Whole Roasted Chicken
Natalya and I are huge fans of buying whole rotisserie chickens from the grocery store, especially when we are feeling too lazy to cook. Sometimes we will incorporate the rotisserie chicken as part of a full meal, but more often we end up just picking at it as a quick snack. One day, we were … Continue reading
Le Bernardin – Tasting Menu, NYC
Return to main menu: “Le Bernardin, NYC” Le Bernardin Tasting Menu $138 per person, $185 with added Pastured Poached Egg and Osetra Caviar à la carte AMUSE BOUCHE Winter Bourne Oyster With Mushrooms And Truffle Foam The oyster in truffle foam was an amazing amuse bouche, and tickled our taste buds to get us excited … Continue reading
Le Bernardin – Chef’s Tasting Menu, NYC
Return to main menu: “Le Bernardin, NYC” Chef’s Tasting Menu + Wine Pairing $185 per person, $325 with wine pairing AMOUSE BOUCHE Lobster salad TUNA Smoked Yellowfin Tuna “Prosciutto”; Japanese Pickled Vegetables and Crispy Kombu Chablis, “Vieilles Vignes”, Domaine Savary, Burgundy 2007 The “prosciutto” style of curing the tuna made the fish taste almost lox-like, … Continue reading
Lemon-Dill Halibut
It was a Sunday evening and Natalya and I were embarking on another complex series of recipes from Kei (Harissa Salsa with Housemade Ricotta bruschetta and preparing the brine for Roasted Chicken). We knew it was probably going to take hours for those recipes and we would still need a main dish for dinner. I … Continue reading
Print, NYC
Print Chef: Charles Rodriguez Pastry Chef: Heather Carlucci-Rodriguez Cuisine: American Nouveau Neighborhood: Hell’s Kitchen Price:$40 per person for food + drinks (not incl. tax/tip) Phone: (212) 757-2224 Address: 653 11th Avenue, NYC 10036 Choosing a good NYC restaurant for a pre-theater dinner is like voting for politician in… well, any election… let’s face it — … Continue reading
Pollo alla Diavola
I was reading my boss’s Men’s Health magazine at work and came across this recipe which seemed fast, healthy, and tasty. I copied it and decided to try it out during the week, because the preparation and cooking time are not too daunting to necessitate a weekend. Traditional Pollo alla Diavola, or the “devil’s-style chicken,” … Continue reading
Poached Salmon
Jen and I have been on a greasy, MSG-ridden (yet delicious) Asian food binge for a few weeks, so we decided to cook something a little more healthy for lunch this week. Enter… poached salmon. You boil it, so how can it possibly be anything but healthy?! Jen perused poached salmon recipes on Allrecipes.com and … Continue reading
Colicchio & Sons, NYC
Colicchio & Sons Chef: Tom Colicchio Cuisine: American Nouveau Neighborhood: Meatpacking District Price: $55 per person for a two course meal (à la carte) + tax / tip / wine Tasting Menu (8 courses) is available for $125 + optional wine pairing $65 Phone: (212) 400-6699 Address: 85 10th Avenue, NYC 10011 When I first … Continue reading
Chicken Chow Mein
Chow Mein 炒面 is a Chinese stir-fried noodle dish that is typically served in two ways: steamed or crispy style. The latter version is also known as Hong Kong style in Western cultures, and it is one of my favorite Chinese dishes. In order to get the perfect crispness of these thin noodles, you must … Continue reading
Shaburi, CA
“Shabu-Shabu is a Japanese variant of hot pot. The dish is related to sukiyaki in style, where both use thinly sliced meat and vegetables, and usually served with dipping sauces, but it is considered to be more savory and less sweet than sukiyaki. It is considered a winter dish but is eaten year-round.” – Wikipedia Shaburi 171 Jackson St San Jose, … Continue reading
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