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Chicken Necks - Where are you?
I know this is an old thread, but I purchased a pound of chicken necks for less than $1.85 today at Whole Foods. They are organic, but it seems hard to fathom they're overpriced. A similarly sized pack of organic chicken breasts or legs would have been almost $10 there and at least $6 for factory chicken elsewhere. Just in case anyone's looking.
Also, any special suggestions for cooking them?
Russ and Daughters vs. Barney Greengrass
I often walk by Russ and Daughters and wish they had a sit-down area. Maybe we can start a campaign?
My favorite part is that I first heard about the place from my not-so-young stepgrandmother, who has been in love with the place for her whole life.
best eggs?
If anyone is interested, they're doing an egg comparison at the 77th St Greenmarket this Sunday (Valentine's Day, Feb 14) at noon. Don't know how it will go, but I'm excited to check it out.
unfindable cuisines
I've posted on here before about a similar topic (my still unsuccessful bid to find a Saudi Arabian restaurant in NYC), but I've come across another difficult country: Papua New Guinea. Any advice on where to find this food?
Some background: My new year's resolution was to eat at restaurants from 150+ different countries without leaving New York City (i.e. those with over 1 million residents).
I've made my way through about 15 so far - and captured the memories at fabulouslyunforeign.com.
As a side note, if anyone would like to join me for one of the meals, I am always looking for dining companions on this 'journey.'
I want to learn to cook Argentine food in Argentina
in case anyone comes upon this post in the future, I went to two in Buenos Aires. I tried Teresita (below), but it was expensive and not as cooking intensive as I would have liked. A good choice if you can't speak Spanish or want an intro to Argentine food, not a serious lesson.
I also took a class at Escuela de Cocina de Belgrano, which was great - but 100% in Spanish. All the other students were non-professionals who lived in the city. Mostly middle aged women. They have a variety of classes that you can sign up for one at a time or in several-week sessions. http://www.escueladecocinaaaeg.com.ar/Ecb.swf
best eggs?
Thank you all for your suggestions. I'm going to check out a few stalls at the Union Square Farmer's Market and maybe one or two of the local food stores downtown and let you know what I think.
Food from Saudi Arabia in New York?
My new year's resolution was to eat at restaurants from every different country without leaving New York City. I've been working my way through the first few (and capturing the memories at fabulouslyunforeign.com) and come across one country I can't find any restaurants from: Saudi Arabia. I really hope people here have suggestions.
Thanks in advance.
best eggs?
I love eggs. I am on a mission to find the best eggs I can buy in New York City. Any suggestions? Farmers' market stalls, stores, the roofs of some Village apartment buildings?
Please add any suggestions possible. I'd like to taste test as many as possible. (If it's at a farmers' market, please include the times it's open because I've found the greenmarket site to not be updated.)
Thanks in advance.
Food from Saudi Arabia in New York?
My new year's resolution was to eat at restaurants from every different country without leaving New York City. I've been working my way through the first few (and capturing the memories at fabulouslyunforeign.tumblr.com) and come across one country I can't find any restaurants from: Saudi Arabia. I really hope people here have suggestions. Thanks in advance.
I want to learn to cook Argentine food in Argentina
I spent last summer in Argentina and am about to return for four months in Buenos Aires and Mendoza (mostly). I would really appreciate any suggestions on places to learn how to cook Argentine food - schools, home chefs, I'm open to anything in English or Spanish. Thanks so much!
Buenos Aires Overview
I would never consider myself an expert on Argentina, but I did spend two months living in BA last summer (and am about to head back for four months, which is why I am looking for restaurant suggestions), and I think you greatly misrepresented the food and wine. Good Argentine Malbec is fantastic, and I never saw wine sold in Argentina that was as low-end as what is sold in the US. There's no shortage of other good wines produced in country that will better introduce you to Argentina and help support its agricultural economy. Argentine wine goes with Argentine steak, which is cooked differently at different restaurants. Some care how you order your steak; some will cook it however they see fit. Before I was in Argentina, I would always order meat in the US medium well or more cooked; now I only order medium rare. I learned this when multiple home cooks and restaurants, particularly one of the best meals I've had in my life at a place in Mendoza, just kept serving it to me rare or medium rare.
Also, for however long you are in Argentina (or Uruguay), try to befriend people and get them or their family to cook traditional parilla-style for you. Many people actually have these wooden grills in their apartments or on their balconies, and watching someone patiently cook down the fresh wood and slow-cook their own meat is amazing. I saw people do this numerous times and am trying to find someone who will teach me on this return trip (any suggestions here?)
Do you add breadcrumbs to your hamburgers and if so why?
The more natural the beef, the less likely you are to have these problems. Try grass-fed beef (depending on where you live, you can find it at a farm store, co-op market or Whole Foods). There are environmental implications to my comment as well, but it tastes so much better you'll want to kiss a cow.
Lay's Potato Chips: Just 3 ingredients?
I'm hoping that more food will actually have these kinds of ingredients (even if there is too much oil in Lay's for my taste) since it's obviously become a selling point.
