by Brian | Jan 24, 2020 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Mixology, Recipes
Heresy. I committed heresy. And it was just fine. Suzi and I took a walk last Sunday from Tribeca to Hudson Yards, a sprawling complex of high rise apartments and businesses on the west side of Manhattan. There’s a restaurant complex there that includes a tapas bar. A...
by Brian | Jan 23, 2020 | Recipes
In my review earlier today of The Italian Country Table, by Lynne Rossetto Kasper, I mentioned this dish as the prototype of Italian style: a few ingredients, quickly and carefully assembled into a dish of distinctive beauty. Pair these trout with some boiled potatoes...
![TBT Cookbook Review: The Italian Country Table by Lynne Rossetto Kasper [1999]](https://cookingbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wc-Book-Cover-3-1080x675.jpg)
by Brian | Jan 23, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Cooking Events
Lynne Rossetto Kasper is noted for many things: her grace and style, her decades of The Splendid Table on Public Radio, her marvelous writing capabilities. But I suggest she is notable for one thing: her authenticity. Her book The Splendid Table deservedly won many...
![Homemade Cajun Spice Mix [out of necessity!]](https://cookingbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wc-IMG_4629-700x421.jpg)
by Brian | Jan 22, 2020 | Recipes
For Super Bowl, I tested a Crab Stuffed Jalapeno Pepper recipe. It’s warm and yummy. I’ll post the recipe next Monday. I had a little bump in the road along the way in my testing. I was starting to make the recipe when I read I needed Cajun spice mix. Oops, I...
by Aaron | Jan 21, 2020 | Recipes, Super Bowl
In a mere eleven days the world will come to a stop and we’ll be glued to our big screens watching the Super Bowl. Ah, sadly the Titans will not be there. But, the game promises to be explosive. You won’t want to miss a minute of the game. Or a single...
