Not in NYC
Ed,
I just joined today, and after an hour of looking around, I notice that everyone here seems to be from NY (not that that's a bad thing). Is this a NYC centric site? If so, I should leave.
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jibaro
Not in NYC
Thanks!
I recently moved from New England to Puerto Rico, and food is the thing I miss the most. I have yet to find decent bagels, pizza, or even Italian sausage. I find myself cooking a lot more to get the food I miss.
Gnocco Fritto Rules
I've never had this, but it looks great. (My family is from the south of Italy, so it's not a part of my family tradition).
Mario Batali has a recipe here: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_12071,00.html
I think I'll give it a try.
I live in Puerto Rico, so I've given up on finding an Italian restaurant outside of San Juan, but I have salumi and cheese shipped in regularly.
Rachael Ray: I Can Cook A Little, and So Can You
My biggest complaint with RR is when she prepares "Italian" food. I grew up in an Italian-American household, and I recognize none of what she cooks.
That said, RR is not a chef, nor does she claim to be. I completley agree that she is selling time not food. I like food, so I simply don't watch her.
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Dunkin' Donuts: ham, egg, and cheese on a toasted plain bagel. I'm a food snob (I would never consider eating at most fast food places), but when I lived in the Boston area (Newton, actually), and was on my way to work at 5AM, this was the only choice. And I learned to love it. Those beautiful Portuguese women knew me after a week, and their early-morning greetings were as important to me as the food and the large coffee. Cost? Under $4. I knew these were nuked eggs and nuked ham, but I didn't care.
Living now in Puerto Rico, I dream of such a feast.
What ever happened to "house coffee"? I'd go into a Starbucks and ask for a "large black coffee", and they'd look at me like I was nuts.