March 2007

Marketwatch: Is it spring yet?

March 28, 2007

Reading Peter Singer and Jim Mason’s The Ethics of What We Eat (review) is making me question my gastro-values and it inspired me to go to the Union Square Greenmarket for the first time in a while (perhaps the first time this year…). Hopefully I will write a post after I finish the book. I [...]

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The Afterglow: S’Mac

March 28, 2007

Ever since S’Mac opened last summer in the East Village, I’d been dying to try it out. It was buzz city, for sure; there was great press, there was good press, and then there was the mac’n’cheese backlash. (And after it all NBC chimed in with some good press; it’s a relief to know they’re [...]

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Dessertgasm: Buzz Bakery

March 14, 2007

Buzz Bakery has been receiving a lot of press lately, so Roommate and I set out for the new dessert place on a Thursday evening. After perusing the online menu, I knew I would have a mild panic attack when I got there. SO MANY CHOICES. Buzz is open from 8 am to midnight, so [...]

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Product Extraordinaire: Ginger Spread

March 13, 2007

At the cheese shop where I work, we sell lots of gourmet products. While everyone else takes home boatloads of cheese, my lactose intolerance leads me to bring home loads of burnt fig jam, graham crackers, and membrillo. While I’ve enjoyed my fair share of these and other impulse buys, Ginger People brand ginger spread [...]

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16 oz Queso Fresco, 8 Meals

March 5, 2007

Sometimes I talk myself out of buying exotic ingredients. Whether they’re expensive (meyer lemons), difficult to locate (farro), or just plain scary (uni), I can come up with many reasons to avoid a potentially awesome dish. I had talked myself out of making macaroni with cream and cheese, Gourmet Feb. 05, for some of the [...]

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