Here's some thoughts on a London lunch at Peter Gordon's Tapa Room. A fusion of wine bar and café, the ground floor offers a diverse menu available throughout the day. Ten years ago, I had visited Gordon's restaurant Providores, something I remember as a treat. The...
Switzerland borders both France and Germany. I'm a product of those two neighbors so we took a tour of the border. Eat your heart out Trump-lovers, cause easy borders taste good!
Jaded as I am as a chef (nevermind as a New Yorker!), a restaurant find in Williamsburg left me with pure happy in my belly. And my soul! It's a Peruvian restaurant called Llama Inn. No attitude except serve great food, it's the creation of Chef Erik Ramirez,...
Dizengoff is a street in Tel Aviv, Israel. Now a restaurant by that name has opened in New York. Focused on hummus, Dizengoff is the creation of Chef Michael Solomon of Zahav. It's great, with fresh, Israeli inspired pickles, pita and gorgeous,...
The ongoing no-gas crisis continues in my building. Tired of the electric coil burner-top offered by my landlord, I went out and bought an Induction cooktop. The one problem is cookware, namely my collection of stainless steel pans with copper...
Craig Deihls' Instagram stream recently offered a brilliant use for the chewy end pieces of strip sirloin. He brines, then seasons these end cuts like pastrami. I did a shorter brine and smoked them with my ghetto smoker (used usually to hot smoke salmon)....
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