03.24.13: tapas (pollo con ajo, ajo blanco de malagueño, y rossejat de gambetes i aiolli)

Yes, that’s a whole mess of Spanish and Català up there in the post title.  No, I make no apologies. This meal was a bit ambitious for us, even for a Sunday night: in the mood for some delicious José Andrés-style tapas after hearing about Michael’s visit to Zaytinya during his recent trip to DC. Picking…

01.16.11: dinner (pistachio pesto and bresaola, carpaccio-style)

The first Saturday of December found Michael and I out and about on a very brisk day to escort my parents around Midtown; they had boarded a bus to New York around 7:30 that morning from PA, and emerged from the Lincoln Tunnel about two hours later, so we ended up escorting them around Midtown…

Los sueños de España: spicy scallops and shrimp over capellini.

I’m in a Spanish state of mind today—I’ve been listening to the Vicky Cristina Barcelona soundtrack on loop for most of the day, and I’m in the process of planning a tapas dinner for Friday that is low-key and won’t make our apartment uncomfortably hot when some friends come over to eat them with us. …