Food and Drink

  • Cocktails Anyone?

    So in addition to my weekly Meet and Eat post on Serious Eats, I'm now doing a weekly cocktail column.  First up, Mayahuel — anyone up for some tequila and/or mezcal?  Here's a picture I took that night that didn't make it into the column. Cochinita anyone?

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  • Dear Internet

    Dear Internet, I'm hoping you can help me.  I did something stupid.  I was trying to be helpful — really, I was.  We had a large group hoping to eat at Momofuku Ssam Bar this week so I jumped online and made a reservation for the bo ssam.  I was thrilled to see the green

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  • Mismatched

    I ran into an ex yesterday morning on the subway.  This, of course, meant that I was still slightly foggy, and he had to call my name a few times before I heard him, but we had a nice little chat.  Also turns out I had bumped into a good friend of his a few

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  • Another Thing of Beauty

    The oyster sampler platter at Aquagrill.  Not a bad way to start a Sunday.  (Here's a prior thing of beauty.)

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  • The Loss of a Neighbor

      (one last Mission Bell for the road) Before you start to panic, nobody died or anything.  That said, my neighborhood did suffer a great loss last week.  Elettaria opened about a year and a half ago, a rather upscale restaurant for a block filled primarily with shoe stores and rapidly changing storefronts on 8th

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  • The Things I Haul

    In today's haul: – gym clothes, makeup – shakerato in travel mug – blackberry, cell phone, camera, mini tripod – wallet, moleskine, business cards – egg whites w/cremini mushrooms and extra sharp cheddar and a squirt of sriracha for breakfast – mixed green salad for lunch – copy of Liz Thorpe's The Cheese Chronicles, for

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  • My New Morning Ritual

    The daily shakerato.  PIctures are weird because I took them before actually drinking any coffee.

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  • Thoughts This Week

    – Five years later and I'm still dealing with this nonsense. – I'm developing a Fried Chicken to-do list, including Momofuku Noodle Bar, The Redhead, Savoy, Fatty Crab, and Locanda Verde.  Must spread it out over several months for fear of calorie overload. – Speaking of calorie overload, I've got a hot date with a

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  • A Thing of Beauty

    Just wanted to share this gorgeous specimen with you — the English Muffin from Momofuku Milk bar:  a homemade English Muffin with black pepper butter, a deep-fried soft poached egg, caramelized onions, pork belly, hoisin and pea shoots.  Only available on Saturdays.

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  • Raising the Bar

    Inspired by my recent cocktail class, I set out this weekend on a shopping excursion to pick up some components to improve my home bar.  Nothing major, just a few essentials — bitters, a bar spoon, some more glasses, and a key bottle or two.  Everything got a good workout in honor of the Mad

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