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Recommendations in Koreatown and Curry Hill?
I agree with all the recommendations on Curry Hill. A couple of new, more upscale places have opened up. Bhatti is one and Coconut Grove. Dhaba os good too.
If you want to learn how to cook Indian food- take a class at http://www.Indianculinarycenter.com
There is one that teaches how to make your favorite restaurant dishes - that might be a good one to try.
New Jersey Dispatch: Tour of Oak Tree Road
This trip is the closest one comes to eating out in New Delhi or Mumbai. Thanks to my host and the writer of this piece - Brian.
Learn to make some of the Indian treats, street foods and more at http://www.Indianculinarycenter.com
Photo of the Day: Maximus/Minimus's Pig Truck
OMG I was here and took the same photo. Didn't eat though since we just had a huge meal.
Next time.
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New Jersey Dispatch: Asian Food Center
Sounds fantastic. I just want to point out one thing and that is that Muzak has a negative connotation - while octopus marinated in garlic doesn't.
Recommendations in Koreatown and Curry Hill?
I agree with all the recommendations on Curry Hill. A couple of new, more upscale places have opened up. Bhatti is one and Coconut Grove. Dhaba os good too.
If you want to learn how to cook Indian food- take a class at http://www.Indianculinarycenter.com
There is one that teaches how to make your favorite restaurant dishes - that might be a good one to try.
New Jersey Dispatch: Tour of Oak Tree Road
This trip is the closest one comes to eating out in New Delhi or Mumbai. Thanks to my host and the writer of this piece - Brian.
Learn to make some of the Indian treats, street foods and more at http://www.Indianculinarycenter.com
Photo of the Day: Maximus/Minimus's Pig Truck
OMG I was here and took the same photo. Didn't eat though since we just had a huge meal.
Next time.
Serious Heat: Peppercorns 101
I have an Indian cooking school in Chelsea and that is the only black pepper we use. It has a robust and fruity flavor.
Dinner Tonight: Palak Aalu, Palak Paneer's Cousin
Palak Paneer is my favorite but Palak Aloo is pretty good too.
I have a cooking school in Chelsea and I teach how to make home made paneer from scratch. It is so easy and so good - people love it.
First Look at Mantao Chinese Sandwiches
Thanks for this. I live in this unfortunate neighborhood where the food is often boring and overpriced.
I will definitely try it out though, since we hardly get any interesting eats around here.
Learn It, Don't Burn It: NYC Food Classes, 7/16 to 7/24
If you are looking for classes in August - http://www.Indianculinarycenter.com
Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'
More Indian Food.
I have an Indian cooking school in Manhattan and teach most of the classes so far - but there is so much I need to learn still. It is such a nuanced cuisine - but really hard to find good teachers.
http://www.Indianculinarycenter.com
Serious Heat: Create Your Own Spice Blends
I make my own garam masala mix and also a mix for chai (tea). I run an Indian cooking school in Chelsea where I talk about spices; how to buy, store, and use them.
http://www.Indianculinarycenter.com
My Garam Masala Mix
1 tbs. black peppercorns
1tsp. cumin seeds
1tsp. coriander seeds
1 cardamom pod
1 bay leaf
1/2 inch cinnamon stick
2 cloves
2 dry red chilies
Dry roast all the above spices in a pan for about 2 minutes or until you can smell the incredible aroma.
Grind together in a coffee grinder and store in a airtight container.
Sprinkle over a number of Indian curries including salads.
Learn It, Don't Burn It: NYC Food Classes, 5/28 to 6/5
Indian cooking classes at http://www.Indianculinarycenter.com starting on June 1st.
Paneer With Toasted Cumin Seeds
I love that you are talking about this idea. I have been making paneer for years, and once in a while will throw in cumin seeds or some herbs like cilantro for color and flavor.
I also teach students how to make paneer amongst other things at http://www.indianculinarycenter.com
Long Flights - BYOF?
These days its essential to take food on flights. Either they don't offer any, or you have to buy ridiculously expensive and unappetizing fare.
Also, I consider a vacation a free pass to eat anything I desire and so, along with things like sandwiches I always buy a box of Pringles and a bag of nuts.
I agree with some of the other posts that the food can be almost anything as long as it is not too stinky and smelly. If one is polite while eating - no one has ever given me trouble - fellow passengers or the crew.
Vegetarian cookbook recommendations?
Bittman is great. And Indian cookbooks by Madhur Jaffrey or Maya Kaimal have excellent vegetarian recipes.
I offer Indian Vegetarian cooking classes at
http://www.Indianculinarycenter.com
Food Network's New Offerings
Food Network lost me too several years ago. I too made sure I had cable so I could watch it - now I watch anything but. Except for Alton Brown - most other shows make me gag. I can sit through and actually enjoy shows on PBS and Fine Living, etc.
I just can't understand what their strategy is. Dumb down food? Annoy people who love food and want to learn to cook it? If so, they are succeeding.
50,000 Sikhs Celebrate Vaisakhi with Mass Buffet in Madison Square Park
i am so bummed that I missed this event. Thanks for the coverage.
Sikhism is part of my heritage, and it would have been fun to experience it in NYC.
Food Network's New Offerings
will all the hosts (except alton) be as annoying and fake as they are now? i hate what the fn has become.
Cooking with a Friend: Week One
I really like the idea of eating the same dish one way - like the pork stew with rice one day and with tortillas the next. Cuts down on the monotony and boredom of eating the same thing.
At my cooking school in Chelsea - that is what I emphasize in the "Take Home Food For a Week" class.
http://www.Indianculinarycenter.com
Reducing Food Costs: Cooking with a Friend
This is an excellent idea. I run an Indian cooking school in Chelsea and am introducing a class in May where people can come and learn to make 5 or 6 Indian dishes which they prepare in class, and then take food home with them. They get to have food for the week (or more if they freeze some) without even having to go shopping or doing any clean up. I think that is quite a good deal.
http://www.Indianculinarycenter.com
Dinner Tonight: Cauliflower-Potato Curry (Aloo Gobhi)
I agree with you - Mahanadi is a brilliant and beautiful site. I like Madhur Jaffrey's books and also have the 660 curries too. I just started a new cooking school in Chelsea called Indian Culinary Center. It is an excellent way to learn Indian cooking, which can be a tad intimidating with all those spices. Check out http://www.indianculinarycenter.com
Serious Eating resolutions for 2009...got any?
I would like to cook at home more and eat out less. And when I do eat out it will be in mostly ethnic restaurants which stretch my dollar and don't make me feel ripped off. No more fancy, fireworks on the plate type of food for me.
I will also blog more regularly on hameshahungry.blogspot.com
New Jersey Dispatch: Asian Food Center
I'm psyched to visit this place. It's really close to me.
New Jersey Dispatch: Asian Food Center
@patrickamory - there are some great supermarkets in chinatown in Manhattan that, while they can't compare in size to this, have great selections of chinese groceries including fish, meats, produce, etc. There's a big, newly-renovated place with a great selection on the corner of Elizabeth and Hester streets.
New Jersey Dispatch: Asian Food Center
I shop at the Asian Food Center on Route 22 in Plainfield. The selection of packaged potstickers and noodles, rice, and Asian condiments is amazing. The produce is cheap, but much of it is past its prime in terms of freshness.
I would not buy meat or fish here ever again. The one time I purchased scallops, they were terrible, chemically plumped, milky, and tasteless. The meat and fish area is really not very clean. There are dead fish floating in the tanks with the live ones. Yuck.
New Jersey Dispatch: Asian Food Center
That fish looks amazing. Wish we had an option like that in Manhattan.
New Jersey Dispatch: Asian Food Center
I was just there last weekend - loved it! It's larger than the one on Rt. 22, but I think they're related.
@annerska - there is a hot food section, and I did see a golden roasted pig hanging from a hook - looked really tasty, but there were too many people waiting to get food, so I didn't get to try any.
New Jersey Dispatch: Asian Food Center
Ah, no roast meats counter?
New Jersey Dispatch: Asian Food Center
This store is great, as said, very well lit and inviting. Even the cashier I had was helpful. Plus there's a whole lot of tea.
New Jersey Dispatch: Asian Food Center
Awesome finds!
Does it smell better than Great Wall though?
Photo of the Day: Maximus/Minimus's Pig Truck
Anyone know where it hangs out?
And sorry but since I have friends and family with SERious, at times life-threatening food allergies and sensitivities who are not just being "whiny" let it go ok? Sheesh.
Sometimes the veggie option just appeals too. Damn. It's not just about Meat Meat MEAT all the time. I'm really happy to live where there is such a wide range of stuff available.
Serious Heat: Peppercorns 101
I forgot that i wanted to mention long pepper(Piper longum). I'm surprised it didn't make the list, since it's an actual member of the pepper family, unlike pink and sichuan pepper. It's not for every application, but it has such a lovely aroma and more heat than regular black pepper(Piper nigrum). I made some truffles flavoured with long pepper last christmas and they were a big hit.
Serious Heat: Peppercorns 101
I love adding tons of white pepper to my cucumber gazpacho. Spicy, without alot of aromatics. Yum!
Serious Heat: Peppercorns 101
Great post, nice to see some variety.
Dinner Tonight: Palak Aalu, Palak Paneer's Cousin
I sometimes substitute chickpeas for paneer making palak channa (spinach and chickpeas). Pan fried tofu works well too.
This looks interesting but I think you probably need more spinach...the spinach should be the main focus of the dish not the aloo. Try pureeing the greens next time too...gives the dish a nice creamy flavor.
First Look at Mantao Chinese Sandwiches
thank you takat, i couldnt have said it better
First Look at Mantao Chinese Sandwiches
Those sandwiches look so..un-Chinese. So..cold. And definitely overpriced!
If you really want a mantou sandwich, make one at home! Mantou is easier to make than bread in many cases and super cheap, of course. $4 for that tiny thing??
In China, they were less than $0.50 each ; ) Ahh...Chinese street food
First Look at Mantao Chinese Sandwiches
This is disgusting. Localized food is cool if you understand the flavors you're working with but to bastardize mantao and haphazardly fill it with things that clash and over power the delicate flavor of the buns shows ZERO understanding of the food items and is a slap in the face to consumers. Putting pickled daikon in big chunks in mantao is gross. These sandwiches look like something a tourist in china would make by throwing together a few dishes he ordered and mopping it up with bread.
Northern Chinese have been eating these things for hundreds of years. If there was something that tasted good in mantao, we would have figured it out by now or Chinese-Jamaicans would have LOL. If you are going to do a chinese sausage and egg sandwich, make a egg omelet and dice the chinese sausage. It has a bad chew sliced in a mantao the way they did it. Chinese Sausage is dried/cured, its very strong, you don't need full slices.
And mantao doesn't have sesame seeds! What they're serving is sao bing. Its the stuff you eat soy milk and fried curlers with.
Serious Heat: Create Your Own Spice Blends
My fajita seasoning: Dried California chilli's ground with dehydrated onions, garlic powder, fresh oregano (or dried), a little lime zest and a little cumin (to taste) This goes on the veggies while cooking. When done add grilled chicken and toss. Add more seasoning if needed. The color is beautiful! Store the dry mix in an airtight container.
Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'
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Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'
I'd love to learn Indian cooking.
Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'
It's a tie: Thai or Japanese sushi. Both rate high around here!
Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'
i wish i knew how to make chinese..shrimp lo mein
Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'
I would love to learn how to make some really spicy Thai dishes.
Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'
I live Thai food and would love to be able to make it myself.
Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'
I'm hoping to learn to cook Turkish cuisine next - my son and daughter-in-law will be stationed there for the next two years so I'll have access to native ingredients.
Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'
I would love to learn how to cook Japanese food at home.
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Website: http://www.Indianculinarycenter.com
Location: 131 West, 23rd Street, NYNY 10011
About: I am the owner and director of the first Indian Cooking school in Chelsea. It is called the Indian Culinary Center.
I am a graduate of the French Culinary Institute and have lived in NYC for almost 25 years.
Favorite foods: Too many to list.
Last bite on earth:
Sounds fantastic. I just want to point out one thing and that is that Muzak has a negative connotation - while octopus marinated in garlic doesn't.
http://www.Indianculinarycenter.com