Writing about food since 2004.
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Live with David Lebovitz
Last week’s BlogTalk Radio interview with Michael Ruhlman was such a hit, I’m going to try to do the show weekly, every Thursday at 12 PM, with a different surprise guest. And this week’s surprise guest is one that we all know and love, a recent author and beloved blogger, one Mr. David Lebovitz. David…
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When Foam Looks Like Spit
Let’s not worry about where I was when this dessert arrived at the table; let’s not even worry about what this dessert is or how it was described on the menu. Instead, let’s just focus on that clear, bubbly substance on the top. Tell me the truth: does it look like spit? I think it…
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The Culinary Cardiologist
Rob Siegel is a cardiologist who joined a big group of us last week, before seeing “Star Trek,” for dinner at The Brooklyn Diner (not the best place for a meal, but a decent option near the Ziegfield Theater). There were so many of us, we were split into two groups, and, unfortunately, I wasn’t…
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Citrus-Glazed Polenta Cake
I’m heading home in five minutes (really! the car’s on its way) to attend my brother’s wedding this weekend in Boca Raton, Florida. You were there when my brother got engaged (remember?) and now the wedding’s finally here and we’re all pretty excited. But I didn’t want to leave you without anything to cook this…
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Live with Michael Ruhlman
Today at 12 PM Michael Ruhlman’s coming on the debut broadcast of The Amateur Gourmet Show on BlogTalk Radio. You can listen live below (or listen to the archive later) and if you have any questions for Michael, give us a call at (347) 326-9874 between 12 and 12:30. UPDATE: The interview is over but…
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Chocolate Mousse
There is only one dessert to eat after Coq au Vin and that dessert is chocolate mousse. Now, if you’re anything like me and you love the movie “Rosemary’s Baby” you won’t pronounce that chocolate mousse, you’ll pronounce it “chocolate mouse” employing your best Ruth Gordon voice. (If you have no idea what I’m talking…
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Coq au Vin
Dear New York Weather: it’s almost June, and yesterday I was wearing a sweatshirt and I had the heat on. And it’s almost June! I understand you have your peculiarities, that you’re grappling with a diminishing ozone and toxic emissions, but I bought some cute new short sleeve shirts from UniQlo in SoHo (what a…
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David’s Sweet Life
Several years ago, when I went to Paris, I rode the Metro from my teensy hotel in the 80th arrondissement, to meet a food blogger I admired but had never met, Mr. David Lebovitz. As I came up the stairs (or was it an escalator?) I beheld a vision: there, standing before me, was a…
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The Bear in Toblerone
Here’s a neat post featuring 25 logos with hidden messages. My favorite is, of course, the food-related one: check out the bear in the mountain of Toblerone. [via Metafilter]
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Asparagus & Rhubarb
I used to be very confused about seasonal food. I understood the basic idea–that you should buy food when it’s in season, at its peak–but what I didn’t understand is that because most supermarkets in America stock these “seasonal” foods all-year round (tomatoes and watermelon in winter), the only real way to experience seasonal food…
