Archive for March, 2008
TV Dinner: 3/23-3/29/2008
Iron Chef America 3/23 — Tyson Cole, sushi master of Texas, challenged his idol Morimoto in Battle Ginger. Alton Brown told us there were five types of ginger on offer, and then proceeded to explain what four of them were. What was the fifth variety?! Morimoto seemed to be falling behind, and [...]
Tacos Nuevos Mexico
I never heard of a torta before. When you think of Mexican food you think burritos or tacos or tamales. It’s also said to think that many people believes Taco Bell is the real thing…*sigh. Anyways, it took my friend in LA to tell me about tortas from King Taco, she’s not a [...]
Review: Saigon Grill
When I was working on the Upper East Side, Saigon Grill was my favorite place to eat. The food was great, though the restaurant itself had an almost cafeteria-like atmosphere. With its chipped formica tables, flourescent lighting, plastic potted plants, and service that was a notch above indifferent, Saigon Grill seemed [...]
Quick Note: Free Rice
Do something good with that big brain of yours — use it do have rice donated to the UN World Food Program. When you play Free Rice you have the opportunity to do something good while wasting time.
Besides, how else would you know that “usurious = extortionate”? My current high-score is a vocab [...]
The Foraged Meal Part 2: Cooking and Eating
I wanted to cook with the foraged food as quickly as possible, to minimize the amount of time between the soil and my belly. I used a couple of tips that the “Wildman” mentioned on the tour, and adapted them to my kitchen and pantry.
I made a salad using some greens I [...]
The Foraged Meal Part 1: The Gathering
I’m not sure how I first heard about “Wildman” Steve Brill and his foraging tours. After reading Michael Pollan’s excellent Omnivore’s Dilemma, in which Pollan collects and cooks an entire meal of food he has personally foraged, I was intrigued. I’ve been interested in eating more locally and more environmentally responsibly, [...]
