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...
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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...
by Brian | Jan 20, 2020 | Recipes
I just reviewed Oaxaca, a new cookbook devoted to the magnificent cuisine of Mexico’s culinary capital. This is a comfort food dish, one you are more likely to find in a home kitchen than a restaurant. Author Bricia Lopez suggests you eat without knife and...
by Brian | Jan 16, 2020 | Recipes, TBT
I feel guilty. My bird feeders are almost empty. I need to fill them. There is a strong wind, a wind chill factor near zero, and snow on the way. Winter is definitely still with us. We need great winter meals, including desserts. From five years ago,...
