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Cook the Book: 'Home Cooking with Jean-Georges'

Thomas Keller, chilling at home, makin' oysters and pearls, no bigs.

selizara at 11:59AM on 11/14/11

Thanksgiving: What's Your Stuffing Approach?

Pepperidge farm cubes, doctored with onion, leek, celery, carrot, mushroom, chestnut. I'm trying to convince my mom to let me put oysters in it this Thanksgiving since our Rabbi isn't attending for the first time in 20 years!

selizara at 7:14PM on 11/01/11

Product lines named after celebrity cooks: are they any good?

Another endorsement for Emeril's nonstick pans, done by all-clad - mine have held up very, very well.

selizara at 9:37AM on 10/31/11

Serious Eats Neighborhood Guides: Ed's Upper West Side

How I know I'm doing well at being a food-person: these are all the places I go in my neighborhood.

I would add Bar Boulud for its good prix-fixe, and Luke's Lobster for the best roll around.

selizara at 4:00PM on 09/26/11

Lunch and Dinner in Cooperstown, NY: where to go?

That's great! Thanks, everyone, for the recs. Ommegang definitely makes the list.

selizara at 1:29PM on 08/05/11

From A Hamburger Today

Milk Burger in East Harlem: No, This Is Not Shake Shack

@Kenji - word! I had no idea about that case!

selizara at 5:33PM on 07/19/11

From A Hamburger Today

Milk Burger in East Harlem: No, This Is Not Shake Shack

From a legal perspective: Milk Burger can copy Shake Shack's recipes all they want. Recipes are not copyrightable, and unless Meyer has patented some processes or made something a trade secret, he likely would not recover from an intellectual property perspective on the food.

However, he certainly has a case for copyright infringement of the website. It's word-for-word. And there's a decent trade dress argument to be made, as well. The menu emulates the design feel of the Shake Shack menu, which might be actionable. (Unfortunately, the closest case there is on this is the Ed's Lobster Bar/Pearl Oyster Bar bruhaha which settled out of court - no precedent!)

selizara at 5:11PM on 07/19/11

The Upper West Side H&H Is Apparently Closed For Good. What Does It Mean to You?

Losing H&H means losing one of my first NY food memories: the day I was old enough to stand in line by myself while mom went across the street to get a number at the fish counter at zabar's. "2 dozen: 6 sesame, 6 everything, 6 onion, 3 poppy, 3 pumpernickel, and the extras in cinnamon raisin, please." I was so proud. I was also maybe 8 or 9, and thought I was good at playing a cool city kid.

I'll go up to absolute more often now.

selizara at 12:18PM on 06/22/11

Soft Shell Crabs!

I buy em at citarella. For 4 crabs, melt 2-3 tbsp butter in a sauté pan. Dredge crabs in flour seasoned w salt and pepper. Smash 3-4 cloves of garlic and sauté for about 4 minutes, moving around. Sauté crabs for about 5 minutes per side, until golden brown on each.

This is my favorite prep. So simple, so good.

selizara at 9:58AM on 06/22/11

The Brunch Dish: Sarabeth's

I think I've eaten over 100 brunches at Sarabeth's. I'm not even kidding. But Adam, you are so so so so wrong: the only bread to get with your eggs is the SCONE. It is the best scone in existence. I'm not even kidding, I have tried scone upon scone upon scone elsewhere and nothing ever comes close.

I knew my ex and I were not meant to be when he ordered plain scrambled eggs and a croissant at Sarabeth's. For shame.

selizara at 11:28AM on 05/06/11

From Sweets

A Guide to UK Chocolate Candy

You missed the Lion Bar! That's my favorite UK candy.

selizara at 11:38PM on 04/26/11

From Slice

Daily Slice: The Corner Grille, Worcester, Massachusetts

I grew up 5 minutes from Corner Grille. OneDomino is right: it's delicious, but useless as takeout - it gets cold in about 5 minutes, and is never as good when reheated in a home kitchen!

I wish they would offer a thicker crust to showcase their ingredients. The thin crust just doesn't do it for me. Fortunately...I live in New York now so I can pretty much have my choice of pizza. My parents in Worcester bemoan the lack of good pizza there, though!

selizara at 12:16AM on 03/09/11

From Drinks

Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Gordon's London Dry Gin

This is my new favorite column. There's a bottle of Gordon's in my fridge right now. To be fair, I also have a bottle of Sapphire. Which I use depends on whether I'm feeling generous with friends.

"I passed on the Burnett's for the obvious reason that A.J. Burnett is my least favorite baseball player (to be fair to A.J., he does not hold this distinction alone. He's tied with the other 24 Yankees)."

You, sir, have won my heart.

selizara at 12:25AM on 03/05/11

Win a Food-Themed T-Shirt and $50 Gift Certificate from Threadless

Risotto. Creamy and delicious.

selizara at 12:10AM on 11/30/10

From Sweets

St. Louis, Missouri: Ted Drewes' Frozen Custard

Hey @ shady lane - I went to college there, too. :)

selizara at 3:23PM on 06/21/10

From Sweets

St. Louis, Missouri: Ted Drewes' Frozen Custard

Sorry, but Ted Drewes is what I dream about when I miss St. Louis. The Cardinal Sin sundae makes my life complete (vanilla custard, hot fudge, tart cherries.) It's an icon, and totally worth pimping out for some St. Louis love.

selizara at 10:47AM on 06/21/10

One Day in Philadelphia - Where Should I Go?

OK - went to Amada for lunch and it was delicious. I had the amarillo gazpacho (I am a sucker for yellow gazpacho - see Sunday Suppers at Lucques for my favorite) and the salad with chicken, roasted peppers, artichokes and a creamy garlic dressing. It was totally delicious all around! After a trip through the U.S. Mint, a stop in the Constitution center (law dork!) and a walk through the rest of the mall, I stopped into Capogiro for some gelato - I had the pistachio and the burnt sugar, which were delicious.

My host told me I was a fool not to get the dark chocolate gelato and is insisting that we go back tomorrow. I'm totally fine with that. :)

selizara at 6:21PM on 06/18/10

One Day in Philadelphia - Where Should I Go?

OK, here is my plan: Reading Market in the morning for breakfast and browsing and Amish-staring/buying of baked goods, Amada for a late lunch, hopefully outside, and Capogiro for deliciousness, possibly twice depending on how long I decide to work. I checked out the Amada menu and there are lots of options for a delicious pork-free meal - plus a really nice soup and salad or sandwich lunch deal. That is exactly the kind of thing I was looking for.

Thank you all for your fantastic input! For what it's worth, I will have one more brunch in Philly and will go wherever my friend takes me, but I hope he knows what he is doing just as much as you guys all do!

selizara at 11:34AM on 06/17/10

One Day in Philadelphia - Where Should I Go?

Hey @lenbob - I already live in New York!

Thanks all for the awesome suggestions. I've already done the Pats/Genos thing, and I don't eat pork (SORRY) and I have been to the Reading Market before, but I'll probably go back and scour the stands for new stuff. Also, last time I was there was on a Sunday so none of the Amish peoples were open. I have also had cannoli from Isgro's and agree that they are outstanding (but nothing beats my hometown Mike's!) Capogiro is another one I forgot about, but I'll be sure to hit that up as well.

I am intrigued by Tampopo...

selizara at 4:18PM on 06/16/10

Weekday Dim Sum in Manhattan Chinatown or Flushing?

Thanks, all. Of course, we ended up changing our plans completely and going to King's Seafood on Saturday. It wasn't bad, but I think I'm done with Manhattan dim sum. Flushing/Sunset Park just seem to have so many better places to try. (It's just hard for me to have the time to get out there as I am a law student busy with finals!)

I'll probably try Red Egg at some point, too. I just like going to the dim sum places with the carts because I can look at the dishes and order by pointing without having to speak Chinese. (Seriously, at King's this weekend we were the only non-Chinese people there, and none of the cart ladies spoke any English. We had to basically run around the restaurant with our ticket just to find the things we wanted!)

selizara at 11:22AM on 05/03/10

Is Your Pet Named After a Food (or Food Critic)?

My childhood dog's middle name was Matzahball. She was a bichon frisee - light, off-white and fluffy!

selizara at 12:39AM on 04/22/10

Poll: Matzoh Ball Soup - With or Without Noodles?

I never put noodles in matzah ball soup, and I'm always surprised when I order it at a deli and it comes with noodles. But like others have said, that is probably because I actually associate matzah ball soup with Passover, when noodles are forbidden. (Plus the K for P noodles, along with most manufactured K for P foods (especially including the fake cookies and cake mixes) are really quite awful.)

selizara at 10:30AM on 03/01/10

From Recipes

Dinner Tonight: Shrimp Tikka Masala

Made this tonight and it didn't really work at all, sadly. The onion never "melted" into the sauce, and I ended up having to use an immersion blender just to get it into a somewhat liquid state. Oh well.

selizara at 9:36PM on 01/31/10