February 2009
15 posts
Cleanup, Aisle 3
I’ve you’ve ever heard this SNL digital short then you know how I felt today about finding a bottle of Brooklyn Local 2 in Boston this afternoon. I stopped by the Publick House Provisions and spotted 3 bottles of the stuff sitting comfortably next to Local 1. The gentleman at the register informed me that 72 cases made their way to Boston yesterday and no one knows when they’ll receive more. I...
Antisocial Eggs No More
After prepping up some Crème Brûlée last night in hopes to impress some friends for dinner tonight, I found myself with a bunch of eggs whites sitting solo in the fridge. Luckily, a bit of onion and garlic, chili, mushrooms and parsley came to their rescue. Some lemon squeezed on top and the lonely-no-more eggs happily made their way into my stomach.
Old Faithful: Peanut Butter and Bananas
This is my I’d rather spend time eating than cooking breakfast. Toast, peanut butter, bananas, raisins, honey and some cinnamon-sugar to top it all off. Nutty, sweet and delicious.
Fatcakes
Since today is National Pancake Day—the day before the intense fasting season for devout Christians, or just for whoever wants to celebrate Mardi Gras—I’ve decided to make…pancakes! The recipe was created by Craig Claiborne in the mid-sixties for the New York Times. It consists of eggs, flour, milk and some butter, all of the things you shouldn’t eat on a fast. Whip everything together, toss in a...
The Most Important Meal of the Day
For years I have been chanting the same mantra to various nonbelievers: “Eat your breakfast!” I preached the necessity of the morning meal to co-workers, friends, fellow-musicians, students, bosses and just about anyone I happened to pass in the early hours of the day. I know that the advice of some satiated do-gooder is the last thing a cranky sleepwalker wants to hear but I can never resist...
Sizzling?
I spent some quality time with a Columbian artist while mixing caipirinhas, eating empanadas and learning to tango last Friday. Although the thought of a tall, gawky individual attempting the dance of love after a few cocktails and meat patties seems like a nightmare, my evening was as real as the sex appeal I radiate on the dance floor. John Keller hosted the evening in cooperation with...
Portland has Great Beer... and Food!
“We’ve done a Seattle/Portland show. I love Seattle. As far as I’m concerned, that’s where everything is happening: Seattle, Portland and Vancouver. That whole part of the continent is the epicenter of the whole new food scene.” -Anthony Bourdain on shooting No Reservations the Pacific Northwest
Meet Ale Street News
I entered the bar several minutes after 5:30, releasing a gigantic sigh as I realized I wasn’t the only one late. The fellow behind the bar was hunched over his laptop, chatting with a thin Asian about the wedding ring he wore on his skinny finger: “Jesus! I didn’t know you were married?!” “You knew I was engaged last time I came in.” “Yeah, but you were getting married. You weren’t married...
Question for the Masses
Is it strange that when I go to bars, women twice my age love me for my juke box selections?
Some Photos from Vegas
24 Pour. The most varied—and only—twenty-four hour bar. I want to thank the New York-New York Resort and Casino for opening this place and apologize to that group of kids who I yelled out for ordering Bud Lights there; it was 4am, I had a few too many to drink and—come on!—you were ordering Bud Lights. Enoteca San Marco. This is Mario Batali’s Vegas version of Otto...
Gasoline for the future
Although this has nothing to do with Vegas at all, drink some beer and go a little green!
VIVA LAS VEGAS!
Today in I lost $200, drank at a to-go Sin City Brewery beer stand in the middle of a mall, saw Alice Cooper running a roulette table, ate at one of Mario Batali’s restaurants (it was just like Otto in Manhattan), watched Elvis and Temptations live in concert, drank a six-pack worth of Sam Adams for free, won enough money for gambling tomorrow, purchased a Hawaiian beer—a Kona Pipeline Porter,...
The Burger Bar in Heaven
Burgers and beers, what good ol’ fun loving American doesn’t love this classic combination? It is such a delicious pairing that even the French are getting on the bandwagon: Don’t believe me? You think those snooty French can’t get down with some sliders and a cold one? Well, just ask Hubert Keller, a French born pastry chef who opened the Burger Bar at Mandalay Bay on the Vegas Strip. The Burger...
Shaking all the way to the poorhouse
Although my first full day in Las Vegas wasn’t anything earth shattering food wise, my taste buds rejoiced during my morning cup of coffee. Perhaps it is Nevada’s proximity to Hawaii or South America, but the coffee they serve in the restaurants here is some of the smoothest, most tasty java I’ve ever sampled. After praising the coffee numerous times and drinking about a pot and a half I jittered...
Debauchery in the Desert
Approximately 12 hours ago I landed in Las Vegas for a week of revelry. Most likely I will go home with a much lighter wallet, but it will not be in vain. Despite its overly brash consumerism and celebration of excess, Vegas has a few restaurants and breweries worth their salt and I’m armed with a few magazine articles and a laundry list of must-try places to try before boarding a return flight to...