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British Bites: Eccles Cakes

There's a fine version of Eccles cake offered as part of the kitchen table dinner at the John Dory Oyster Bar.

Where To Eat Near Yankee Stadium

Feeding Tree has been my go-to place in fifteen years of sharing a ticket plan with friends. Never tire of their escabiched fish, jerk shrimp, etc.
They'll even package it up for you to carry into the ballpark, where you'll be the envy of fans who overpay for mediocre stadium food. They even sell Ting, that Caribbean beverage that tastes like nectar and is addictive as crack.

What's Your Bucket List Beer?

A tasting flight straight from the tap at Russian River Brewery, perhaps with Vinnie describing each.

Go Paulie Gee!

Now, watch this:

http://t.co/FCb453PD

And you'll see the man behind the pizza.

Manchester, VT: Brick Oven Pizza and More in the Unlikeliest of Places, Depot 62

Stayed at the Equinox Resort a few times and had overpriced, mediocre food in Manchester. Wished I had knows about this place.

There's a great farmers' market, which I believe is year-round, next to the J.K. Adams Kitchen Store in nearby Dorset.

'Pizza a Quattro Mani' Series at Eataly to Host NYC's Best Neapolitan Pizzamakers

Mathieu, I believe.

Pardon me. I'm an old guy. Explain this ping thing.

'Pizza a Quattro Mani' Series at Eataly to Host NYC's Best Neapolitan Pizzamakers

Imagine this will be a sell-out. Any possibility of booking a few tables for slicers on one of the Mondays coming up?

'Pizza a Quattro Mani' Series at Eataly to Host NYC's Best Neapolitan Pizzamakers

Do we know anything about the cost of this orgy?

Top This: Cherry Jones (à la Paulie Gee's)

Jeez, why did that actor invoke her sexuality? We can adore a person for their work, regardless of who they sleep with or marry.

Top This: Cherry Jones (à la Paulie Gee's)

Carey: I'm sure you know this, but Cherry Jones is one of the giants of American theater. Saw her in Angels in America, The Heiress and Doubt.
Wasn't much of a 24 fan, but hear she did a fine job in that series.
This pie is an appropriate salute to her talents (sweet, no ham).

Serious Salads: White Bean and Mint Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

Agree with secretasianman. Otherwise, this was a refreshing alternative to the usual winter salad featuring mixed-microgreens.

Lenexa, Kansas: Stonewall Inn Pizza

Always appreciate when a food blogger "takes one for the team"

The Best Beer and Cider We Drank in 2011

Nothing from Russian River Brewing?

8 Pizzas That Haunt My Dreams, 2011

Just revisited Adrienne's yesterday after a nearly two-year hiatus, triggered by a poor experience there. Got to say that pie was good...much better than I recall. Someone new in the kitchen? Maybe. But, the sauce is the thing on this pie and I suspect a new sauce formula since last visit.

Everyone has a favorite PG's pie. Mine's the arugula schmoogula (apologies for any misspelling, Paulie).

Dim Sum restaurants New York City

Pacificana, or, better yet, East Harbor, in Sunset Park. Then, walk down Eighth Ave. and explore NY's third Chinatown, buy some sweets.
Make it a Brooklyn culinary day with a detour to Bay Ridge and a stop at Tanoreen.

Littleneck: A Clam Shack Grows In Brooklyn

Half hour to get to the bar? $18 lobster roll.
Not me.

10 Apple Sweets We Love in NYC

The single best apple-containing dessert in NYC is Cyril Renaud (Fleur de Sel and, now, Bar Breton)'s caramelized granny smith apple crepe.

The Great Birthday Eats Conundrum

Hey, serious eats readers...as you get older, yes, birthdays are less and less monumental. But, if you're lucky enough to be in a long-term committed relationship, particularly if children are involved, you need an excuse every few months to remind yourself of why you're committed to that person. In that spirit, my wife (25 years next week...Le Bernardin for the 23rd time on our anniversary) and I use our birthdays and our anniversary as an opportunity to spend more money than we would otherwise spend, be waited on attentively, eat good food and stare into each other's eyes for a few hours, free of all worldly concerns. As for my birthday, for many years, it was La Caravelle. For the past three years, Corton. If you love good food, and if you have more than a passing interest in good wine, as you get older, make a date for a night out at a finer restaurant. At the very least, it'll give you something to talk about the rest of the year.

Airport Food That Doesn't Suck

Bisoux is an excellent, albeit a bit expensive, French bistro in the Delta Terminal at LGA. With all the great choices therein, one might consider renting a studio apartment in the terminal.

Logan Airport is just a few hundred yards from some excellent Italian restaurants in East Boston. Most like Rino's. It is a three minute taxi ride away (don't let your taxi driver take you for a ride...it is literally three minutes away and should cost no more than $5 one-way).

Di Fara: Rant and Response

Minutes before he pronounced us man and wife, the rabbi (between bites of shrimp) pulled me aside and shared with me the ancient mystics' secret to a successful marriage:"two words," he said, "Yes, dear." I took that to heart and will be celebrating 25 years of wedded bliss next month. Adam, it's okay to have an activity you engage in without your wife (keep it clean, boys). For me, it's 14 Yankee games a season...and a few trips to DiFara a year without her.

Ask Paulie, Week 3

I find myself looking forward to these installments. Thanks, serious eats!

And, thanks, Paulie for all that time you spent engaged in trial-and-error. Your customers have benefited from your persistence. See you soon, en famille.

Video: A Day on a Lobster Boat in Maine

Great video!
Wish I could have learned more about the measuring process. Was on a lobster boat of Mt. Desert Island, Maine two summers ago. That story about what happens to lobstermen when they violate the protocols remains as true today as it was in the past. Guys do cut traps, sink boats and whoop the asses of violators.

I feel guilty about waiting for buying my lobsters on sale for $4.99 a pound when you think about the hard work and expense lobsterment are enduring.

Notice the Maine blueberries: tiny, a bit tart and incredibly addictive. Those pies looked great and the little girl was delightful.

Chuko: Prospect Heights Gets Its Ramen Joint

@ambienttra:

Don't tell Chef's Kitchen at Brooklyn Fare, which has been BYO for 2 years or, for that matter, my favorite Brooklyn neighborhood French-Caribbean joint, which has also been BYO since it opened. Got to believe this law is not enforced.

Video: Ask Paulie, Week 2

Nice memories of Slice gathering at Nomad (photo: 1:51 into video).
As always, two minutes with Paulie makes my day brighter.

Chuko: Prospect Heights Gets Its Ramen Joint

$12 seems high, particularly for a veggie ramen.

What do others think?

Zattar spices: Ever make your own?

My mouth waters thinking of the zattar bread I've had at Marhaba in Lambertville, New Jersey. And, the dish of zattar spices put on the table like a plate of salt at Zahav in Philly. Not to mention the zattar used generously at Mimi's Hummus in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn.

Which leads me to my question: have you ever made your own zattar spices? Seems to be an easy thing to do: a mixture of sesame seeds, a green spice and....sumac. What is sumac and where do you get it?

While were at it, what is the proper spelling (I've seen 'zattar', 'za'atar', and 'zaatar', among others)? And the proper pronunciation?

Where To Eat Near Yankee Stadium

In anticipation of the Yankee's Opening Day 2011 on Thursday, we've put together this list of inexpensive and easily accessible local haunts near Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. From Ghanaian to Dominican food, they represent the changing demographics of the borough. While there are a handful of decent vendors at Yankee Stadium, why not skip the lines for a $7 Nathan's hot dog or $8 garlic fries and venture a little further afield? More