• I can’t wait to visit Vancouver this year. Mainly, because this horrible closing ceremony should be over by then. #
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I like to live vicariously through my future self. It goes back to the endless page-turning of the Sears catalog, microanalyzing my Christmas list possibilities until I arrived at a a perfectly balanced grouping of gift possibilities, probabilities, and long shots. (Even if I never did get the magic set I kept asking for.) Now, I enjoy planning trips. I feel like I’m extending the experience from the future and at the same time, making for a greater vacation. This weekend, Karen and I experienced a little bit of two very different upcoming trips. And the trip to Kansas City, Missouri translated into some damn good grub.

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  • Victoria’s Secret just sent a $10 coupon for my birthday. Interesting. Well, I have had my eyes on those sweatpants with “juicy” on the ass. #
  • Ate at Yeti of Hieizan in Sunnyside, Queens. The only restaurant I know that serves Japanese and Nepalese food. The latter is recommended. #
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  • Note to the anti-fur "activists" threatening Olympian Johnny Weir: I'll be eating dead pigs and ducks today. http://tinyurl.com/ykc3nka #
  • Our first 3-day cassoulet a success. Romantic V-day. Band of Brothers episode 5 helped. #

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No, not that CIA. This is the one where a history of smoking weed and antiestablishmentarianism doesn’t necessarily disqualify you from acceptance. In fact, it might be a plus. What’s really cool is that chef wannabies like us get to eat there. And eat we did, at CIA’s restaurant featuring regional cuisine: American Bounty.

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Winging It on the Chili Recipe

February 10, 2010

I would never stoop so low as to make a pun using the word “wing”. Therefore, please note that the title of this piece refers only to the lack of recipe employed in the making of this year’s Superbowl chili, and not to the accompanying Buffalo wings. To prove it, I’ve published the resulting recipe [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-07

February 7, 2010

I asked the bartender at Milk & Honey for the safest drink to order at a questionable establishment. Answer: negroni. http://www.mlkhny.com/ #
How much more money do you think Subway makes each year from sandwiches made with Swiss cheese? Every hole is pure profit. #

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Chopped: The Home Game

January 31, 2010

My mission: combine chestnuts, mango, duck breast, and polenta into a semi-edible, one-dish entree, without getting chopped. Fortunately, no one invited Ted Allen over, so the game was rigged in my favor.

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Knusprige Gänsekeule (Crispy Goose Leg)

January 5, 2010

(Today we present a guest post from a New York expat now living in Germany.)

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