Salad with Buttermilk-Chive Dressing

I was set on the idea of making my Almond and Pecan Crusted Chicken and I decided to serve it with some Roasted Sweet Potatoes. I was looking for another good side dish to complement the meal and was looking for something lighter. I came across a recipe for Almond-Crusted Chicken and Nectarine Salad with … Continue reading

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

I decided to roast some sweet potatoes to serve with my Almond and Pecan Crusted Chicken. I prepared these sweet potatoes in the same fashion I do for all my vegetables: coating with some olive oil and seasoned with salt and pepper. Simple is best! A lot of recipes suggest adding maple syrup and a … Continue reading

Almond and Pecan Crusted Chicken

I randomly stumbled upon a recipe for Almond-Crusted Chicken With Sweet Potatoes and Asparagus online and was amazed how little work it required to produce such mouth-watering results. As I normally do when trying a new recipe, I made sure to conduct a thorough online search of related recipes and reviews to determine how to … Continue reading

Plein Sud, NYC

Plein Sud Executive Chef: Sebastien Agez Cuisine: French Neighborhood: Tribeca Price: $40-60 total per person Address: 85 West Broadway, NYC 10007 (at the Smyth Hotel) Phone: (212) 204-5555 Hours: Breakfast: Mon-Sun 6:30am – 11am Lunch: Mon-Fri 11:30am – 4:30pm Dinner: Sun-Wed 4:30pm – 11pm // Thurs-Sat 4:30pm – 12am Brunch: Sat-Sun 11:30am – 4:30pm Plein … Continue reading

ABC Kitchen, NYC

ABC Kitchen Chef & Owner: Jean-Georges Vongerichten Executive Chef: Dan Kluger Cuisine: American Nouveau, Local, Organic Neighborhood: Union Square, Flatiron Price: $30-50 total for brunch Address: 35 E 18th St., NYC 10003 Phone: (212) 475-5829 Hours: Dinner: Sun-Thur 5:30pm – 10:00pm // Fri-Sat: 5:30pm – 11:30pm Brunch: Sat-Sun 11am – 3:30 pm Lunch: Mon-Fri 12pm … Continue reading

Food Trucks, CA

Food trucks are all the rage right now in California. They have been very popular in Southern California and have worked their way over to the Bay Area over the past couple of years. Most of the time the good ones are in San Francisco, but I don’t always have the time to make the … Continue reading

SHO Shaun Hergatt, NYC

SHO Shaun Hergatt Chef: Shaun Hergatt Cuisine: Asian Fusion, French Neighborhood: Financial District aka FiDi Price: Lunch Prix Fixe: two course $27, three course $33.  Dinner Prix Fixe: four course $85, five course $100.  A la carte also available. Phone: (212) 809-3993 Address: 40 Broad St. Lev8.35/8.60    9.25el 2, NYC 10004 Hours: Mon-Fri 7am-10pm; Sat … Continue reading

Scrambled Egg Whites with Crab Meat 大良炒牛奶

The last time I visited home, my dad and I set about to cook some traditional Chinese dishes together.  The central theme of the dinner was seafood and using up all the leftover egg whites I had from the making Hollandaise sauce earlier for brunch.  We decided to cook a simple Fish Fillet with Broccoli Stir … Continue reading

Fish Fillet with Broccoli Stir Fry 西蘭炒魚片

Every time I visit home, I love cooking for my family and it’s even better when we all cook together.  My dad cooks amazing Chinese food and I love learning new recipes from him.  I started browsing through all the Chinese cookbooks we owned and found some simple classic recipes from the Chinese Cuisine cookbook … Continue reading

Rayuela Brunch, NYC

Rayuela Executive Chef: Máximo Tejada Cuisine: Estilo Libre Latino, contemporary Latin American and Spanish Neighborhood: LES Price: $30-50 pp brunch Phone: (212) 253-8840 Address: 165 Allen Street, NYC 10002 Kitchen Hours: Mon – Thur 5:30pm – 11pm / Fri – Sat 5:30pm – 12am / Sun 5pm – 10pm Lounge Hours: Mon – Thur 5:30pm … Continue reading