Have you all heard about our imperiled Roquefort? Basically, because the EU refuses to import American hormone-blasted meat – which, if you had a choice, would you? – the Bush administration decided to place a prohibitively high tariff (300%??!!) on Roquefort and other specialty European goods. Not that President Obama can’t undo this ridiculous tariff, [...]
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Joanie’s Pastry Adventure: the beginning
For those of you who don’t know, I recently moved to New York – not only to get away from my dull corporate job, but to finally realize my dream of going to pastry school and becoming a real pastry chef! (cue triumphant music) And because I know all of you are checking this blog [...]
Service Extraordinaire: Are you Being Gouged?
I love Google mashup maps. This morning I found some that compare the cost of a head of lettuce, a quart of milk, and six-pack of beer around the five boroughs of Manhattan (and some neighboring locales). The purple lettuces in the picture above indicate heads of iceburg lettuce with a cost greater than $1.75, [...]
Cold reboot (and how)
I can hardly believe it’s been over a month since my last post. It hasn’t been for lack of eating. I’ve done some of the best eating in my life, let me tell you. Babbo is an ultimate gustatory experience. Eat at Babbo. If you have to wait for three hours, it’s still worth it. [...]
The Afterglow: Dirty Bird to Go
Ok, NY Mag. You all had a number of solid picks in the 2007 Cheap Eats issue, but I’ve got a bone to pick about the Dirty Bird omission. Seven dollars a hauntingly tender organic chicken 2-piece plus a side is a deal if I’ve ever heard one. And if DB’s omission weren’t bad enough, [...]