Author: cia
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Adapted from Noodletown, Chinatown, New York 6 soft-shell crabs, rinsed under cold running water, apron and gills removed, patted dry1 cup flour, sifted2 tbsps paprikavegetable oilsalt and pepper 1. On a plate, combine all ingredients except crabs and oil. Coat each crab with flour mixture, shake off excess and transfer to a plate.2. In a…
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458 West 17th Street off Tenth Avenue 212/929.8544 about $400 for six plus room fee, with a few drinks, with tip ♥ When I get slow service in a restaurant, I’m usually ticked off, but for some reason I always excuse it when it comes to a Japanese restaurant. Do you do this? They’re so…
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301 Church Street corner of Walker212/334.8282about $60 for two, without drinks, without tip Craving for pasta and too far of a walk from Peppe Rosso now that I work in Chinatown, we went to Bread Tribeca. With lamb ragout With haricot vert and zucchini in pesto It hit the spot but I liked their interior…
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2nd floor of the Hudson Hotel, 356 West 58th Street off Ninth Avenue212/554.6500about $150 for two, with two drinks, with tip We walked in at 4pm, way past brunch time for early risers like me, but we still enjoyed a civilized lunch with the afternoon sun seeping in at the Hudson Cafeteria. We ordered the…
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3rd floor of the Time Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle at 60th Street 212/823.9366 $64 for two, without drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ ♥ It’s in the mall, but it has Thomas Keller’s name on it, so how can anyone say no to Bouchon Bakery even though it’s just really a bunch of tables and…
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50 Clinton Street between Stanton and Rivington Streets 212/477.2900 about $300 for two, with a bottle of wine, with tip ♥ ♥ ♥ Wylie Dufresne, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways… 1. Pickled beef tongue with fried mayonnaise and onion streusel. I loved the beef tongue carpaccio style; you can barely…
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78 Second Avenue at 4th Street 212/253.5410 about $200 for five, with two bottles of wine, without tip ♥ ♥ Three of us drank two bottles of Algerian red wine while waiting for the rest of our group. When the five of us were complete, we shared two lamb shanks that were so tender, the…
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Adapted from Emeril 2 bunches of ramps, trimmed and thoroughly washed 1 quart beef broth 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup heavy cream a handful of parsley, finely chopped salt and pepper 1. Make quasi-blond roux. Combine the vegetable oil and the flour in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook,…
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I love making my own tomato sauce in the summer because the plump and juicy tomatoes are available in the market. Once transfered to a covered container, your tomato sauce keeps a week in the fridge. You can also store them in the freezer to make them last for several months. Just make sure that…
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I returned to Chinatown and easily picked up tongue or lengua [leng-gwah]. I picked the veal’s tongue because, well, the pig’s tongue looked like a part of the male anatomy. There is another Spanish-influenced dish, lengua estofada, but I wanted a dish that was more appropriate for spring, so I decided to make something lighter.…
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For a less challenging dish, I skipped over the cow’s penis at Dynasty Supermarket and opted for the pig’s heart instead. I could have used pig’s lungs, too, but they weren’t available during my visit. Moving away from Spain, I chose bopis [boh-peace] to show the Chinese influence in Filipino cooking. The ethnic Chinese settled…
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Adapted from Everyday Food Ingredients:3 chicken breasts3 thin slices of mozzarella cheesea handful of basil leaves, roughly choppedsun-dried tomatoes, roughly chopped2 garlic cloves, minced1 tsp grated orange zestsalt, pepper, olive oil 1. Preheat oven to 450º. With a paring knife, cut a slit along the thick side of each breast to form a pocket.2. Combine…