As someone who enjoys diving into a nice tartare at a restaurant (as well as making them at home), I’ll basically try anything once, including tomato tartare. This version was from a recipe I came across online, and while it was nice, I have to be honest and admit that I really haven’t made it…
Category: apéritif
Adrienne Cheatham’s mango gazpacho shooters with Tajín from Sunday Best.
Summer means it’s time for gazpacho, and while we wait for the tomatoes to come into their peak ripeness, at least we have mangoes. I’ve tried a few different mango gazpacho recipes over the years, and they will definitely vary–some are a little too thick in texture, while others can make you feel like you’re…
Where the Rainbow Ends, a cocktail inspired by Eyes Wide Shut and The Last Word.
While A Charlie Brown Christmas will eternally be my favorite Christmas special, Eyes Wide Shut is my favorite Christmas movie. We’re well past the time where the internet has debated whether Eyes Wide Shut is a Christmas movie, and the response is a resounding yes. The best holiday movies are at least a little twisted,…
Eggs mayo with persillade from À Table.
It’s Thanksgiving week, and hopefully you are all set with your menu for your meal…but in case you’re not, may I present this wonderful recipe from Rebekah Peppler’s À Table as an option: eggs mayo with persillade. If you love deviled eggs but wouldn’t mind a slightly less labor-intensive dish to serve as an appetizer,…
The Hemingway on the Beach from Perch Los Angeles, but at home.
Much like the Last Train to Priorat at Boqueria was a sign that I should probably get a bottle of Luxardo maraschino liqueur, my first sip of Perch’s Hemingway on the Beach was the deciding factor to finally pull the trigger because I knew I wanted to make them both at home, and well, I…
Recreating Boqueria’s Last Train to Priorat cocktail at home.
About a block and a half away from where we like to stay in Manhattan sits the Boqueria West 40th Street, easily one of the best places to get a bite to eat and a good drink in Times Square proper. More often than not I’m successful in convincing Michael to get a little more…
RampFest 2022: revisiting all of the hits made with my favorite spring vegetable.
It’s funny how much happiness $20 can buy, at least when it comes to acquiring five bunches of ramps at the Union Square Greenmarket during our trip to New York in April. To say I doted over those ramps in the hotel room–which, for the record, was kept at a very cold temperature to basically…
José Andrés’s spring leeks with mushrooms from Tapas: A Taste of Spain in America.
Sometimes I’m at a loss for inspiration on what to make for dinner, and that’s when I usually turn to my tapas books to spark my imagination. It may seem counterintuitive to pick several dishes to make instead of just one or two, but I’ve found that once I select one, I can more easily…
Rebekah Peppler’s frites from À Table.
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Air fryer asparagus with miso butter and a slow-poached egg, as inspired by Momofuku.
There’s something deeply satisfying about learning to love a new food, like you’ve leveled up in a game and you’ve opened a whole new world of games to play. For years I’ve tried to like asparagus, but I never could figure out a way that I could find it palatable–roasting the asparagus didn’t seem to…
The Manhattan [food] Project 