2010 has been the summer of bivalves. In July I went clamming in the Hamptons, ate my fill, and still lugged ten pounds of sea-to-table Cherrystone Clams back to my tiny apartment fridge. It took me all night to shuck ‘em, but two days later I was back in brine at the new Mermaid Oyster [...]
Archive for the ‘Travel’ category
September 1st, 2010
Aw shucks! I’m Un-Clammed Up.
July 16th, 2010
More S’mores
I’ve said before that tomatoes, corn on the cob and and watermelon are my quintessential tastes of summer. They’re the barometers by which I gage summer’s seasonal produce, and they’re the foodie taste sensations I covet the rest of the year long. But I have also culled a list of summertime sweet treats that reside [...]
July 13th, 2010
A Moveable Feast: Adventures with the FOOD Maven
I’m just back in the Big Apple after an extended wedding weekend in Vermont, where I baked and assembled a tower of 250 cocktail-inspired cupcakes cupcakes (think Brandy Alexanders, Bourbon Manhattans and Carmel Cappuccino Creams)! Sorting through my many wedding photos I got to thinking about all the travel images I collected this past Spring, [...]
June 11th, 2010
Freshly Laid
From the beginning, I’ve made my love for eggs of all kinds no secret on this site. Quail egg toasts have become one of my favorite signature hors d’oeuvres, and I’ve shelled out a small fortune for spring-hued Araucanas. Needless to say, I’ve been spending a lot of time around a certain egg farmer lately–at [...]
May 6th, 2010
A Campaign for Fish Sauce, by Nini
A few months ago during one of our many girlie-girl kitchen gatherings, Kimberly and I were pondering a much unexpected and under-contemplated question, “Do you prefer soy sauce or fish sauce?”
Being that I’m Vietnamese, it would be obvious to most that I’d prefer fish sauce. But when Kimberly ecstatically replied, “Fish sauce, no question!” I [...]
April 23rd, 2010
Dairy with a Brogue, by Celest
When I was a student in Ireland, I fell deeply in love—with a hot Irishman and dairy. Eventually, the gent turned into a great friend, but the passion for dairy has never abated; it’s still a hot affair.
I’ve documented my adoration of ice cream. I’m pretty convinced that I’d eat an old shoe if it [...]
March 22nd, 2010
Market Report: Lala Land
As poets, gardeners and schoolchildren know, spring is a time of awakening and release. Snow melts, coats are shed and newly manicured toes start appearing on the street. It is relief, a literal breath of fresh air through the first opened window of the year, a lifting of the mantle of darkness that enveloped us [...]
March 17th, 2010
Champignon, je t’aime
I was walking down Broadway in the historic rain that threatened my birthday celebrations last weekend, when I was suddenly filled with an urge for mushrooms on toast. Enjoyed sometime in my past, the taste of this dish was strong in my mouth, dense, savory and pungent, but the memory itself evaded me. Baffled but [...]
February 24th, 2010
Pizza Field Notes, by Celest
Whenever my dad (a gregarious MexTexican) comes to visit, his favorite thing to do is ask every random person he meets what they think is the best slice of pizza in New York City. He asks everyone. Cabbies. Bartenders. Bodega owners. He’s often eating a slice while he asks the guy, who just sold it [...]
February 2nd, 2010
Marmalade, sans Smoosh
I’m a cat person. Taleggio and I bonded over shellfish and sleeping in on Sundays as soon as I brought him home from the shelter. As the consummate bedfellow in my life, we share secrets. He’s the only other set of eyes to witness the dirty dishes I leave in the sink or my midnight [...]
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