Food and Drink
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Back in One Piece
Rabbit and sausage jambalaya and Creole fried chicken from Coop's Place a perfect Ramos gin fizz at the Sazerac Bar in the Roosevelt Hotel the typical end of every night – congregating outside the Old Absinthe House On Sunday I returned from Tales of the Cocktail, an annual cocktail conference in New Orleans. I'll do
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Make New Friends, But Keep the Old . . .
Next Wednesday morning I'm heading down to New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail, a multi-day party conference revolving around all things boozy (and in my case, of course, food). I was looking at a Facebook event that someone set up to see who's heading down, and looking at those I know on the list
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Comfort Food
Yes, I'm the idiot that was roasting a chicken last night even though it was 8 billion degrees out (using this awesome recipe). The good news? Now I have leftover chicken so I don't have to cook much, if at all, over the next few days. Now that's comfort food for hot weather. I'm also
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Weekend Wrapup
Quiet night on the couch, early morning brick workout, errands, punch party, Mayahuel, block party, a late afternoon cold beer outside, rooftop BBQ & fireworks, oysters, mussels and a lobster roll at Pearl Oyster Bar, Toy Story, two visits to Rye House, Momofuku pork bun, chili crab goodness and leftovers from Fatty Crab. Plus friends,
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A Boozy Taste of Summer
What you see here is a jar of homemade Maraschino cherries — got the cherries at the Greenmarket last weekend and put them in to macerate on Monday morning. Perhaps I'll taste them this weekend, but I'm sure they just get better with age. Recipe from the New York Times: Time: 20 minutes, plus 2
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Dinner Recap
Well, I didn't take any pictures (idiot), but Saturday night's dinner was a success. Here are the recipes: – Thai-spiced watermelon soup (chilled) with crabmeat (the hands-down winner of the evening, in my book) – Vietnamese pork salad (not bad; needed more heat/dressing. Will be eating leftovers for lunch all week!) – Mussels with Thai
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Weekend Agenda
– Volunteer Friday night at Astor Center Summer Cocktails in Film class – Early morning BRICK (bike/run) in Central Park – Greenmarket/shopping for dinner party Sat night – Make punch/ice cream/dinner prep/nap – Dinner is served! – Sunday light workout — run, swim or yoga – New Amsterdam Market – UnFancy Food Show – Cocktail
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For Your Reading Pleasure
In case you've missed some of my recent Serious Eats NY posts: Mix It Up: The Ginger in the Rye at Minetta Tavern Meet & Eat: Talia Baiocchi, WineChap.com Mix It Up: The Counting Room Meet & Eat: Karen Uribe, Co-Founder, Gourmet Latino Festival Mix It Up: Mother's Ruin Punch at Death & Company and
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Working for the Weekend
Sooo looking forward to the weekend! Dinner w/Jenn D., Carrie, and the Lovely Miss Katie, then early to bed for tomorrow's BRICK workout at 7:30 (eek!). But — my reward is a trip to Blue Hill at Stone Barns with @daisy17 and @cocktailspirit. And finally, a quiet Sunday with a light run or yoga, cleaning up and