Archive for April, 2008
Book Review: Bottomfeeder
Spring at Shake Shack
Whereas I saw the opening of Uncle Louie G’s as a herald of Spring, Jess and Garrett see the same in the growing lines at Shake Shack. Click below to read more.
“…epitomizing the elemental pleasure of straightforward, cheap food.”
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From the NY Times: Saving Endangered Species, Plant & Animal
The NY Times has a fantastic article entitled “An Unlikely Way to Save a Species: Serve It for Dinner.” Click the quote to read it.
“Mr. Nabhan’s book is part of a larger effort to bring foods back from the brink by engaging nursery owners, farmers, breeders and chefs to grow and use them.”
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Bittman on Bittman
One of my favorite food personalities, Mark Bittman, had a live broadcast on on one of our local public television stations. Click here to watch Mark correct the spelling in a viewer’s email, be won over by the George Foreman Grill, and address “obese American people.”
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TV Dinner: 4/20-4/26/2008
Lidia’s Italy 4/20 — Lidia prepared pizzelle, stuffed with escarole and sausage. It was actually interesting to see because it was basically the same ingredients as last week, escarole stuffed in a yeast dough, but with a completely different preparation. These were folded into empanada-like triangles and baked in the oven. She [...]
Japanese Style Bacon Wrapped Dogs
Japanese style bacon wrapped hot dogs….
First time I heard about Japa Dog was on Anthony Bourdain’s show No Reservations, specifically the Vancouver episode. I love yoshoku (western food with a Japanese twist); curry rice dishes, spaghetti with tobiko, omurice, and so much more. So when I saw the Japa Dog stand on tv, [...]
