Imagine, for a moment, that you are living in ancient Rome and it’s your birthday. According to food historians, your celebratory ‘cake’ would be a flat, flour-based round with some nuts and honey baked in… I don’t know about you, but that sounds pretty unexciting to me! Thankfully, Western culture has refined the art of [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Chocolate Cake with Buttercream Frosting
Posted in Baking, Desserts, Recipes, tagged birthday cake, buttercream frosting, cake, chocolate cake, dessert, ghirardelli, vanilla on June 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Scott Peacock’s Shrimp Grits
Posted in Recipes, Recommended Meals, Restaurants, tagged atlanta, edna lewis, georgia, grits, james beard award, scott peacock, Shrimp, southern cooking, watershed on June 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
One of my all-time favorite restaurants is Watershed in Atlanta — owned by Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls and run by chef Scott Peacock, a James Beard Award winner. This place has the best Southern food I’ve ever had; hands down. And one of the best dishes on the menu is the shrimp grits [...]
A Turtle of the Frozen Variety
Posted in Desserts, tagged adele's, custard, dessert, ice cream, minnesota, turtle pie on June 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It just doesn’t get much better than turtle pie: Oreo cookie crust, homemade frozen vanilla custard, chocolate fudge, pecans and cashews and gooey caramel. This one from Adele’s custard shop in Excelsior, Minnesota, deserves high marks.
The “turtle” combination — nuts, caramel and chocolate — has always been a favorite. Turtle candies, turtle brownies, turtle sundaes…. [...]
A Visit to Mom’s Kitchen
Posted in Mexican/Southwestern, Middle Eastern, Recommended Meals, tagged black bean corn salsa, greek, homemade meals, kebabs, lamb, mexican, minnesota, mom, tzatiki on June 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What is it about food from a mother’s kitchen that always seems to make it so therapeutic, nourishing, satisfying, and delicious? Maybe it’s the evocation of memories of wonderful shared meals with family and friends. Or, perhaps it’s the evident amount of love and care that went into a motherly preparation. At the least, I [...]
Seaside Dining & Drinking in NYC
Posted in Restaurants, tagged 79th St Boat Basin, Hudson, New York, new york city, nyc, Restaurants, Upper West Side on June 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Looking out on the Hudson River as the sun sets over New Jersey, it’s easy to forget the chaos of Manhattan and the stresses of a busy work week . Which is precisely why the 79th Street Boat Basin is one of my favorite places in NYC now that the weather is warmer. Grab a [...]
Momofuku Ssam Bar
Posted in Asian, Restaurants, tagged Asian, fish, Japanese, korean, lower east side, momofuku, New York, new york city, oshinko, pork, Restaurants on June 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
If America is a melting pot, Momofuku is its kitchen. This hot spot in New York’s Lower East Side (East 13th Street and 2nd Avenue) serves fusion cuisine with an Asian flair. The menu, which features seasonal regional ingredients, has categories like “raw bar” and “country hams” — stuff you’d never find at your average [...]
