Cooking with someone else can be challenging. With limited kitchen space, you may be constantly on top of each other. One person might be obsessed with following every word of a recipe, and the other may prefer to experiment. Much like a vacation, it can bring two people closer together or tear them apart. If…
On Tuesday the NY/NJ Baykeeper held its 2nd Annual Oyster Benefit at the Scandinavia House. The stars of the event were the excellent Montauk Pearl oysters from Montauk Shellfish Company. Gordon shucked furiously trying to keep up as the guests slurped down the briny goodness. Fortunately I don’t have to head out to the Hamptons…
When someone mentions “lake country” — it’s Italy that usually comes to mind, but there’s a smaller, cheaper, less crowded version — the Bodensee (Lake Constance in English). It covers, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, but the German part is most accessible, least expensive and the focus of this month’s travel post. The water is clear,…
According to Modernist Cuisine at Home, sodium citrate is the key to “silky smooth” mac and cheese. And there is no substitution. The cookbook claims you can find it in the kosher aisle of grocery stores. Not true. And not even in NYC where kosher sections abound. Frustrated after searching in dozens of stores, I…
I’m an avid fan of oysters – especially super fresh, local ones. If there’s a $1 oyster happy hour in NYC, odds are I’ve been there or at least know about it. These days, the focus of these happy hours isn’t just about luring in drinkers with cheap oysters as bait. Instead, the goal is…
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