August 2008
6 posts
La Familia
I’ve officially tasted my first “family meal” at the restaurant I work at. Yesterday morning, a few of the kitchen guys were collecting money and I inquired what they were pooling money for. Jose, one of the bus boys, told me they were going to purchase a giant hunk of beef to make something for lunch. I gave in my pesos, and two hours later saw a massive 25-pound piece of beef. Three hours later...
It was more than 7, I definitely know that. I...
The 34th annual Milford Oysterfest was definitely a success. Despite the downpours that occurred in the middle of the festivities Friday night, the bivalve loving citizens of Milford, Connecticut braved the weather to eat, drink and be merry. I certainly had my fill of oysters (I think I ate about 25 of the briny creatures) and wine and learned about what might be the most interesting pastime...
Connecticut Part 1: Why Leave NY for Pizza?
…for apizza, of course! Well, what the hell is apizza? That question is a bit trickier. While I am no authority on the subject, I did spend the past two days in Connecticut sampling the stuff. I left Thursday to travel to the state whose only claim to fame, as my father puts it, is “the state between Manhattan and Boston.” I had only two objectives: try this apizza and eat as many oysters as...
I am going to eat so many oysters
About a year ago or so my sister moved into an apartment in Milford, Connecticut. Since I have little knowledge about Connecticut as a whole, let alone a tiny town there, I wasn’t too excited. However, when I drove over there to help her move in a noticed a small building downtown that was home to the annual Milford Oyster Festival! This Friday I will get to sample the briny delights of the town...
Free Range, good; Free Meal, better
In my quest to learn more about food—i.e. eating as much as possible—I regularly read the food sections of local papers, scan the periodical sections of convenience stores and stay up late reading obscure and mostly pointless food blogs. Over the past few years I have come to look forward to a few yearly issues, updates and publications. One of these, New York Magazine’s Eat Cheap issue, came out...
Waiter Rant
I just ordered my copy of Waiter Rant. Apparently it is the Kitchen Confidential for the front of the house; I guess we’ll have to wait and see.