From the monthly archives:

June 2009

Tequila Fresa

June 30, 2009

Gourmet’s Cocktail of the week should be cocktail of the year.  Now if only I could find some decent Strawberries.

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Meatless Monday

June 29, 2009

Kim O’donnel tackles Moo Shu, hold the pork.

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Organic Recession

June 29, 2009

Drop in Organic sales caused by recession expected to hurt Farmers.

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A Letter To My Lunch Lady

June 28, 2009

Dear Anna,
Whoever is in charge of prepping your tidy station has clearly given up. Illuminated by the cold fluorescence of a sneeze guard everything looks a little tired.  But it’s the chicken I want to talk about most – The chicken salad I order every day.  It wouldn’t take much to go from pale postmortem [...]

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Paris for Pennies

June 27, 2009

Matt Gross hits France on a budget;  Restaurant and hotel recommendations on the cheap

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The Open Flame

June 26, 2009

Daniel Meyer cooks not over hard wood charcoal, but real hard wood. The make shift grill is a re-discovering of fire.

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Banh Mi Battle

June 25, 2009

Robert Seitsema samples NYC Bahn Mi by bicycle…”Never has a banh mi been so thoroughly lubricated.“

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Rain Rain Go Away

June 25, 2009

The rain is indeed impacting summer harvests, as strawberries cherries and other soft fruits have been damaged.  Peaches though are getting a buzz.

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Cake Tester Thermometer: Part 2

June 24, 2009

While hunting for the perfect hot dog, I spent some time with Peter Smith at PS-7. There was a lull in the interview so I mentioned my recent steak debacle, and asked him if he ever used cake testers to test the doneness of steak. Peter confirmed I was right to not toss [...]

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Cake Tester Thermometer: Part 1

June 23, 2009

To read more about this technique be sure to check out Part 2.
I don’t cook steak very often.   When I do, I’ll  go all out and buy big.  Massive dry aged porter houses. Rib eyes so thick they look like they belong on the Flintstones.  It’s expensive and usually worth it, but only when [...]

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