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Can you get a license in Hoboken instead? And you can join The Krave Korean BBQ Truck
Eat for Eight Bucks: Shrimp Rolls with Homemade Chive Mayo
@maggiej lobster is even cheaper just across the Hudson in Hoboken at $5.99/lb :)
Where to eat in NYC
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NYC Bakeries field trip
Amy's Bread actually has multiple locations as Ed pointed out on his Top 10 Bakeries in NYC list. I also like their cashew bars which run out very quickly.
Also, you may want to track down The Treats Truck. I'm a fan of their cranberry almond rice krispy bars and the butterscotch bars.
Dessert Truck Looking for a Store of Its Own
Can you get a license in Hoboken instead? And you can join The Krave Korean BBQ Truck
Eat for Eight Bucks: Shrimp Rolls with Homemade Chive Mayo
@maggiej lobster is even cheaper just across the Hudson in Hoboken at $5.99/lb :)
Where to eat in NYC
@ortolan cendrillon has been closed for a while
http://www.cendrillon.com/
Photo of the Day: The Ultimate Breakfast Pancake
If this wasn't featured in http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/, it should be.
Tasty $1 Treats in NYC
There are more buck-friendly options in Chinatown. Mei Li Wah's roast pork buns are 80¢ apiece. Fishballs on a stick from the food cart. Dim sum. The Tofu guy...
Grimaldi's Privileged Reservation Policy
No wait or attitude at Grimaldi's in Hoboken.
What childhood food do you wish they still made?
Zero candy bars!
Important Site Changes
Oh ediTAble. I thought it said edible and got really excited :(
Good place to eat--healty--near Imperial Theater?
For asian vegetarian, there's Zen Palate on 663 Ninth Ave. (at 46th St), New York, NY 10036. I find that even non-vegetarians enjoy their menu.
Interesting food combinations
The fish thing chocolate porridge doesn't sound so good...kinda like those fish ice creams they have on iron chef every now and then. I have had chocolate covered potato chips from the terminal market in Philly (can't remember the store name) and they were good! I've also had a Japanese snack of little fish (anchovies?) in a sweet-salty-spicy glaze and I liked them too!
Little hunks of cream cheese or farmer's cheese in vanilla ice cream also works. It just tastes like gobs of slightly salty cream in ice cream that seems to work well for me.
Meet & Eat: Chubby Hubby
He's also not very chubby!
It's funny what they consider chubby in Asia :D
Meet & Eat: Chubby Hubby
An 8-year old served foie gras at a party! That's a serious eater! Now why don't they serve that at Chucky Cheese?
Interesting food combinations
vanilla ice cream with small hunks of cheddar
OMG, I just read the comment above! Could we be related?
Question of the Day: What's your favorite candy bar?
Zero -- though I can't seem to find them in the stores anymore.
Cookbook Giveaway: 'A Twist of the Wrist'
My favorite canned good: smoked oysters. I can add it to practically anything that may be in the fridge at the time, toss it in a little pasta and I have a luxurious quick meal. My favorite combination, however, is with garlic slivers, red pepper flakes and a tablespoon of capers (my favorite bottled item).
Then there's mallomars, my favorite packaged item. Unfortunately, I haven't figured out how to combine it with anything that I've cooked.
Eating "well" with a 3 YR old in NYC. Your suggestions...
What about dim sum? I loved it as a kid because everything came in little baby plates and I particularly enjoyed anything shaped into a ball. Maybe try Jin Fong or Sweet n Tart in Chinatown or Chinatown Basserie for more grown-up dim sum.
What's your favorite midnight snack?
Usually it's pickles. But last night, I had a hotdog. Boy am I regretting it this morning :(
What is the best pepper mill on the market?
here's the link to the peppergun. sorry abou tthat.
Question of the Day: Did you watch the Food Network Awards last night?
Nope. Saturday Night Fever happened to be on at the same time. Vinny Barbarino in polyester trumps red carpet Rachael Ray any day.
Lunch spots: Flatiron District
You're also fairly close to shake shack!
What is the best pepper mill on the market?
i like the peppergun because it's good for my smaller hands, kind to my arthritic-prone joints and also allows me to adjust the grind from fine to coarse.
Question of the Day: What's the best food song?
Ladybug picnic! Yes!
How the heck do I cook eggplant?
The little japanese eggplants are easier to work with than the chubby italian ones. I just char roast the small eggplants directly on the stove top flame (assuming you have a gas stove), remove the charred skin then you're left with steamed, roasted eggplant flesh primed for simple seasonings like olive oil and salt, vinegar and crushed garlic, ... Oh, and don't forget eggplant tempura!
Question of the Day: Do you live near a farmers' market?
I'm right by Union Square in NYC where they have the farmer's market Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays all year round. Life's good :)
What childhood food do you wish they still made?
Oh, man, I thought I had blocked out my Gatorade Gum cravings!
What childhood food do you wish they still made?
I miss bbq munchos, planters cheeseballs (there is another brand available now in a large container that are good but...) and morton raspberry filled powdered donuts. Oh, those were the days.
NYC Bakeries field trip
Levain bakery YES! The most amazing cookies ever!
And Baked - also a YES! But a shlep, this is true. But don't miss Levain, seriously.
NYC Bakeries field trip
*chocolate chip walnut COOKIES. Although, at 6 oz. each, they are almost the size of cakes. :)
NYC Bakeries field trip
Jacques Torres, hands down.
The treats at Pure Food and Wine's juice outpost, One Lucky Duck, and Babycakes NYC are worth checking out, even if you don't have food allergies and/or are raw or vegan.
The Petrossian on 7th has amazing treats, as does Cafe Lalo on the UWS, bakery or not.
Baked in Red Hook.
And DO NOT leave without trying the chocolate chip walnut cakes from Levain Bakery. They are a MUST.
NYC Bakeries field trip
Are you going to tell us where you ended up going? Serious Eaters' minds want to know!
NYC Bakeries field trip
Sweet Freak's list is awesome, I must say. I'll add, some from the Serious Eats link mentioned, that Two Red Hens in the UES and Black Hound in the EV are good. I haven't been to Bouchon yet, but my damn brother has probably spent $100 there in the past month (and he doesn't share!), and raves about them. They're pricey, but the oatmeal cookies and the triple chocolate eclair/pastry are two of his faves, so I've heard. If you were in the area more than a day, I'd say you MUST go to Baked; the entire menu is insane. But Red Hook is a hike/expensive cab ride or ferry trip.
But I fully agree with some of the Sweet Freak recs:
Chikalicious is yummy (for cupcakes and other treats), Sugar Sweet Sunshine makes a killer lemon cupcake, and I've heard great things of Butter Lane.
Momofuku's cookies (compost!!! and the corn flake one) are delicious, so are the cakes.
I've heard amazing things about Bespoke, and of course, Jacques Torres.
And Doughnut Plant's fried carby deliciousness is so worth the trip.
NYC Bakeries field trip
my favorite cupcakes are at sweet revenge, and the van leewen (sp?) truck has amazing ice cream...and everyone else here has made really great suggestions too!
NYC Bakeries field trip
OK...let's cut the BS and get right down to it - Veniero's for cannoli, and anything else you want, but you have to have the cannoli!
Also, make sure to have a black & white cookie!
What is the best pepper mill on the market?
I like Paula Deen's pepper mill, the peppermate, www.peppermate.com
It has a bottom catch, and it grinds very efficiently - I've had mine for many years.
Eat for Eight Bucks: Shrimp Rolls with Homemade Chive Mayo
http://www.zapps.com/cgi-bin/zapps/index.html
you can get them directly from the company here...Dean and DeLuca, wow. glad I live where I live.
Eat for Eight Bucks: Shrimp Rolls with Homemade Chive Mayo
Here in the Midwest (or at least where I am in the Midwest), we get our Zapps at the better grocery stores. My local purveyor carries the Cajun crawtaters, the Cajun dill Gator Taters (they have a different name now, but that is what we put on the shopping list in our house, and the extra hot jalpeno (goes great with sour cream dip).
The hard part of making a seafood roll around here is finding a top loading bun. There used to be a product called "Snugglers" (not a joke), but the local stores do not seem to carry them any more. We have resorted to the Pepperidge Farm outlet store to obtain buns of the proper shape.
Eat for Eight Bucks: Shrimp Rolls with Homemade Chive Mayo
Wow...that looks fresh and fantastic.
I'm not a real huge fan of lobster rolls. It's weird...I know. Maybe it's because the ones I've had have always left me feeling greasy.
Dessert Truck Looking for a Store of Its Own
I'm down with BooRadley...and would like to counter with my own name :
Red Tape Truck..or for a more permanent location, One Over The CooCoo's Nest.
I can't believe they took away the Trucks permit. YOU SUCK NYC!
If right down the street there is a pizza truck, right off 55th and Mad, why couldn't there be a Desert Truck. WHo the hell eats pizza made in the back of a truck, YUK!
Who's your most/least favorite food personality on Food Channel?
I used to watch a lot of FN back in the early days. I enjoyed Jack McDavid, Mario Batali, Sara Moulton. Now, I never watch FN. The turning point, for me, was when Rachel Ray became a "star" (gag).
Now if I want to learn something about cooking, I tune in PBS, and watch Jacques Pepin, Lidia, or the two ladies on America's Test Kitchen.
Who's your most/least favorite food personality on Food Channel?
Least: Ina Garten; from her voice to her food, personality, friends, etc. . .she drives me insane.
Most: Giada Di Laurentiis, I have a girl crush on her.
Where to eat in NYC
Thanks for letting me know, femmebot. : (
I'm jealous that the residents of Ditmas Park will be close to Romy Dorotan's new restaurant.
Who's your most/least favorite food personality on Food Channel?
I have to agree with many comments here.I have studied culinary arts for years and these housewife cook wannabees do not know the difference between a good Veloute and a bowl of gravy.
Where does the food netwok find these people?
Sandra Lee gets so excited over her booze,you would think she was an alcoholic! Rachael Ray acts like the host of Sesame Street with her ignorant, goofy, childish sayings. Paula Dean serves so much fat in her food, it is more rich than her fake,overpronounced accent which is comparable to fingernails on a chalkboard.Giada dresses like a street walker and tries to sound italian with her fancy pronouncing og food.What happened to credible culinarians? are all we are left with are women's day readers like these four women who think they are teaching cooking? please!!!
What childhood food do you wish they still made?
does anyone else remember "Milkshake" candy bars. Tasted like a chocolate malt.Also a Japanese hard candy in a round red tin. We used to call it umeboshi candy.
Photo of the Day: The Ultimate Breakfast Pancake
dang dong. that is an eye-gasm.
Tasty $1 Treats in NYC
Guys, when you say "Queens" it would be helpful to include a neighborhood... Queens is an awfully big place!
FYI Main St. is in Flushing, last stop on the 7 train.
Who's your most/least favorite food personality on Food Channel?
My faves: Alton Brown, Anne Burrell, Ina Garten
Likes: Jaime O., Tyler F. Micheal Chirello (sp?)
My not so faves: Ray Ray, Sunny Anderson and the Neeleys...I started out liking Ray but her overexposure did me in...I haven't seen a thing on Sunny's show that I would make, and I can't stand her delivery, and the Neeleys...I like things they make but that lovey dovey crap really turns me off...and of course Sandra goes without saying...
Who's your most/least favorite food personality on Food Channel?
My favorite is Ina and my very least favorite is Giada. Can Giada's tops get any lower without this show being rated as porn? I have nothing at all against showing some cleavage, but please...this is a cooking show, and if her cooking isn't good enough to stand on its own, they should take her off the air. Actually, I tried several of her recipes and thought they we just "okay". Her books are loaded with photos of her rather than of the food, and she is way too full of herself. She should stop the annoying Italian accent when she pronounces Italian food items. She was born and raised in California for goodness sakes!
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What's your favorite peanut butter-based savory recipe?
Posted by femmebot, April 3, 2007 at 12:50 AM
Best affordable antidotes for the winter chill?
Posted by femmebot, February 9, 2007 at 8:56 PM
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Eat for Eight Bucks: Gai Pad Krapow (Thai Basil Chicken)
Posted by Michele Humes, February 26, 2009 at 2:45 PM
Store-Bought Chicken Stocks, Reviewed: Which Are the Best?
Posted by Michele Humes, January 21, 2009 at 8:00 PM
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Amy's Bread actually has multiple locations as Ed pointed out on his Top 10 Bakeries in NYC list. I also like their cashew bars which run out very quickly.
Also, you may want to track down The Treats Truck. I'm a fan of their cranberry almond rice krispy bars and the butterscotch bars.