Jay Shaffer says he lets the Oysters from his (East Coast) oyster farm grow until the fall, because otherwise they're too small and tasteless. So, what about all these other Oysters I'm slurping down? Not ready? Or are Pacific Ocean oysters OK?
Please put to rest immediately the myth that Montreal bagels are superior to New York City bagels. Montreal bagels are good, yes, but they're closer to sweet pretzels than they are true bagels. Sure, we'll be back to Montreal to enjoy the bagels again, but don't let anyone ever tell you that "Montreal is the world capitol of good bagels." Not true.
Now that we've been to the Spotted Pig (loved it) I'm wondering what other "gastropubs" are around the city. I have to admit I'm also wondering if the word/trend wasn't simply invented by Batali, et al. to get the attention of the food-eating public. Please advise.
I'm looking for a cheap but filling entree and a good glass of house wine. We went to Shun Lee last night, so our allowance is mostly spent, but we're happy to pony up for a good plate. Suggestions?
The work for which we reserve top honors this year isn’t a cookbook, but rather Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma. Leite's Culinaria names the 20 best food books of 2006. I've only read five of them, and by read I mean "at least opened the cover and read a few pages of it, if not the whole thing." Pathetic. I will endeavor to do better in 2007. [via Ruhlman]
A basic understanding of the physics involved with heating food can help all of us become better cooks. Heat transfer is your friend.
are now in season. To celebrate here in New York City, Fresh Direct is offering a free 5lb box of clementines with every order. Just enter code JUICY when you check out.
Darling clementines
Also, almond meal is now available at Trader Joe's for just $3.49 a pound. Almond meal is often sold for twice that or more. In case you go hunting for it like I did, in NYC's 14th Street Trader Joe's almond meal is available on the bottom shelf of the nuts section, not in the baking section.
Put these two special ingredients together to make Nigella Lawson's Christmas Clementine Cake. Here's the recipe.
The recipe is unique but easy. Boiling clementines -- skin and all -- for two hours and then whizzing them through the food processor makes the batter.
San Francisco Gourmet revisits The Slanted Door and reports back with good news:
Notwithstanding whatever other critiques I may have about the current incarnation of the restaurant, the one thing that has always been beyond reproach is the quality of the food. The ingredients are consistently fresh, the preparations well-executed, and the flavor combinations excellent. Yet, even against this backdrop, the meal that we had on Saturday just blew me away. Put simply, every dish we ordered seemed to be a cut above the usual, whether it was an old familiar standard or an entree that we were trying for the first time.
Good news for automobile-free city dwellers like me, Redwood City's Old Port Lobster Shack is opening a second location in San Francisco's North Beach. Tablehopper delivers the good news:
The partners, Russell Deutsch and Ed Rounds, who have incidentally been best friends since seventh grade, are making the space more "shackadelic" over the next few weeks, which means adding picnic tables from Maine, some buoys, and installing a 110-gallon lobster tank. The 38 seats will be filled within a couple weeks with folks happily munching on lobster rolls, Crab Louie salads, and other fab seafood bounty (take a peek at the Old Port menu here to thoroughly whet your appetite)
Venerable lunch counter / slice haven Maffei is right around the corner from our office (at 6th and 21st), but we haven't enjoyed as much as we feel we're supposed to. What are we missing?
Every single item on the menu is incredible. If you've scheduled a week long trip, try and make 6 reservations, because then you can do the menu justice.
Otherwise, if you really only have one night, make an early reservation and let them know you want a long meal, and go with as many people as possible.
But the Pied De Cochon itself is very memorable. If I had to choose one thing, I'd get that.
It's a wonderful time to be alive!
I FREAKIN LOVE PUMPKIN PIE.
AND THAT THERE ARE SO MANY WHO DON'T LIKE IT MAKES ME SAD INDEED.
I MUST TYPE IN CAPS, I AM SO DISTRAUGHT.
Looks fantastic! Congratulations!
On a (very Fall) Sunday afternoon, I nearly walked right by Grom without noticing it. Reason being, there was no line whatsoever. I popped in for a medium cup of Pistachio and Lemon - not the best match, but still my two favorite flavors, and kept walking down Broadway thanking my lucky stars for cold weather.
This is a wonderful video. Thank you for sharing it!
Thanks Ed, for the nice writeup. Can you point us to any other good articles or web sites about the history of the web site? I found this one:
http://porkchop-express.blogspot.com/2006/08/everything-you-always-wanted-to-know_22.html
Which mentions an interesting stare down with the Giuliani administration, but that's it. Also relatively absent from the coverage - the vendors themselves. Perhaps an interview series here on SE?
Now you can vote: Anthony Bourdain or Hezbollah Tofu
http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/04/08/who-cooked-it-better-tony-bourdain-vs-hezbollah-tofu/
hi adam,
I am wondering if I can use these photos to publish in a student newspaper? Or are they copyrighted somewhere? If there's any way you can get back to me tonight (Wed 3/19)/, please please do!
photos@mcgilldaily.com
This is hands down, one of the dumbest articles I have EVER read. If you want to be serious about what you eat, you are NOT going to go to Starbucks. Of course their quality is not good! Their coffee is great because it's convenient and quick, not because it's quality. Find something better to criticize. Criticizing ANYTHING at Starbucks is like shooting fish in a barrel.
Hi,
I've seen a cupholder of same concept in Japanese famous hamburger shop MOS Burger from 1999...
http://googwill2.exblog.jp/1487349/
http://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/200603/29/03/f0044103_0185481.jpg
http://www2n.biglobe.ne.jp/~gaku/jpeg/mosw.jpg
http://www2n.biglobe.ne.jp/~gaku/park/mosnews/19990909.htm
http://www.geocities.jp/mudakigurumi/tck15.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/mudakigurumi/tck.html
http://www.geocities.jp/teruq0406/image/arakawayuuen20.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teruq0406/arakawayuuen.html
This is All-in-One "French Fries" and Coke Cup.
But I've also seen Chicken Nugget and Coke one in other hamburger shop in Japan.
The possibilities are endless! Make it like a hot/cold thermos with separated bins, and a built in straw, dishwasher safe. Can be huge, as long as the bottom fits into the average sized cupholder in a vehicle. There must be a sturdy handle for true one handed comfort. Snap on holders can always be purchased separately. Maybe KFC will give you a free drink refill if you buy the container from them and pay for a ______ refill? Or better yet, the movie theater could sell it for $100 with free popcorn for a week!
I'm imagining strolling on the boardwalk, walking around the state fair. Heck, I could hold it with one hand on the roller coaster, while the other is covering my screaming mouth!
@LunaPierCook: You better patent that idea now.
@SpiffySpiff: It's a 32-ounce cup. Last few times I've rented cars, the cupholders held 32-ounce cups with no problem. It's almost the standard size these days. A 64-ounce cup, though, then we'd have probs.
My wife had the foie gras sushi roll which was amazing. Actually everything there was amazing.
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