October 2006

Pork You in the Mouth

October 26, 2006

I knew there was one thing that had to happen on my last day of work at the now-closed headquarters of the New York Museum of Water, and that thing was Number Six. Number Six was introduced to me a few months before while walking down 10th Avenue after work with my friend Mary. She [...]

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Je t’aime, Coq au Vin

October 23, 2006

Go and buy the Nov/Dec issue of Cook’s Illustrated. Go now. It food gold. Food gold. Aand dear readers, the following post breaks practically all of our standards; if you’re looking a fast, inexpensive meal, you should look here or here (or here), because this certainly isn’t one of them. When I saw the coq [...]

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Nourishment for my Sleep-addled Brain

October 11, 2006

On Wednesday I decided that the best way to spend the three or four hours between my night and day job by going out to a nice breakfast. After choosing the Franklin Station Cafe only to find it closed, I walked down West Broadway to Petite Abeille, a quaint Belgian cafe/pub. Writing this, I’m not [...]

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Eating in SpaHa (First in a series)

October 3, 2006

It’s been about three weeks since I moved to Spanish Harlem and I’ve finally started to get out and eat here. Patsy’s Pizzaria1312 2nd Ave Like a first kiss, Patsy’s will always have a special spot in my heart. Their 69th and 2nd restaurant was the only place I’d eat when I came to New [...]

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Baked Ziti Redux

October 2, 2006

This one’ll be short but there will be more this week. I swear. Working 60-plus hours a week will not stop this gourmetro. (mono might, but we’ll cross that bridge when we’re forced onto it) Last week I made one of my favorite fall/winter meals, baked ziti. It’s near and dear to my heart and [...]

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