I recently had the pleasure of spending a week in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, where I ate some of the best seafood and barbeque of my life. Case in point: Freshly caught and steamed peel and eat shrimp at Dockside ‘N Duck. Also worth mentioning in terms of life-altering dining experiences was my [...]
“YANKEE STADIUM!” The butcher at Fairway pronounced with pride as he displayed the gorgeous 13-rib crown pork roast that I had ordered for this year’s Pan Chance. What is this “Pan Chance,” you ask? A fancy little annual holiday dinner party that my friend Gregory hosts every year- you can read all about it here [...]
I’m back! Want to know how I survived what will have been my craziest semester of graduate school, without caving in and ordering take-out every night? With recipes like this one, that didn’t take me more than a half hour to cook. Steamed fish and vegetables in parchment paper packets- if you are someone who [...]
My favorite food to eat, but not cook myself, is great artisanal cheese. Tasting different kinds of cheeses is a great joy in my life. Last Friday I had a wonderful experience dropping by The Cheese Cave in Red Bank, NJ for their weekly $5 BYOB cheese sampling event. I had already visited The Cheese [...]
It’s kind of weird, walking around the city tonight. After three summer months of aggressive heat and humidity, the air is dry and cool and there is a tangible sense of relief on the streets downtown. The East Village, and everything I love about it, is still here; all of the little street and garden [...]
With so much barbecuing transpiring around me, I’ve been banging out the clutch side dishes. I came across some lovely red and yellow baby potatoes at the market and became inspired to adapt a French-style salad flavored with white wine, Dijon, and tons of fresh herbs. This potato salad is a perfect side to bring [...]
