Food and Drink
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The Tastes of Summer
When the time comes that fresh, ripe, juicy, perfect tomatoes with some salt, pepper, basil, and a drizzle of olive oil become part of a meal at least once per day; you are constantly nibbling on fresh blueberries; and the corn only needs to be cooked for about thirty seconds, you know it's truly summer.
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Ooh, That Smell
Yesterday in the office I stopped in the mini-kitchen/pantry on my floor to put something in the fridge. A colleague was making coffee. Although it was three in the afternoon, and I always have my coffee in the morning, it smelled so good that for a moment I really, really wanted some. I realized there
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Hold on to Your Silverware . . .
I know Pete was disappointed when he realized that there wasn’t anything terribly exciting happening after I said that. I literally meant that people should hold on to their silverware for the next course — it just sounded like something wild was coming up next. “Hold on to your silverware, folks, it’s time for the
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Happy 4th Birthday, Gothamist Food!
Our little food section turns four today. Here’s where it all began. Some of my favorite posts: My interview w/Mario; Learning how to roast a suckling pig; Pickling with the masters; Making matzo brei with Marc Meyer and Vicki Freeman; Anything to do with foie gras, mostly for the comments; and, of course, getting beaten
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A Fun, Food, and Friend-Filled Foggy Fourth
Well, the weather didn’t cooperate all that much, but the weekend was still a success. Not so great for tanning, but perfect for the annual pig roast (complete with annual rice and bean-cooking panic), a day trip to Ocean Beach, quality time on the deck, two semi-decent runs, the nastiest sandwich I ever ate (although
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Beach-bound
Today is all about counting the hours until I can take off for the beach. Looking forward to sun, sand, good times, and THE PIG!!!! (see past entries for details)
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Weekend Wrapup
It was a serious food weekend, although I did sneak in some tri training as well. After the Mets/Yankees game on Friday night, complete with a stop at Mama’s, I woke up on Saturday to do what turned out to be a 20+ mile bike jaunt through Brooklyn. Took the best shower ever, followed by
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Au Revoir Florent
It is seriously shameful that Florent is closing. Last night (admittedly only my second visit there — my first one being a proper 2 a.m. post-party adventure) I saw more than one patron hugging the staff, overtly emotional about "the end." A work friend of mine told me about a friend of his who is
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Crème de la Crème
Just a few shots from last night's Crème de la Crème that likely won't make it to Gothamist. The first is me with Chef Tom Colicchio, the next is me with Daniel Boulud, David Bouley, and Hubert Keller. Now I just need to go to their various restaurants and I'll be all set.