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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I Love the Smell of Vodka in the Morning

December 31, 2009

Yeah, I know: how many freakin’ times can someone reuse a reference to Apocalypse Now and pretend they’re exhibiting one iota of creativity. But I deserve a little slack for at least seeing the actual movie. (And at least “vodka” has the same number of syllables as “napalm”.)

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-13

December 13, 2009

Snagged March 9 dinner reservations for "Sibling Rivalry": Voltaggio brothers dinner at the James Beard House. Nice. #topchef #
Cooking black cod Basquaise, mashed purple potatoes & celery root, mushrooms, salad w. blue cheese. Last version: http://tinyurl.com/ykjfnu8 #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-06

December 6, 2009

Listen to the entire song: New Constellations. Poetic. Beautiful. http://www.myspace.com/flashlightradio #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-29

November 29, 2009

Rye House: drinks good (tad too sweet); absurdly packed. Buffalo sweetbreads awesome. Then tried Allen & Delancy, now that's a cocktail bar. #
Allen & Delancy: bartender (John) asked what we like, in the mood for, then made it. Very knowledgeable of history & ingredients. Must try. #
Congrats Iron Chef Garces, for justifying my prediction. http://tinyurl.com/ycbg5dz [...]

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Dining with Iron Chef Jose Garces: Chifa and Distrito in Philadelphia

November 22, 2009

I am going to go out on a limb and assume I will not have to retitle this review after the November 22 airing of The Next Iron Chef. The reason is that I’ve eaten his food.

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-22

November 22, 2009

Daniel Boulud: where should we eat in New York City? http://tinyurl.com/ycchapv @ jamesbeard.org #
Just opened: Rye House. Looking forward to trying it Friday night. Two words: buffalo sweetbreads. Oh, and rye. http://tinyurl.com/ygh5y8s #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-08

November 8, 2009

Any recommendations on planning a France + Spain food-centric trip? 2-3 weeks, definitely Paris + Barcelona, but maybe couple small towns? #
Is it just me, or does Subway deserve the title of the world’s worst homemade bread makers? #

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Kitchen Testing Eric Ripert’s Cod Basquaise from “Avec Eric”

November 5, 2009

As I’ve raved about before, Avec Eric, the new PBS show with chef Eric Ripert, is proving to be great food TV. It didn’t take long for me to want to test out one of his dishes and see if what looked simple was simple, or just evidence that he’s got a production team as [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-11

October 11, 2009

Gourmet magazine closing down. Is it possible Conde Nast can’t find a way to profit from 980,000 subscribers? http://tinyurl.com/y8r7bqw #
New FTC blogger censorship. In that case, full disclosure: I’ve eaten at some of the restaurants I’ve reviewed. http://tinyurl.com/yce8hk8 #

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