Serious Eats: jwiener's Profile

I tried to thin and spherify blueberry jam using sodium alginate and calcium chloride. The idea was to have "blueberries" over ice cream that would break and become blueberry sauce in the mouth. Does that make sense? It actually worked pretty well, but I didn't get the thickness of the liquid right.

jwiener at 8:10PM on 03/07/11

From Slice

United States of Pizza: Massachusetts

I can't thank you enough for mentioning Pinnochio's in Harvard Square (or 'Noch's, as we called it). Fond, fond memories from many a late night in college :). I still really don't know how they get the crust of their Sicilian so freakin' light and crispy. Awesome.

jwiener at 4:42PM on 02/28/11

From Sweets

Indian Pudding, a New England Thanksgiving Tradition

Indian pudding is awesome. Growing up on Martha's Vineyard, it was pretty common, but I haven't had it in years!

jwiener at 9:49PM on 11/24/10

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'Bobby Flay's Throwdown!'

samosa!

jwiener at 4:10PM on 11/02/10

From Serious Eats

Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 127: My Vacation Food Fantasies, And What I Actually Ate

I hadn't heard that Nectar had food. I always thought it was a shame that The Hot Tin Roof and Outerland (the clubs at that location before Nectar) squandered the huge kitchen and just served drinks. Pretty cool.

With respect to Eileen Blake's pies: When they're good, they're amazing. When Eileen was getting old, though, she would often make mistakes such as baking them at the wrong temperature so that the inside is raw but the outside is brown, or using salt instead of sugar. No joke. That was years ago, though.

jwiener at 9:14AM on 07/10/10

From Serious Eats

Hot Dog of the Week: New Jersey Italian Hot Dog

Seeing this post has caused such a rush of emotions for me. My dad grew up in Elizabeth, NJ, and my mom in Cranford, and we'd visit at least twice a year when I was a kid. When there wasn't anything planned with the family, Dad and I would sneak off and he would show me around his old stomping grounds, and, invariably we'd get hungry. We'd sometimes go to White Diamond/White Rose, etc, and I remembered that... but I had forgotten all about the italian hot dog until right now. I've actually been to Tommy's, Charlie's AND Jimmy Buffs over the years. For those that haven't had a real italian hot dog... they're AMAZING. Thank you, Hawk, for bringing my right back to my childhood.

jwiener at 10:53PM on 07/09/10

From Serious Eats

Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 126: Eating in the Car: Do Car Calories Count?

And, as a follow up, what do you consider serious eating destinations on MV? I'm always curious what visitors' experiences are. Though, I suppose, I'm just a visitor now, too!

jwiener at 1:28PM on 07/02/10

From Serious Eats

Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 126: Eating in the Car: Do Car Calories Count?

I'm proud of your self-control on the road, but as a Martha's Vineyard native (and now fellow Manhattanite) I have to ask: Will you be able to control yourself when you are in Menemsha faced with fried clams and chowder at The Bite? Good luck with THAT, my friend. :-)

jwiener at 1:26PM on 07/02/10

From Serious Eats

The Food Lab: Homemade Greek-American Lamb Gyros

Oh. My....

I have been waiting for so long for this. NO ONE has ever really figured out gyros at home! This is the kind of contribution to humanity for which you will be long remembered. THANK YOU!

jwiener at 3:37PM on 06/04/10

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'Molto Gusto'

El Malecon. Washington Heights, Manhattan, NYC. Best. Chicken. Ever.

jwiener at 3:16PM on 04/12/10

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'Jamie's Food Revolution'

we keep homemade tomato sauce in the freezer, so pasta with chicken, crumbled mozzarella and tomato sauce is a staple.

jwiener at 3:07PM on 01/04/10

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'

Middle eastern/ israeli/ halal style food. Kofta... falafel... gyro/shwarma... I get it on the street all the time but it just seems like alchemy to me.

jwiener at 6:53PM on 06/10/09

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'Rustic Fruit Desserts'

cherry cobbler!! with vanilla ice cream...

jwiener at 9:09PM on 06/02/09

From A Hamburger Today

White Diamond, a Vintage Slider Emporium in Linden, New Jersey

WHITE DIAMOND!!! My parents are from north jersey and my dad used to take me to the Clark White Diamond and the similar White Rose in Roselle. These are seriously the greatest. Man, what a blast from the past. Love this blog...

jwiener at 9:05PM on 06/02/09

From Serious Eats: New York

Win Tickets to the New Taste of the Upper West Side Event

Jean Georges

jwiener at 3:14PM on 05/24/09

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'The Asian Grill'

the best I've got is the time I was grilling onions and they fell through the grates. so many fell through, and they were covered in oil... pretty epic flare up and ensuing mess... sigh...

jwiener at 7:48PM on 04/17/09

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: ''Wichcraft'

crabcake, greens, spicy remoulade... heaven...

jwiener at 1:53PM on 04/07/09

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'On the Line'

i love barely grilled tuna encrusted with sesame seeds and dipped in mayo mixed with sriracha, soy, sesame and mirin. Yum!

And shrimp scampi will always be one of my favorite things.

jwiener at 4:07PM on 02/27/09

From Serious Eats

Today Serious Eats Is One!

I seriously don't remember life without Serious Eats... Happy Birthday!

jwiener at 3:01PM on 12/17/07

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: Vegetarian Suppers

Aloo Chole (Indian Chickpea and Potato dish). Done right, it's incredible. Aloo Chole. Wow.

jwiener at 9:33PM on 11/20/07

From Serious Eats

A Halloween Candy Hierarchy: What's Your Favorite Trick or Treat?

I am from the sour candy generation, so one of my favorites was Sourpatch Kids. But they didn't come before:

Mounds
Raisinets
Whoppers
Three Musketeers
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
M&M's(This I'll qualify. Though I'm a dark chocolate guy and don't love M&M's, as a kid I loved the idea that in my bag of candy was ANOTHER bag with MORE candy.)

jwiener at 1:10PM on 11/05/07