After learning how to make focaccia bread from Carl, we went out for Japanese food near Times Square. When I mentioned that I wanted to eat near Times Square, I could tell Carl was very hesitant (I would be, too), but I reassured him that there are small pockets of Japanese restaurants throughout the city […]
Last night, I checked off another Michelin-starred restaurant, Marc Forgione. I’ve been trying to get someone to go with me for their Sunday Suppers, but there’s always some kind of scheduling conflict so I’ve put the restaurant on the back burner for a while. Luckily, my friend, Joe, is always in the mood for good […]
Whenever I go to Pearl Oyster Bar in the late spring/early summertime, my meal consists of fried oysters, a lobster roll with shoestring fries and malt vinegar, and strawberry rhubarb pie with vanilla ice cream. Since I recreated the lobster roll for my dinner party, I figured I could also recreate the strawberry rhubarb crumble […]
Over the weekend, David and I had a party with some friends and made lobster rolls, fries, mung bean noodles, and strawberry rhubarb crumble. Today I’m going to show you how to make court bouillon, which is the liquid I used for cooking the lobsters we purchased in Chinatown. Initially, I planned on steaming the […]
Last week, I went to lunch with some friends at David Chang’s newest restaurant, Má Pêche. The restaurant has been talked about for quite some time; it’s in the Chambers Hotel and has a take out option that had a soft opening a while back serving bahn mi sandwiches, cookies, and soft serve ice cream. […]
