Ah, braising. Undeniably the best way to cook all things meat, especially….ESPECIALLY beef. A while back I experienced David Chang’s famous short ribs. God, they’re marvelous. They’re also chock full of soy–and sesame, so it was swollen tongue city for me after that mouth excursion.
Remember these? I do. I hadn’t really thought about them until a friend of mine recently said she was on the chia seed diet. Whaaat? Then, I saw that there were all sorts of chia-based drinks coming out. Even GT’s Synergy Kombucha-my favorite- has a…
Holycrapwhatatoughwinteritsbeen. I’m so serious. My astrologer (GO SEE HIM if you live in New York. Eric will change your life) told me at the beginning of January that this winter would be a rough one because of Mars going retrograde. He wasn’t wrong. I went…
Pie is very important. I’m serious. At least at this time of the year. No, scratch that, pie is important year round. In the summer there’s strawberry-rhubarb, cherry, blueberry. In…
I’ll admit it. I’m a carnivore. A full-blown cavewoman! I like filet mignon, leg of lamb, bacon, veal sausage, bacon, bacon, anything that was once alive grilled, and bacon. I…
I’ve got one word for you, and one word only: Whew. So it’s over. I’m officially done with classes at The Institute of Culinary of Education. After months and months…