Professional Knife Sharpening
Can anyone recommend a professional knife sharpener in NYC? The only one I can find by searching is Henry Westpfal on 25th street. Any others? Thanks in advance.
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My Top 10 New York Ice Cream Scooperies
Grom gelato smokes the competition in my opinion.
Cilantro Haters Unite, While Wearing Anti-Cilantro Graphic Tees
Cilantro is awesome. Makes my fishball soup broth taste like wow!
Are Wine Clubs Worth it?
K&L in San Francisco. www.klwines.com
I am not kidding, they ship to NY and you get to re-order at a discount.
Incredible service and picks.
It's HOT in NY!
Hot days and nights call for spicy food! Tonight I am cooking up some spicy tacos, with cool avocado and lots of cold beer!
Salt, salt, salt.
Howabout unsalted butter, piece of countryish bread, sprinkle of salt. Yum.
Why People Want Cheap Food and Expensive Wine
Wine is never appealing when it is expensive. How many times do reputable wine columnists such as Dorothy Gaiter and John Brechr of the Wall Street Journal have to debunk this ridiculous notion that wine needs to be expensive to be enjoyable?
I always want to pay more for food than I do for wine. Wine, to me, is enjoyable, mainly because it lubricates conversation and adds to the enjoyment of food. Amongst friends, after the first bottle, who cares how much the second one costs? Ludicrous.
marinade steaks
IMO - if it is a new york strip, it really doesn't need a marinade. You will wow the crowd by putting salt and pepper on it, and the grill it up nicely. NY strip is such a great cut of meat, marinades are for lesser cuts.
What's the Best Mexican Food Town in the U.S.?
And the ruling on the field stands: Colorado Springs wins with El Taco Rey.
Indonesian ingredients?
Go down to the corner of Bayard and Mott. There is a place called Indonesia and Thai Grocery. It is run by a Thai man and his Indonesian Wife (though I have not seen her around in a long time, hope she is ok!). They have everything you mentioned, and, of course, a whole lot more. There are a couple of other good groceries in the vicinity, but none so focused on Indonesian products.
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The Best Worst Restaurant Names Ever
Dai Ho
Temple City, CA
Yung Ho King Tou Chiang Restaurant
San Gabriel, CA
Yung Hou Tou Jiang
San Gabriel, CA
Yung Ho Restaurant
San Gabriel, CA
It's all about the HOs!!
The Best Worst Restaurant Names Ever
A friend of mine at Vassar told me about a place in Poughkipsee called the "Yeung Ho Chinese Restaurant"
My Top 10 New York Ice Cream Scooperies
I stopped by a really good place on the Upper East Side. It was called Last Licks. I felt like a kid again. It is a sports themed ice cream parlor. Flavors are named after various athletes. Tikitacchio (yeah like Tiki Barber) was amazing, It had chocolate and pistacchios. Its on East 93 Street. They have a candy store inside as well. Really really good!
It's HOT in NY!
My favorite simple summer meal is a grilled chicken paillard (marinated in lemon juice, olive oil, shallots, S, and P) topped with a salad of baby arugula, goat cheese, some halved baby heirloom tomatoes, and a light vinegarette. I put it on a pretty plate and have a glass of white wine, and it almost makes me forget how God-awful the heat is!
Granted, I've also been known to eat ice cream out of the container on the couch when it's too hot to cook...I am a classy lady.
Cilantro Haters Unite, While Wearing Anti-Cilantro Graphic Tees
I love cilantro but used to dislike it until I moved to CA and tasted it in Mexican food.
Now that I'm back in NY I still love it - there's nothing that compliments greasy spicy food (Indian or Mexican) like Cilantro! I am a convert!
I think the parallels between Mexican spices and flavors and Indian spices and flavors is very striking:
Cumin
Pepper
Mango
Lime
Chili
Cilantro
Tamarind
Lemon
Could someone write a book on this please?
Cilantro Haters Unite, While Wearing Anti-Cilantro Graphic Tees
This is a paradox; yes it does taste soapy, but I still like it! I guess to my palate, it comes across as a very 'clean' flavor and balances the intensity of Mexican and Thai cuisine.
My Top 10 New York Ice Cream Scooperies
yes Eddies Sweet shop in Forest Hills! Are they still there? oh, for the good old days!
My Top 10 New York Ice Cream Scooperies
I second the nomination for Chinatown Ice Cream factory. Their almond cookie ice cream is divine.
My Top 10 New York Ice Cream Scooperies
What about L'Arte del Gelato..one on 7th and bleecker and the other in Chelsea Market?
Classic Cookbooks: Marcella Hazan's Homemade Tagliatelle with Bolognese Meat Sauce
awesome recipe! just made it tonight. a couple of weeks ago, Marcella's son, Giuliano, had us over to his home for supper. This is what he made and it's perfect.
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About: Miami-->Indonesia-->Singapore-->Colorado-->New York-->?
Favorite foods: Foods that come from islands: Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Mediterranean, Caribbean, Hawaiian Islands. Warm or Cold, East or West. I'm partial to East and Southeast Asian, so pretty much the unique cuisines that have evolved in Singapore and Hawaii.
Last bite on earth: Those that know me or know what my nick means, know that my last *bite* will most likely be a *sip*. But if I have to choose a food, probably a plain grilled fish, like a snapper, or oysters, or fish ball soup. Some fresh seafood.