Just saw the doc "I Like Killing Flies" and realized Shopsin's was the same place Calvin Trillin wrote about last year (only because it was closing). But now Shopsin's has re-opened in the Essex Market.
So, who has a Shopsin's story? Can a novice go to the Market stall and eat abuse-free? Is Kenny the same now that his wife has passed on? Were any of you regulars at the original location?
I'm hungry for Shopsin lore!
People think I'm insane, but I simply cannot tolerate celery. I don't like the taste, the flavor, the smell. I don't like it raw and I don't like cooked. If there is celery in a tuna salad, chicken salad, potato salad--then I can't eat it. What seemingly innocuous foodstuff makes you crazy?
If I have to reduce, say, 4 cups of liquid to a cup and a half, I have no idea how to tell when I've hit my goal--unless I pour the liquid out into a tempered glass measuring cup and pour it back and forth. Is there a trick to this? Do you just eyeball it? Help me!
I like China Mirch on Lex at about 28th Street, across from Kalustyan's. It's Indian Chinese food--a fantastic fusion.
Oh my gosh, Chelley, I am wishing you all the best on your survival weekend. It sounds like you're really up against it.
The easy-peasiest dessert I know (short of store-bought lemon sorbet with berries and Cointreau) is a clafouti. Simple custard, poured over the fruit of your choosing, baked briefly. NO reason why you can't use canned or frozen fruit!
Here are a bunch from Epicurious:
http://www.epicurious.com/tools/searchresults?search=clafouti
Good luck!!
"The New Yorker" never puts its freelance writers' works online. It has to do with their allowing the writers to keep their copyrights.
I was in NOLA the suimmer before last, when Cochon was pretty new, and it was SPECTACULAR. I went twice. So, I second that, and I also second Jacque-imo's. Get the shrimp and alligator sausage cheesecake. Trust me.
No matter where you go, you're gonna do well with pork and shellfish. It's just a paradise of food.
Oops! You're right! I've just got Spitzer on the brain today.
I know Ed has expected Gov Spitzer, the goat taco fan, to champion this, but I'm thinking they must have managed this on their own. Especially after today, Spitzer's political capital is pretty much shot.
Yemen Cafe on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. Oh dear lord, their lamb. And the best foul EVER.
I do this for dinner parties. I list the date, the attendees, if there were any food issues (no seafood, kosher, etc), and then list the menu. This keeps me from having to worry about making the same thing for people who arrive in different constellations.
I don't list what I cook for myself, but I do use a checkmark/checkmark plus system for every recipe I make, so I know what I've made and whether it was good or great.
I had a subscription to Gourmet from 1975 onwards; I thought nothing beat it for writing, photography, and recipes. I never made a clunker! There was something so old school and elegant about it. I bought the annual collected cookbooks, too. Then, sadly, when Ruth Reichl assumed the editorship, she decided to make it newer, fresher, hipper. There were all sorts of little sidebar-y pieces on gadgets and there seemed to be fewer and fewer recipes About 5 or 6 years ago I let my subscription lapse.
I've tried Saveur and Food and Wine and Bon Appetit, but none have ever filled the void left by the old Gourmet. Now I just get Cooks Illustrated and use Epicurious.com.
Hooray for Mondel's! I live right around the corner, and whenever I'm blue just walking in and breathing the chocolate-y air will pick me up.
Their buttercrunch IS good, but don't miss the dark chocolate covered ginger--the ginger is a toothsome sort of jelly, and not at all too sweet; combined with the dark chocolate it's a bite of heaven. Whenever I pick up chocolates to take to a dinner party, I always buy a little sidebag of these for myself, just to whet my appetite!
I just saw this a couple of months ago and immediately shared it with everyone I knew, to mixed reactions, haha. I agree with corycm -- it's creepy and funny, but mostly wonderful, haha.
Chelley - your life over the last 72 hours sounds like a bad e-mail forward! Kudos to you for keeping your sense of humor!!
Hang in there, sistergirl. {{Hugs}}
snicker....giggle....chuckle....
7 inches of snow last night. (insert shaking head, sigh, snickering, bitching about the weather, more shaking of head and snickering here _________.)
Im going to trudge out to a managers meeting at 10. I might make it to the grocery store to actually buy food for the dinner I am planning!
I loves me some serious eaters....at least you guys accept my dry, sarcastic humor! Anyone want to come shovel? Bah ha ha ha!
Ain't it the truth, foodinmouth.
Well I, for one, am glad he's this neurotic and fearful as long as it stays at a level where he can still function, perform, and find happiness when appropriate. A little neuroses and fear within the sphere of your career is good when you're still young, no matter how successful you've already become. It'll push him to keep reaching higher and farther and we, as diners, will only benefit from that. Plus, if fear and anxiety are what created the delights at Momofuku Ko, then by all means, keep it up, Chang.
Read my review of MK at:
http://aftertastebysherry.wordpress.com/2008/03/15/momofuku-ko-lightning-strikes-a-third-time/
I must go here. I must compare to the tacquerias of Anaheim. Mmmmm, goat burritos and cabeza tacos. Mmmmm, beef's tongue tacos for a buck. Damn that trip to Disney really was the magical kingdon...of food.
Oops! You're right! I've just got Spitzer on the brain today.
Just to set the record straight, and give credit where credit's due, it was Senator Chuck Shumer who came out and stuck up for the place.
Taim, 22 Waverly, the best falafels in NY. The fries with aoili/safron dip is killer too. The young Israeli couple that own the place work all day & night with a great care for freshness & thus the steady flow of business. Only a few seats, but the flow is constant.
authentic Thai @ Sripraphai in Jackson Heights is the BEST !!
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