tomorrow - on the early side since stuff sells out by late afternoon...
Cheers!
Fun coffee shops, UWS or Soho
French roast on UWS is nice. In soho/west village I like Cafe Angelique and Once Upon a Tart
the shake shack
yep - i think overall the UWS location is not as busy as the madison park one - probably weekdays are best in any event...
Top Chef Masters...are you ready?
Here's a recap of the premiere episode of Top Chef that I did last night -
Given the overall charitable theme of Top Chef Masters, I guess we shouldn’t be surprised that the show seems to be a lovefest for all involved. Judging from tonight’s premiere episode, the Top Chef spinoff supposedly pitting world renowned chefs against each other instead appears to be a hugs and kisses pep rally all around...
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Duck Cassoulet at Escoffier at the Culinary Institute of America
Posted by YummyInTheCity, August 16, 2009 at 5:55 PM
Mushroom and Gruyere Frittata at The Rhinecliff Hotel
Posted by YummyInTheCity, August 16, 2009 at 2:55 PM
Pancakes at The Rhinecliff Hotel in the Hudson Valley
Posted by YummyInTheCity, August 16, 2009 at 1:55 PM
Beef Bourguignon a la Julia Child at Escoffier
Posted by YummyInTheCity, August 15, 2009 at 12:55 PM
Fish Tacos at the Brooklyn Flea
Posted by YummyInTheCity, July 27, 2009 at 7:55 PM
Fresh Corn at the Union Square Greenmarket
Posted by YummyInTheCity, July 26, 2009 at 4:55 PM
Wood Fired King Prawns at Locanda Verde
Posted by YummyInTheCity, July 23, 2009 at 3:55 PM
Radishes at the Union Square Greenmarket
Posted by YummyInTheCity, July 15, 2009 at 12:55 PM
Buttered Lobster Roll from Red Hook Lobster Pound
Posted by YummyInTheCity, June 30, 2009 at 2:55 PM
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting from Magnolia Bakery
Posted by YummyInTheCity, June 26, 2009 at 7:55 AM
Fresh Berries from Montrose Farmers Market
Posted by YummyInTheCity, June 22, 2009 at 4:55 PM
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About YummyInTheCity
Website: http://www.yummyinthecity.com
Location: NYC
About: Former banker now foodie sharing her thoughts on yummy restaurants, recipes and deals around the city.
Favorite foods: bacon, sushi, tacos, cupcakes, ice cream, pancakes
Last bite on earth: My boyfriend's grilled cheese sandwiches :)
hehe I'm not afraid to admit I kinda love Hell's Kitchen. Didn't know this season already started and just stayed up super late watching the premiere on hulu. Laughed out loud through the whole thing!
It's kinda like Wipeout. Watch it when you are feeling cranky. Just good ole fashion comic relief. :)