Wed January 20th, 2010
This past weekend, after a very pricey and barely filling (but incredibly delicious) meal at the brand new Le Recette in the West Village, I visited the Fatty Crab for dessert. Mind you, this is after eating a deconstructed s’more at Le Recette. (more…)
Categories: America, Carbs, Food & Wine, New York City, Pork. This post has 2 comments.
Tue January 19th, 2010
I have had an endorphin rush brought on by eating very spicy food before. I have tasted foods so hot that it has taken me days to recover from eating them. But I have never encountered anything with spice so intense, so profound, that (more…)
Categories: America, Food & Wine, Gastronomic Traditions, New York City, Offal, Pork, Restaurants. This post has 9 comments.
Sun January 17th, 2010
On Friday I wrote about the disappointing salad I ate at Hearth in NYC. That post focused on what was bad about my meal, overlooking what was great about it (sometimes it takes the words of a childhood friend and an emoticon (more…)
Categories: America, Fish, New York City, Restaurants. This post has 2 comments.
Sat January 16th, 2010
Last night dinner plans in NYC went a bit haywire, so to stave off the hunger, Mamma Parla and I swung by Chelsea Market to grab a few snacks to prepare at a friend’s place while we regrouped. Our choices were a tribute to southern Italy (more…)
Categories: America, Carbs, Food & Wine, New York City, Puglia, Wine. This post has 4 comments.
Fri January 15th, 2010
A few weeks back I had dinner at Hearth in NYC. I had heard about this place last year from my friends Megan and Liz who adore it and have great taste in food/restaurants. I had high hopes. My dining companions and I tried (more…)
Categories: America, New York City, Offal. This post has 5 comments.
Fri January 15th, 2010
Millions of Hatians are in desperate need of food and water right now. Don’t wait to donate. You can do so online at Yele.org and the American Red Cross website. CNN has also published a list of vetted aid organizations here.
Categories: America. This post has 2 comments.
Thu January 14th, 2010
After six days, around twenty meals, and an obscene amount of fried food in Puerto Rico, I am ready to name the best thing I ate this week: deep fried red snapper. We found it at the Ceviche Hut in Luquillo, one of the sixty kiosks (more…)
Categories: America, Fish, Fried Foods. This post has 2 comments.
Wed January 13th, 2010
I make an effort to eat local when I travel but when I saw huevos rancheros on a breakfast menu in Rincón, Puerto Rico, I could hardly pass up this classic Mexican breakfast dish. For me, breakfast has no borders. (more…)
Categories: America, Carbs, Culture, Food & Wine. This post has one comment.
Sun January 10th, 2010
Have you ever asked yourself: How do I make this vegetarian recipe carnivorous? One quick and easy way is to just add bacon. This strategy works on just about every dish. Fry up your bacon in butter or extra virgin olive oil (for all you (more…)
Categories: America, Food & Wine, Gastronomic Traditions, Pork. This post has 7 comments.
Sat January 9th, 2010
Today, my dad, stepmom and I drove an hour and a half from our place in Rincon to visit Heladería de Lares, Puerto Rico’s most famous ice cream shop. This photo doesn’t do the size of this bucket justice. The cup was six inches in (more…)
Categories: America, Sweets & Dessert. This post has 2 comments.
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