Cooking With The Saints

We went to the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, MA today. No, we did not have any particularly memorable meals. But in the shrine’s bookstore, I came across this book entitled “Cooking with the Saints” by Ernst Schuegraf. Intriguing title . . . I thought at first that the book [...]

Bar Blanc

Mark and Jay treated us to dinner at a new restaurant called Bar Blanc.  The chef -Cezar Ramirez – was formerly from Bouley restaurant and Bar Blanc is just two weeks old.  They have an interesting menu with some unusual ingredients that we hadn’t tried till this evening.
Here’s what we had:
– Ginger steamed dorade with tofu puree, [...]

Kesong Puti

I’ve tried various kinds of cheeses before, the latest being the Vacherin Mont d’Or from Geneva.  But what I would really like to try again is kesong puti.  I’ve tried cheese from goats, cows and sheep, but my best memories are of cheese from our very own carabaos.  There’s nothing better than fried kesong puti with [...]

Foodie Road Tour

Marita relayed an article to me from Daisy Barawidan about a trio that went on a gastronomic road tour of Spain and blew $17,000. Click here to read it. They ate at famous restaurants like Arzak in San Sebastian and Can Fabes in Barcelona. (Daisy has actually eaten at Arzak, and I [...]

Chopsticksny.com – Great Japanese Site

Marita gave me this magazine called Chopsticks New York.  Their website is www.chopsticksny.com.  Did you know that you can get blowfish sashimi in the city?  I almost went to that famous Tokyo restaurant that serves blowfish only (I forget the name), right after my all-time best sushi meal ever at Tsukiji.  Well, according to this [...]

Jamon Iberico – Here At Last

Marita just forwarded this article about Jamon Iberico being available at Despana. It’s “$99 per pound if sliced by hand and $90 per pound if sliced by machine, which warms the meat up undesirably (it’s best if eaten at room temperature)”.
Sylvs – you’re the one who introduced us to Despana and bocadillos. [...]

Cheap Ethnic Food Guide

If you’d like advice on where to get cheap food from parts of the world that you may never have considered, try Robert Sietsema’s book - “The Food Lover’s Guide to the Best Ethnic Eating in New York City”.
I’m constantly amazed at the bewildering variety of cuisines found in New York.  Marita and I have already [...]

Breaded Ravioli – In A Mall

I can’t recall a single restaurant in a mall where I could say I had great food.  Maggiano’s Restaurant in River Edge, NJ is probably the first one to gain that distinction in my book.  I had the best breaded ravioli there.  Here’s how their website describes this dish: “Homemade ravioli filled with ground veal, mushrooms, [...]