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i have to go to %&cking vegetarian restaurant because this chick is kosher
i live in the east village and was really stoked to take this chick to kajitsu but it's closed on monday. . . so I thought Dirt Candy . . . closed on monday . . . I live a half a block from angelica's kitchen but haven't ever been compelled to eat there. . . help . . . please . . . I had ssam last night . . . what am i going to do?
Raw Bay Scallops. Top Quality. Downtown
Hey everybody.
I'm hungering for some scallops. Not sure what I'm going to do with them but I'm looking for bay scallops (ideally still in their shell) as an ingredient for dinner. I live in the East Village and am willing to travel somewhat but would prefer to stay downtown.
Thanks!
jeremy
Maine shrimp
Raw with very high quality olive oil, lemon salt and pepper. Possibly barely cooked with citrus juice in a ceviche. Do NOT overcook them, they are soo sweet and delicious and will dry out very quickly. If you need to cook them, saute them in a hot skillet for 30 - 45 secs at most maybe some garlic, parsley, o.o. s&p. Keep it simple or you won't be able to taste the shrimp and their inherent sweetness.
Good Luck!
date spot near nyu - last minute advice
Terroir. The food is awesome. The wine list provides an area of discussion and at that hour its simple to get in. I think its the best wine bar in the entire world and if the play is no good you guys can both be hammered.
Need Reco. for approx. 40 ppl and $100-200pp Budget
You could rent out all of Esca for a little more than that.
panic about newly arrived Olio Nuovo
You don't need to be concerned about the solid quality of the oil whatsoever, but after 1-3 weeks you should rack the oil so that some of sediments are removed. Those sediments are typically removed out of ordinary oil but not olio nuovo. Just pour it into a different bottle and leave the sediment in the old bottle.
Good luck.
HELP! Manhattanite in Mallorca - Where do I need to Eat? NO Wasabi Cream!
So I just landed in Mallorca and all the places recommended to me were lame "forward thinking" interpretations of Mallorcan cuisine. One place had wasabi cream on the menu and I cringed. I am based in Deia and am looking for places that run the gamut from white tablecloth to simple and straight-forward. I do not however want any creams, emulsions or foams. If I wanted those, I woundn't have left the other island in the first place. Help! Please I need the good stuff here.
Thank you to all in advance!
On vaca for the rest of the week, so treating myself to great lunches. Where should I go?
Jean Georges - the chefs delicate hand and skill with vegetables will leave you wanting. It is truly the finest restaurant for lunch in New York City.
Switzerland recs needed - Lausanne, Interlaken area, Luzern
Interlaken - many years ago my family went to stay at the Grand Gisbach (sp.?) hotel in Interlaken. I truly can't remember the quality of the food but the experience still resonates 15 years later. They bring out all the dogs before dinner and serve them freshly made gourmet dog food on china! There is a fenicular on the property that goes up and down the hillside and the hotel has every amenity imaginable. I highly recommend you stay here and eat here.
Best of luck!
jeremy
Manhattanite going to . . . dare I say it . . . Brooklyn.
My girlfriend is dragging me to see a bunch of guys in tights twiddle about. One guy even has scissors for hands. I need a solid restaurant derving delicious fare by BAM to rescue the evening. Any suggestions?
thanks!
Molecular Gastronomy Ingredients
I need to pick up some stuff to mess around with today for a dinner tomorrow. Anyone know where I can pick up some random chemicals?
thanks,
jeremy
Private Room
BLT prime isn't open for lunch but they will if the price is right. Good luck!
Romantic Downtown Weekend
romantic italian - Il Buco. Brunch - Balthazar - there is nothing like these places in LA. Late eats - momofuku ssam bar - look at weds review in the NYT.
good luck
Live Uni Sashimi/Sushi
I'm not too sure about uni served in the shell but I just had lunch at Sushi Sasabune on 73rd and 1st and tasted the best uni of my life. In the past, I had been taught that uni from Santa Barbara was the best place for uni. The chef mentioned that I had been misinformed - the waters just outside Santa Barbara are not nearly as clean as those around Catalina Island (so ways out from the coast) home to the uni from Sasabune. It was so clean and so perfectly prepared - it was just delicious. Check it out!
Help! Does anyone know the name of this champagne?? [moved from Manhattan]
Nicolas Feuielette Palmes D'Or - if it was brown and bevelled with lots of litlle circular chunks of glass removed from the surface..
Solid bottle of champagne - did well in a tete de cuvee blind tasting by the NYT a few years ago.
Costco Help!
Mashed potatoes! I know it is a bit of a pain in the bum but peel them and mash them and add more cream and butter than one would consider healthy and enjoy!
Stanton Social - Brunch?
it's ok . . . just ok. Another option that has fantastic blueberry pancakes is the pink pony. It is across the street from Katz's and just a few doors down from Houston. Best of luck and let us know about the museum even though it has nothing to do with food.
a restaurant that doesn't put your wine bottle on your table
correct me if I am wrong, but the location of the wine bottle has no influence on your ability to decide what amount of wine you consume. if the waiter is serving the wine and your husband "drinks all his wine immediately" then you're in the hole. How big were the tables? Could the wine have fallen off the tables? Were they wobbly?
j
What is the one spice in your cupboard you seldom use but if you threw it away you think you may need it?
celery seed is key for a top notch bloody mary, that and freshly grated horseradish. Always purchase spices in whole form and toast prior to using for each dish. As for those spices that are 1 year old, toss them, they contain only a small portion of fresh spices.
Zagat:hioghest rating in Manhattan is 28 for food: does this make sense?
New York City diners are the most priveleged in the world. There is no other city in the world with the breadth and quality of restaurants as there are in NYC. We are a finicky bunch and as a result our numbers are skewed as compared to other cities. Often times chain restaurants in other cities make into the top 50 by popularity and top food in other cities throughout America. A California Pizza Kitchen in NYC has a lower score than other cities throughout the nation even though the product they produce is virtually the same. La Bernadin would likely get a 29 or 30 if it were in any other city in the US.
The point - NYC doesn't have a 29 because we're spoiled.
Help! Gift ideas to Jewish parents in law
Potato pancakes, smoked salmon, creme fraiche, and caviar. A nice bottle of Champagne to top it off. I couldn't think of a better way to start a hannukah meal.
Top plates at Le Bernardin?
fluke sashimi tasting. it's 4 different plates. I ate it over 2 years ago and it still resonates.
Best pre-fixe lunch deal in Manhatten
Lupa - few places can actually compete with that grub.
Where's the boeuf?
A buddy of mine jsut moved into a house that has a wood burning fireplace. Being the enterprising cook that I am, my first inclination was to cook a dry aged porterhouse over some wood. Now the only question is where to get the steak? Lobel's has steaks that include prime aged all the way up to wagyu but $150 for 1 steak seems pretty pricey. BLT Prime also sells aged beef. Help me complete my goal of replicating an Italian mama's meal of bistecca fiorentina. Where should I get this piece o' steer?
thanks!
