Food and Drink
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A Tasty Day
At Brooklyn Flea: Pupusa, Pizza Moto, Saxelby Cheesemongers' grilled cheese w/McClure's Pickles, crostini w/Salvatore Bklyn ricotta, arugula and prosciuttoAt Habana Outpost: frozen margaritaAt Bonita: guac and chips, Pacifico, fish tacosIced tea on the best roof deck in Clinton Hill.A picture-perfect Brooklyn day (and yes, I shared all that food, but no need for dinner tonight).
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A Taste of the Weekend
Spud, our table's mascot at the crawfish boil. The sun beginning to set on the ferry home from Kismet. There was also some great company and conversation, a 19.75 mile bike ride, and the healing powers of all of the following: friends, laughter, the rays of the sun, the sound of the ocean, and the
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Behind the Bar
My first in a series of regular posts over at the Savory Cities blog.
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For all the Twitter Doubters
Twitter actually does have a place in the real world and serves a purpose beyond the screen. Thanks to Twitter, no only did I meet interesting new people at our Brown Liquor Tweet-up earlier this week, but I now have several new cocktail recipes, which were inspired by that night — The Ward Eight and
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This, I Believe
– Sunshine has healing powers, as does a long run, and the blossoms of spring. – The internet can be a tough place sometimes.– Carol King is a wise woman.– Soft shell crabs can be a reminder that if you shed off your old skin, you can become something quite special, and often delicious. They
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An Unlikely Scenario
Watching TV as I fade off this evening. An Olive Garden commercial comes on — young woman is talking about bringing the guy she's dating to meet all of her friends. "I had the perfect place," she says. Flash to group joking with said guy over seafood pasta with cream sauce. If I brought the
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Second Seder
And where was I for the second seder? Although I had an invite from my brother (thanks, Bill!) I was too tired, so I had a quick drink, cooked some dinner, and watched LOST on my DVR. But thanks to the 8th St. boys, I had a little Pesach spirit:
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Split Pea Soup from Hell
So Monday morning I head off to work, my slow cooker loaded with the makings of this split pea soup. I set it for eight hours on low, and off I went. When I came home, I was surprised to find that it hadn’t switched itself to “warm” mode, but was completely off, and the
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Mmmmm . . . Meatloaf
This is the meatloaf recipe in our family. It was clipped from the New York Times in 1985, and we've been making it ever since, although we generally substitute seasoned breadcrumbs for the cracker crumbs, and I wasn't able to use the bacon last night (forgot to thaw it). I made a batch last night