Posts Tagged ‘food’

A Gourmet Transformation: Kicking Your Kitchen Up a Notch

11th January 2009 by Katie Favazza Comments Off

If you’re looking for a few simple ways to become a better cook, check out this list from the New York Times that details simple replacements you can make to your routine. Some of the steps are more cost effective than others–buying dry beans, for one, is economical, but buying fresh parsley each week is not–but all in all, these are pretty basic concepts and good for anyone who wants to tip-toe into the deep end of cooking.

Documentary: Le Cirque

30th December 2008 by Katie Favazza Comments Off

A documentary about New York’s premiere fine dining establishment, Le Cirque, aired Monday evening.
The 78-minute documentary Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven follows the restaurant’s father Sirio Maccioni, his wife, and three sons from the 2004 closing in the Palace hotel, to the grand re-opening in the Bloomberg building two years later.

“Sirio Maccioni pioneered a [...]

Foodventure: 100 Things to Eat Before You Die

29th August 2008 by Katie Favazza 2 Comments

What are the 100 foods you should try before you die? And how many of them have you already eaten?
Here are the rules, according to the blog Very Good Taste:
1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never [...]

If this doesn’t make you hungry…

16th July 2008 by Katie Favazza 1 Comment

…I don’t know what will. Enjoy!