Serious Eats: slograffiti's Profile

Is Food Service A Young Person's Game?

it is a young person's job as a working cook/chef. as a 20-something working the line in a very busy nyc restaurant, i come home every night after a 14 hour shift wondering why i do this to my body and life...and then i realize i love it.

slograffiti at 3:41AM on 04/19/11

From Serious Eats

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Southside Market Sausage

podnah's pit in portland or. brisket for brunch!

slograffiti at 1:46AM on 12/16/10

From Talk

What's your favorite food when drunk?

pizza duh! i think this was invented as drunk food. extra cheese, extra hot sauce, side of marinara.

i prefer to save the greasy stuff for the morning, i think it is the perfect hangover cure. favorite is...french fries,pancakes, and coffee (at a diner, duh)

my old roommate and i used to have this strange eating habit when we were drunk: come home from bar, make a crap load of brussel sprouts, drench in butter, inhale brussel sprouts, fight over last brussel sprout. wake up in morning and wonder why apartment smells so awful.

slograffiti at 3:42PM on 10/08/09

From Talk

Weekend Cook and Tell: Lunch Box

acorn squash and cracked pepper soup from last night with granny smith apple slices for dipping (it was good, although i was skeptical while packing lunch in the morning.) and Kavli 5grains with butter.

slograffiti at 3:09PM on 09/19/09

From Talk

Dining alone in NYC

why is eating out solosuch a big deal?! When it comes down to it, the only factor that makes you feel out of place or uncomfortable is YOURSELF.

slograffiti at 4:32PM on 09/03/09

From Recipes

Dinner Tonight: Zucchini Galette

just finished making/eating this for dinner.
success! even the neighbors came over to try some.

instead of 4 zucchini, i used 2 medium zucchini and 2 big handfuls of fresh, chopped baby spinach, and also used 3 eggs instead of 2. and an 8 inch pan...improv at its most delicious.

slograffiti at 8:30PM on 06/23/09

From Talk

Weekend Cook and Tell: Sandwiches!

best...open face....ever...

top a slice of rye (i like to butter it first) with thin sliced avacado and a slice of swiss cheese, salt, pepper.

pop in the oven until cheese is melty.

then do a dance because you just ate the best sandwich ever.

slograffiti at 12:10PM on 06/11/09

From Talk

Worst Sandwich You've Ever Had

when i was young i remember eating butter and mayo sandwiches on white bread with my cousin. he was about 5 at the time (and vegetarian, by his parents choice) so that was basically all he would eat for lunch. sometimes there was some cucumber (for all the added flavor, ya know?). ha. it was freaking gross and i don't know why my parents made me eat it. luckily he lived far away and didn't come over for lunch often.

slograffiti at 4:23PM on 04/20/09

From Talk

What did you end up eating or serving for the Super Bowl?

pizza! 3 of em...
1 with pizza sauce, mozz, yellow pepper, onion, mushroom, spinach
1 "mexican" style with fresh salsa, cheddar, jalepenos, onion, sour cream
1 plain-ish (used the odds and ends that were left over from the others)

i wish i made dessert pizza, but just made brownies instead.

slograffiti at 2:04PM on 02/02/09

From Talk

'Culinary Slumming'

the BK veggie burger (yum, yum, yum. probably coated in beef grease but it is good so whatever.)
those salty little packets of instant miso soup.
Qdoba nachos
sour cream and/or cream cheese on everything (this might not sound bad, but i put it on some weird things. soup? )
stouffer's frozen mac n' cheese (it is bomb.. its creamy goodness smells like a heart attack.)

slograffiti at 1:30PM on 01/16/09

From Talk

What's Your New Year's Menu?

homemade pizza for NYE...i've been jonesin' for some shrimp, so maybe a pesto shrimp pie? yum.

slograffiti at 1:26PM on 12/31/08

From Serious Eats

Not Surprising: Vegans Have It Rough In Airports

i recently flew Continental from EWR to Heathrow and was surprised by the quality of the vegan meal i received--chana masla, basmati rice, palak paneer (no cheese, but tofu). it was not the best Indian food I've ever had, but it certainly exceeded my expectations. while everyone else received greasy chips and soda as a snack, I received an apple, a Clementine, crackers, and juice. Way to go, Continental.

slograffiti at 12:48PM on 09/10/08

From Talk

Weird parental food preparation

my father--most likely the worst cook on the planet--was responsible for making my sisters and i lunch on Saturdays. his favorite concoction was fried bologna sandwiches with cheese and mayo. he was always so proud of his greasy concoction, but my sisters and i would secretly pray we would not die. the absolute worst was when he tried to make it with olive loaf...gross.

slograffiti at 11:23AM on 09/08/08

From Talk

One Last Meal in NYC-What Do You Want on Yer Tombstone?

i agree with the bagel! A Murray's Bagel, to be exact.
also a heaping plateful of crispy soul 'chicken' from Red Bamboo. yummm...

slograffiti at 3:37PM on 08/12/08

From Serious Eats

We Approve of Bloomberg's Hypothetical Last Breakfast

the breakfast i eat M-F is so delicious that i would definitely want it as my last--

everything bagel (the kind with ALOT of everything) toasted with scallion cream cheese and 2 big, juicy slices of tomato. top that with an egg, over hard.

slograffiti at 4:04PM on 07/29/08

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