Archive for February, 2010
Joey Chestnut, Have I Got a Treat for You…
Not since last year’s The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill exhibit…
…have I seen a hot dog quite so equally whimsical and terrifying.
UPDATE: Everyone to Cala Montjoi Yesterday…
Oh, Ferran, how you toy with us. Now, you are closing for good in 2011? We’ll see. In the interim, the former Japanese-Tex Mex brothel space across the street is still available. El Bulli Bay Ridge? Just think of the waiting list from Shaolin…
Yo, Ferran, no disrespect, bro, but can you pick it up on the squid tagliatelle with poached "egg" and virtuals hams? We've gots to tan before we heads over to Level Cafe...
[POM] Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Norwegian…
With the Vancouver Olympics just days away, I have finally come to terms with the fact that most of my friends could care less about the Winter Olympics and I know why: they’re jealous of Norwegians. It is the only reason I can logically justify, as who in his right mind doesn’t enjoy sitting for hours on end watching perfectly healthy Scandinavians throwing themselves off perilously steep slopes, blindly speeding feet first down mile long tubes of ice or chasing after pucks with brooms all the while winning record-breaking numbers of medals? It’s heaven!
Someone To Eat Cheese With…
Four things are guaranteed in our apartment’s refrigerator at all times:
1) Unsweetened soy milk;
2) Bonne Maman jam;
3) An odd array of half-utilized South Asian condiments; and
4) Cheese. Lots and lots of cheese.
Living in New York City not only provides endless, excellent options for cheese procurement, but also allows for easy access to something that, as a non-commercial kitchen consumer (though perhaps we should look into wholesale prices given the amount of cheese we nibble), I couldn’t have dreamed actually existed:
THE DISCOUNT CHEESE STORE!
Y.O.K.A. – By Popular Vote, February’s Selection Is…
- Seriously? Great. Thanks a lot! Upside-Down Ham Loaf, what the *#%@?!?
Endive, You Don’t Have To Put On The Red Light…
I learned something while watching Melissa d’Arabian’s $10 Dinners “Football Fiesta” episode. Mrs. d’Arabian (who possesses more charm in her little finger than Ask Aida does in her entire soulless shell of a body) offered some curious advice along with her Super Bowl Sunday black bean hummus recipe:
"And I'm using little iceberg lettuce wedges around the side as a little scoop. There we go. Just take it, scoop it, roll it up. Inexpensive and beautiful and good for you. Mmm. Perfect balance of the white wine vinegar, and the lemon and the garlic and this hummus is just a little over $1.50 including the lettuce. And, if you ever get the endive, those also make great little scoops, really pretty, natural, good for you. But those you have to get on sale, because those can be a little bit expensive if you don’t get them on sale.”
Foffee In The Afternoon... 