Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
Two things were standing in the way of dessert at last week’s dinner party: 1) I’m not big on baking and 2) I was low on time. Thankfully, I remembered something Murray’s Cheese posted on their tumblr a while back. As I just mentioned, I didn’t have a ton of time on my hands so…
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I bought fig butter for a recipe recently and had half a jar leftover. I didn’t want to waste it so I worked to find a recipe that incorporated it. This may come as a surprise, but fig butter is not one of my go to ingredients. It is by no means a typical condiment…
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Food trucks have recently deemed the front of my office building a good place to park, which means temptation is now ever-present. I had resisted for quite some time, which was easy since I typically bring my lunch to work. On Thursday, however, I just didn’t have time to make my turkey and cheese sandwich.…
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Now that we’re in year 5 of Thanksgiving at Mark and Allison’s, we’ve started settling into our own traditions. When we combined the Sand and Konter families we kept some favorites from each side (two turkeys, corn and carrot souffles, cranberry sauce, etc.) and then incorporated some new dishes that have since become depended upon…
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I am dreaming about cheese. Not just any cheese: the housemade stracciatella at Spasso. It’s been nine days and this cheese is all I can think about. It falls somewhere between the firm outside and creamy inside of burrata cheese and is a stringy gobbledy goop in a bowl, topped with olive oil and sea…
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When it comes to cheese shops, I’m pretty loyal to Murrays, but there’s a new guy in town that’s offering some interesting competition. When it comes to straight cheese selection, Murray’s still wins out, but when you want a fun meal, Beecher’s is the place to go. When you walk into the Flatiron cheese temple, you’ll…
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As you likely know, my favorite thing is a cheese plate so when Steph and I decided to meet after work for a drink and a bite, we picked a place that specialized in just that, Casellula. I have never walked into a restaurant that had a cheese case front and center. It was like…
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Peaches to Apples 