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Adam Roberts
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Usher in a taste of the South with brunch at The Pink Teacup
The title of this post features a play on words. You won’t be able to know yet what that play on words entails, but I’ll give you a clue: Ok, I’ve given it all away but first the doorway: Welcome to The Pink Teacup. Located on Grove St. between Bleeker and Bedford in The West…
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Meme, Myself and I: Childhood Food Memories
Miss Clotilde of C&Z has asked me, your humble Amateur Gourmet, to participate in a meme called “Childhood Food Memories.” My task is simple enough: share five food memories from childhood. Let’s see what I can dig up, as I lay back on the proverbial couch… (1) My steak mistake. As a youngster, my brother…
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Once again, I urge you to make rice pudding with leftover rice from the Chinese food you ordered
[Here’s the recipe; although, I just improvised here–dumping rice into a small saucepan, adding some milk, some cream, a handful of sugar and then freshly grated nutmeg. After all the dairy was absorbed, I grated some more nutmeg and added blanched slivered almonds. It’d be cute, I bet, to serve this back in the original…
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Whistle a happy tune at Prune
So I did Prune for brunch when I got back from Europe and Lisa and I loved it. Remember? I was soon set on the idea of eating there for dinner. My friends Molly and Colin, from my program, told me how much they loved it last time I saw them. And then yesterday in…
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My 1000th Post: How To Start a Food Blog
This is my 1000th post. Can you believe it? 1000 posts. That’s craziness. That means I’ve sat down exactly 1000 times with a new window here and a new idea, a new experience to convey to you all. That’s a lot of times. I hope you appreciate it! Since I’m a veteran now of 1000…
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Savor The Summer with these summery dishes except for the chicken one
Summer cooking can be lots of fun if you make good choices. I made a GREAT choice last night when I chose to make Watermelon Salad with Mint Leaves from Paula Deen’s show courtesy of the Food Network site. Ya know, I’m growing to love Paula Deen: she’s so warm and fun and even though…
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If I had a hammer, I’d hammer Cafe Gray from 2 stars to 3
Some people have it in for Frank Bruni. Like Jules at The Bruni Digest. She has it in for Frank Bruni. Her masthead says: “This blog is predicated on the suggestion that every Wednesday, in the Times Dining Out section, Frank lays a huge faberge egg of hilarity.” Her blog is really funny and I…
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Get a taste of New York history at 21 (PLUS: The filthiest most spotless bathroom in New York.)
From the “21” website: “Over three-quarters of a century ago, Congress passed the Act that ushered in the Prohibition Era. In New York, as in every American city, ‘speakeasies’ mushroomed, but none was more celebrated than ‘Jack and Charlie’s ’21’, founded by two collegian cousins from the West Side, Jack Kriendler and Charlie Berns. Although…
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Happy 50th, Mom!
I have two more restaurants to write-up, but they’ll wait ’til tomorrow so we can wish my mom a slightly belated (her birthday was yesterday) Happy 50th! Here she is celebrating with us at her favorite New York restaurant, the River Cafe. She looks pretty good for half a century, no? Happy birthday, mom, and…
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Cheating on Pearl with Mary: Lunch at Mary’s Fish Camp
From Amanda Hesser’s “Cooking for Mr. Latte” (pg. 60): “I listened as the regulars [at Pearl Oyster Bar] who stole my seat begged the chef to let them eat at Mary’s Fish Camp, which is owned by her former girlfriend. When they split, one kept Pearl, and the other, in one of the great defiant…
