Happy 2nd Birthday Food Comas!
Happy Birthday to us — Food Comas turns 2 today! Blogging has been a very rewarding experience for all of us, and we just love being able to connect with family, friends, and strangers over a shared love for food. Our kitchen is our happy place; hours just fly when we are cooking, experimenting, and … Continue reading
Nutella Swirl Bundt Cake
Tomorrow is Food Comas’ birthday! In honor of our 2nd year of fun food recipes and dining reviews, I decided to bake this awesome cake that involves some of my favorite ingredients: vanilla, sugar and nutella! My roommate and I have two big jars of nutella just sitting there waiting to be eaten, so I … Continue reading
Blue Hill at Stone Barns, NY
Blue Hill at Stone Barns Chef: Dan Barber Cuisine: American, Farmer’s Feast! Price: 12 courses $208; 8 courses $148; 5 courses $108; 4 courses (Sundays only) $88 Phone: 914-366-9600 Address: 630 Bedford Road, Pocantico Hills, NY 10591 Hours: Wed-Sat 5pm – 10pm; Sun1pm-10pm Jen’s and my restaurant wish list is realistically never-ending and constantly changing. … Continue reading
White Gazpacho
Jen has been meaning to make gazpacho for a while. We both love cold, refreshing soups, especially in the summer. When the weather gets warmer, she always hints for me to mix up some Russian Holodnik, a chilled beet soup that’s very popular back in the motherland. Making gazpacho and the like is one of … Continue reading
Marc Forgione – Brunch, NYC
Marc Forgione Chef: Marc Forgione Cuisine: American Nouveau Neighborhood: Tribeca Price: $50 total per person for a brunch entrée and bottomless mimosas! Phone: 212-941-9401 Address: 134 Reade Street, NY, NY 10013 Brunch Hours: Sunday 11:30AM – 3:00PM Natalya already wrote about the dinner scene at Marc Forgione back in April 2011, but we have been several … Continue reading
Roasted Vegetable Salad
I was introduced to this simple, savory salad at my Knife Skills class at the Institute of Culinary Education located in Flatiron in NYC. I had always wanted to take some technique classes (rather than just learning recipes) and these two courses taught by Brendan McDermott came highly recommended. Knife Skills 1 is all about … Continue reading
Buttermilk Fried Chicken
“If there’s a better fried chicken out there, I haven’t tasted it.” — Thomas Keller, Ad Hoc at Home To be honest, I still have a torrid love affair with BonChon’s Soy Garlic Fried Chicken, but Thomas Keller has a point. His buttermilk fried chicken is the most incredible, traditional American-style fried chicken I have ever tasted. … Continue reading
Jasper’s Corner Tap and Kitchen, CA
Jasper’s Corner Tap and Kitchen, CA Cuisine: American, Brewpubs – Taprooms Neighborhood: Union Square Price: $11-35 pp Phone: 415-775-7979 Address: 401 Taylor Street, San Francisco CA, 94134 Hours: Mon-Wed, Sun 11:30 am – 12 am; Thu-Sat 11:30 am – 1 am website: http://www.jasperscornertap.com/ This year marks San Francisco’s 11th annual Dine About Town. For two weeks in January, customers … Continue reading
Cinco de Mayo Fiesta!
Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone! May 5th commemorates the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. In the US, this date is observed as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride, which in present day loosely translates to people drinking a whole lot of tequila and cerveza. … Continue reading
Moroccan Kefta in a Turmeric Tomato Sauce
I talked about koftas / keftas a decent amount in my last post so I won’t blab again. I had made a batch of Baked Moroccan Keftas and decided to use them to recreate a lovely brunch dish I had tried at Cafe Gitane: Spicy organic meatballs in turmeric tomato sauce with boiled egg, cucumber-yogurt … Continue reading
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