Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
I remembered on Monday night that I had book club on Tuesday. (That’s the day after in case you’ve been working the kind of hours I have resulting in days that bleed together.) I was right near Whole Foods so I cruised Pinterest for an easy appetizer while I walked to the store. I found…
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One of my New Years Resolutions was to revive this monthly feature…so here we go! The Dish: A take on street meat. There is a string of scenes where Mila Kunis’ character is trying to convince JT’s character to move to NYC by showing him all the amazing things about the city, ranging from a…
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I think they nailed it in “There’s Something About Mary” when they marvel at how there should be more food on sticks. Food on a stick is portable and fun to eat and shouldn’t be limited to corn dogs. Stick food doesn’t have to mean ballpark, as exemplified by Stix, a restaurant that focuses on…
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My plan for book club was to make one of my Mom’s pies. I got the recipe and was all ready to go…until I couldn’t find the main ingredient in the grocery store. So there I was, standing in D’Ag at 8:45 PM the night before, no idea what I was going to make. I…
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For years a boring brasserie had been on the corner of 60th and 3rd that only received my business if I needed a quick bite before seeing a movie next door. Thankfully, it has been replaced by Anassa Taverna, a Greek restaurant that doesn’t take any arm twisting for a pre-movie meal. Raychel and I…
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I have to admit, Jewish food is never top of my list. I didn’t grow up around it so not only are items like bagels, deli sandwiches, and matzah ball soup far from my top cravings, I am usually turned off by those foods. However, there’s only so much protesting you can do when a restaurant…
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It may be a weird choice, but I’d like to look at You Don’t Mess With The Zohan for this month’s movie. I admit, it’s a stupid movie, but as much as I tried to roll my eyes, I found myself laughing through much of it. Oh Adam Sandler, I have such a soft spot for…
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It was time for a potato side dish and although there is nothing wrong with regular roasted potatoes (cut into triangles, natch), I was in the mood to change it up ever so slightly. I still went the roasting route, but gave them some personality. Greek personality, preferably that of the dad from My Big…
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Problem: I completely forgot to prepare something for book club last night. Book club starts at 7:30 (so I have til 7:45, obviously), which means I had to leave work by 6, stop by the grocery store, and get the cooking finished by 7:35 in order to get there at an appropriate time. If I…
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Daniel Boulud may be a French chef, but the focus of his Boulud Sud is Mediterranean. I would say it’s more “inspired” rather than smack you in the face with a bunch of chickpeas kind of Mediterranean and this subtlety only makes it seem more high end. We started by getting a whole slew of…
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Peaches to Apples 