by Brian | Oct 24, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Candy. Mention the “candy” word and you’ll get a reaction: a turn of the head, a smack of the lips, perhaps even an instinctive reach of the hand. Where do you find candy? In any store checkout line. You can be buying a book on viral diseases at...
by Brian | Oct 23, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
For 21 years, Home restaurant in West Greenwich Village has featured farm-to-table menus with local ingredients. The restaurant space is charming, the food ever interesting. In 2001, founders David Page and Barbara Shinn published this book tracing their culinary...
by Brian | Oct 23, 2014 | Recipes
Heresy is a word we rarely use these days. Now that burning at the stake is no longer a risk, we really don’t pay attention to the rabble rousers. There are fanatical types on the other side other planet but very few in Manhattan — I’m ignoring politics policy. Some...
by Brian | Oct 21, 2014 | Recipes
It’s the perfect confluence of words: tomato, chile, and jam. This is a universal food. Almost. I would not be putting this jam on my breakfast toast, actually. It has more sizzle than I want to start my day with. But, on a toasted slice of bread with goat...
by Brian | Oct 20, 2014 | News
HI, Our blog has some technical issues, well, lots of technical issues. I have not been able to post for a week and it may be a few days more unitl everything is under control. Sorry for the interupiton. We'll be be back in business soon....
