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"If clowns had a cuisine, this would be it."
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French Food in the States: I'll Take the Duck, Skip the 'Tude
balthazar has been packed since it opened 11 years ago - that doesn't happen by treating people badly...I can't imagine what you're talking about and neither, it seems, can the throngs of people who obviously love the place. Despite it's over the top popularity, it remains a neighborhood favorite.
Pass the Sushi, Dad
Yes, the trophy kids - the kind who at the age of 2 are held high like foodie merit badges, parroting words like SHITAKE MUSHROOMS DADDY (these are the parents who will face crisis when their little gourmand progenies launch their own white food rebellion). Your picks are right on - I would add that my own kid, an average eater, loves the stewed squid at the Spotted Pig. And the gnuddi there is the worlds most exquisite baby food. The thing is kids never finish their meals, so their meals should be something that you want to finish for them.
Keith McNally Takes a Groundless Swipe at Bruni
sandro, restaurant reviewing is itself "engaging in attacks on a person's livlihood."
Question of the Day: Ever consider a food-related tattoo?
the chef at the meeting house restaurant in Amagansett NY has a fabulous array of root vegetables and mushrooms (chanterelles!) around his forearm - love it.
I'm bored with my panini maker.
Simple Italian Sandwiches - recipes from 'ino - will make you love your panini machine all over again
The State(s) of Fried Clams
does anyone know anything about the fry shack at town beach in Sag Harbor?
Ditch Plains is not there yet
the waitress came at me with clam chowder in a copper pot. If I'm not at Jean George, I don't want the ceremony of a copper pot being spilled into a bowl. This, from a joint that puts the whipped cream can on the table with the key lime pie. What strange service affectations they have there.
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French Food in the States: I'll Take the Duck, Skip the 'Tude
Well said - I wish that could be on billboards all over town! I just booked a May 3rd reservation for 2 at Benoit through opentable - I'll let you know about the 'tude quotient ;-)
Question of the Day: Ever consider a food-related tattoo?
I have a duck on my right upper arm with a heart and a banner that says DUCK FAT, and below that a bracelet of the native chilepetins- they are small, like THai bird chilies, and have heart shaped leaves, so my husband's name is in one of the leaves. Left arm is a grape bunch with "Zinfandel" above and "Primitivo" below. Bracelet for that arm will likely be basil and tomatoes, but I am also looking for someone willing to do the Time Magazine portrait of Ms. Julia on my back.
The State(s) of Fried Clams
Have to agree with Baha... Ken's Place in Scarborough, Maine... natives would refer to it as Pine Point... fried clams are terrific and I never leave the restaurant without a clamcake or two. But some of the very best fried clams I've ever had (and I grew up on the southern coast of Maine) are at a little shack in Wells... The Fisherman's Catch. Orgasmic!!!
The State(s) of Fried Clams
Ate at The Bite in Menemsha today and would now put them at the top of my life's list of good fried clams.
Agreed that there isn;t enough salt in most clam flour, but The Bite's seemed just right. Perfecto in fact.
Question of the Day: Ever consider a food-related tattoo?
I have long considered one since becoming a chef, and have finally done it. Of course it takes a while to finally decide what you want to have done, but I am really happy with what I came up with:
The State(s) of Fried Clams
Hi
There is a clamshack called Arnolds on the cape near Eastham or Orleans ( located on Route 6 ) that has fanastic fried clams and seafood. It is definatleyt worth a trip. It ranks right up there with Lennys in CT and Kens Place in ME.
Pass the Sushi, Dad
i'll never forget the day i heard a 3 year old boy say "arugala" at Columbus Bakery. Not kidding. I'll defend chicken fingers to the end. Slap some ranch dressing on the side and you've got yourself some goodness.
Pass the Sushi, Dad
In my nannying days, I made a lot of Annie's Mac and Cheese and chicken nuggets, but the little one (age 7) also loved proscuitto, Comte cheese, smoked duck breast, and chorizo.
Pass the Sushi, Dad
My son has the NY version of this limited list. Chicken nuggets, mac and cheese, sushi (Cali rolls only), pizza, Dumplings (especially soup dumplings) & Pate. I don't know how we slipped pate in there but he is discerning enough that when I tried to pass off chopped liver when he was around five, he spit it out.
We recently were able to get him to try fried calamari (must be the breading) which he likes, as long as it's not the tentacles.
The State(s) of Fried Clams
Thanks for the tips. I live in Colorado and there is no where to find anything close to a fried belly clam. I grew up near Saybrook, CT and we always went to J. Ad's for clams.
I'm in Boston next week on a biz trip. Last time there, I was disappointed. Between the airport and Chelmsford (where I have to stay) is there any chance of great fried clams and/or steamers?
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