Sweet Blog O'Mine

Category: Food and Drink

  • The Omnivore’s 100

    How the Omnivore's 100 Works:

    1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.

    2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.

    3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.

    4) Optional: Post a comment at Very Good Taste, linking to your results.

    My Omnivore’s Hundred:

    1. Venison
    2. Nettle tea
    3. Huevos rancheros
    4. Steaktartare
    5. Crocodile
    6. Black pudding
    7. Cheese fondue
    8. Carp
    9. Borscht
    10. Baba ghanoush
    11. Calamari
    12. Pho
    13. PB&J sandwich
    14. Aloo gobi
    15. Hot dog from a street cart
    16. Epoisses
    17. Black truffle
    18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
    19. Steamed pork buns
    20. Pistachio ice cream
    21. Heirloom tomatoes
    22. Fresh wild berries
    23. Foie gras
    24. Rice and beans
    25. Brawn, or head cheese
    26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
    27. Dulce de leche
    28. Oysters
    29. Baklava
    30. Bagna cauda
    31. Wasabi peas
    32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
    33. Salted lassi
    34. Sauerkraut
    35. Root beer float
    36. Cognac with a fat cigar
    37. Clotted cream tea
    38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
    39. Gumbo
    40. Oxtail
    41. Curried goat
    42. Whole insects
    43. Phaal
    44. Goat’s milk
    45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
    46. Fugu
    47. Chicken tikka masala
    48. Eel
    49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
    50. Sea urchin
    51. Prickly pear
    52. Umeboshi
    53. Abalone
    54. Paneer
    55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal (not sure I'd eat this whole thing, but I'd taste)
    56. Spaetzle
    57. Dirty gin martini (don't like gin, but I've tasted)
    58. Beer above 8% ABV
    59. Poutine
    60. Carob chips
    61. S’mores
    62. Sweetbreads
    63. Kaolin
    64. Currywurst
    65. Durian
    66. Frogs’ legs
    67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
    68. Haggis
    69. Fried plantain
    70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
    71. Gazpacho
    72.     Caviar and blini
    73. Louche (ouzo) or absinthe
    74. Gjetost, or brunost
    75. Roadkill
    76. Baijiu
    77. Hostess Fruit Pie
    78. Snail
    79. Lapsang souchong
    80. Bellini
    81. Tom yum
    82. Eggs Benedict
    83. Pocky
    84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
    85. Kobe beef
    86. Hare
    87. Goulash
    88. Flowers
    89. Horse
    90. Criollo chocolate
    91. Spam
    92.     Soft shell crab
    93. Rose harissa
    94. Catfish
    95. Mole poblano
    96. Bagel and lox
    97. Lobster Thermidor
    98. Polenta
    99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
    100. Snake

  • The Tastes of Summer

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    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.  Yum.

  • On Strike

    It's YOUR turn to pick the restaurant!!  At least for the next few weeks.  Plus, I get to retain veto power.

  • 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 are three things that always smell ridiculously delicious to me — so much so that I always want them when I smell them: bacon, coffee, and popcorn.  Does anyone agree? 

  • Hold on to Your Silverware . . .

    John giving Frank some direction

    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 flaming shots!”  Or something.  But no, merely another course in the pan-Asian dinner I cooked up on Saturday night after a week at the beach.  I copied the menu from a dinner party I had earlier in the year (for those of you interested in the recipes, you can find the links to some of them in this post; the rest are in New Recipes from Moosewood Restaurant).  The rest of the week was filled with sun (although not enough), a few recovery-paced runs (thanks to Tara for the company), food, friends, and good laughs.  It also included building of a new bike rack (not by me — see the picture above), a trip to Ocean Beach, some delicious biscotti made by Emilia, and one perfectly perfect martini. 

    The only stress in my whole week was not being able to get the ice cream maker to work — I literally yelled at it at the top of my lungs.  I screamed at an inanimate object.  While I was on vacation.  We had delicious ginger “soup” instead.  Enjoy this week’s pictures.  Just a note — some of the shots include Caroline’s gorgeous makeup jobs on both me and Tara — the pictures don’t do it justice.  Frank took the professional (FoPro) shots.  If you are ever in need of a makeup artist for a wedding or special occasion, I’ll put you in touch!

  • Happy 4th Birthday, Gothamist Food!

    Our little food section turns four today.  Here’s where it all began.  Some of my favorite posts:


    My 722 posts, in all their glory (plus one later today), can be found here.

  • A Fun, Food, and Friend-Filled Foggy Fourth

    Lovelyladies
    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 it was made with love) and belly laughs galore (I won’t get into what I was told my laugh sounds like).  You can find the pictures here.

  • 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)

  • Weekend Wrapup

    Foiepie

    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 a power nap, then on to the UnFancy Food Show BBQ for some serious pulled pork sandwiches, not to mention the best ice cream sandwich I have ever had. On Sunday I ran in the ridiculous heat for about 4 miles, then headed over to the New Amsterdam Public Market to check out the vendors. After that it was out to Brooklyn again for the UnFancy Food Show. Topped off the weekend with the piece de resistance — a Pizza Speakeasy. Nine seriously amazing pies with wine pairings courtesy of Mark at Pizza a Casa, topped off with fantastic company. Can’t wait for the next one!! And now, back to the yogurt and salad.

    Post on Gothamist and all photos on Flickr.

  • Au Revoir Florent

    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 a manager there who has been working there on and off since high school.  "It's like a family there," he explained.  Destruction of all that due to the landlord's greed is appalling and reminds me why I generally avoid the Meatpacking district.  Many thanks to Emilia for organizing.