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  • Eleven Madison Park Revisited (An Anniversary Dinner)

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    April 12, 2007
    Eleven Madison Park Revisited (An Anniversary Dinner)

    Craig and I had our one year anniversary on Sunday. We thought about renting a zip car and going somewhere out of state; we thought of returning to the location of our first date–Lucien, in the East Village, where I had a cassoulet that made the rest of the date quite uncomfortable (all those beans).…

  • Big Trouble, Little China: A Post in Which I Cook Kung Pao Chicken & Dry-Fried Sichuan String Beans

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    April 11, 2007
    Big Trouble, Little China: A Post in Which I Cook Kung Pao Chicken & Dry-Fried Sichuan String Beans

    Last year I bought a Chinese cookbook–The Breath of a Wok by Grace Young and Alan Richardson–and for a full year I ignored it, swept it under the rug, hoped it would disappear. On one hand I really wanted to attempt Chinese cooking, but then a million take-out menus, Canal street stops on the subway…

  • Pylos (A Greek Odyssey in the East Village)

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    April 11, 2007
    Pylos (A Greek Odyssey in the East Village)

    So you live in the East Village and you’re a punk rocker with a mohawk and a nose ring or let’s say you’re not, you’re Natalie Portman–not that she lives in the East Village, but let’s say she does–and you’ve never been to Greece but you suddenly find yourself craving a white sandy island surrounded…

  • By Its Cover

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    April 9, 2007
    By Its Cover

    Ladies and gentlemen, I proudly present to you the cover of my book!I’m so psyched I can barely contain it. Only four months to go before this book is in your hands! (And you can pre-order it here.)

  • What New York Magazine Calls The Best Cheap Eat In New York: Dinner at Tanoreen

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    April 4, 2007
    What New York Magazine Calls The Best Cheap Eat In New York: Dinner at Tanoreen

    Ok, get this straight: The New York Times gives out a maximum of four stars, most of which go to expensive uptown restaurants, the cheaper restaurants relegated to the “$25 and Under” column. New York Magazine, on the other hand, gives out a maximum of five stars, most of which go to expensive restaurants, though…

  • Cavatappi with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Cannellini Beans

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    April 4, 2007
    Cavatappi with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Cannellini Beans

    Here’s how you know if the new recipe you’ve tried is successful: a few days go by, maybe a week, and suddenly you find yourself craving the thing you cooked the week before. This happens far less often than you think. For example, the other night I made Kung Pao Chicken from scratch and while…

  • A Pork Shoulder To Cry On (With Blue Potatoes)

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    March 29, 2007
    A Pork Shoulder To Cry On (With Blue Potatoes)

    In case you were boohoo-ing over my fish feast debacle from the other day, fear not. I have redeemed myself, ladies and gentlemen. All because of a trip to the farmer’s market with Diana. On Saturday it was nice out so I said, “Let’s go to the farmer’s market.” We hopped on an N train…

  • Once Upon A Sausage: Lunch with Elise & The Serious Eats Team at Biricchino

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    March 29, 2007
    Once Upon A Sausage: Lunch with Elise & The Serious Eats Team at Biricchino

    Elise Bauer of Simply Recipes has been reading this blog from the very beginning. She championed me on her site, way back when, and the hits came pouring in. Ever since, I’ve considered her this blog’s favorite aunt. And yet she’s been an estranged aunt: until last week, I’d never met her. But then she…

  • A Fishy Feast

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    March 26, 2007
    A Fishy Feast

    Alex and Raife are friends from college who came to stay with me last week. On the phone, the day before they came, Alex said, “Adam, my sister Lizzie wants to know if she gives you $10, will you cook us dinner?” “No $10 necessary,” I said. “I was going to cook for you anyway!”…

  • MoMA Mia! A Return To The Bar Room at the Modern [but first, we discuss Iranian cinema]

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    March 19, 2007
    MoMA Mia! A Return To The Bar Room at the Modern [but first, we discuss Iranian cinema]

    For my birthday, Craig pretended to get me a membership to MoMA (The Museum of Modern Art). We showed up the other night to see Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami’s documentary “Homework,” and when Craig opened the envelope that came from MoMA with our joint membership there was only card in it. With his name. None…

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