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  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Recipe: Brown Butter Financiers from Sarah Simmons

    Culinary salon and supper club City Grit continues this week with dinners by chef Sarah Simmons. But for those who can't make it, she has shared with us her recipe for brown butter financiers. 1/2 cup butter, unsalted 1 1/3 cup confectioner's sugar 1/2 cup almond flour 1/3 cup cake flour 1/2 tea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    Gold-Medal Cheese Sells for $8,400 at Wisconsin Auction

    How much would you be willing to pay for the world's best cheese? As part of an auction held in Milwaukee to raise money for cheese producers, an Illinois company, Hoogwegt US Inc., paid $8,400 for a 24-pound wheel of Dutch cheese, according to the AP (via Bloomberg).

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    François Payard's Chocolate Macarons for Macaron Day

    Happy Macaron Day! Maybe our interview with François Payard convinced you that macarons are way cooler than cupcakes. Maybe you just want a light, brightly colored pastry to get you through this Tuesday. Either way, you're in luck: François Payard Bakery is hosting a type of macaron treasure hunt. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Make Bistro Truck's Moroccan Chicken Almond Pastilla

    If any country understands the appeal of combining sweet and savory , it's Morocco. They flavor their roasted meats with cinnamon and wash them down with sweet mint tea. A contender for Morocco's national dish, pastilla combines sweet and savory like none other. Traditionally made with squab, the he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2012

    Blogroll Gazette: Exploding Food, Sushi Chef Flicks

    This week in food blogs... Food Republic shows us how amazing exploding food is when photographed up close. Gilt Taste remembers Biggie Smalls' death with an essay by Francis Lam on what the rapper's lyrics taught him about food.

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    Raw Milk Products Accused of Causing Disease Outbreaks

    ​ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently published a study with stats that might give raw-milk supporters pause. The CDC report states that the rate of disease outbreaks caused by raw milk and products related to it is 150 times greater than outbreaks linked to pasteurized milk.

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    'Wichcraft Adds Two New Sandwiches to Menu and Brings Back Old Favorites

    ​ 'Wichcraft recently added two new sandwiches to its menu: a roasted mushroom frittata with cheddar cheese on ciabatta, and a roasted chicken topped with braised kale on a roll. But we're most excited about the return of some of our favorite sandwiches, like a Gruyère grilled cheese, which 'wich ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Murray's Cheese Shop: The Spot for Valentine's Day Gifts for Cheese Lovers

    ​ Some ladies want chocolate and roses for Valentine's Day; others want cheese. Murray's Cheese Shop is now selling Swiss-style cooking utensils from a Dutch brand called Boska that you can use for a cheesy, romantic dinner for two.

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Make Lauren Hirschberg's Pecorino Risotto Balls

    Balls! ​At Craftbar (900 Broadway, 212-461-4300), chef de cuisine Lauren Hirschberg has introduced a special prix fix menu to celebrate the restaurant's 10-year anniversary, including dishes such as white anchovy bruschetta with leek confit, soft-cooked egg and lemon aïoli, and Pecorino aranc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Attention Cooks and Bakers: High-Fat Buttermilk from Sky Top Farms

    Yes, at $5.99 per quart, it's twice as expensive as other brands of buttermilk. Let's face it: Modern buttermilk is a paltry thing, pale and without body. Pour it into a glass and it barely makes streaks on the side, which is an image forever associated with buttermilk of the last century.

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Make Pastry Chef Ken Larsen's Galette des Rois

    Galette des Rois, or "Kings' Cake," is traditionally eaten on Epiphany. Brasserie (100 East 53rd Street, 212-751-4840) has been selling individual galettes with ice cream for the holiday and will serve them until January 13. The pastry is also one of Larsen's favorite desserts to prepare: "Galette ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    Battle of the Classic vs. Newfangled Fancy Grilled Cheese at Little Muenster

    Lauren ShockeyThe classic fancy grilled cheese​The humble grilled cheese has gone gourmet at Little Muenster, the tiny Lower East Side sandwich shop. Indeed, you won't find Kraft on Wonder Bread, but rather combos like Asiago, Parmesan, butternut squash puree and brown butter, or Oaxaca chees ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    Why Not Pig Milk?

    For years, every time I see a pig farmer at one of the Greenmarkets, I ask the same question: Why is there no such thing as pig milk? Usually, I get an equivocal answer, but for once I got what sounded like a convincing response.

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    Cheese Plates Feel Composed at Fatty 'Cue and Gastroarte

    For you, Big Boy Blue​ A good cheese plate can be a thing of beauty. You know, a plate containing one sheep, one goat, and one cow's milk cheese (a hard, a soft, and a semi-soft), plus a fruity counterpoint, maybe a few nuts and some bread. A cheese cart rolled to your tableside? That's even b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    5 Tips for Making the Perfect Grilled Cheese Sandwich

    Mastermaq / FlickrNice and melty​Did this week's review of Beecher's put you in the mood for a grilled cheese sandwich? Well, New York now has a plethora of options for gourmet grilled cheese. In addition to the Seattle-based emporium, you can check out Melt Shop, Queens Kickshaw, Noorman's ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 19, 2011

    Beecher's Handmade Cheese: Some Cheddar in Your Martini?

    The curd-ish people get a homeland in the Flatiron district

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Make Trattoria Dell'Arte's Late-Night Risotto Radicchio Mascarpone, Like Chef Marino Rosato

    Trattoria Dell'Arte's Risotto Radicchio Mascarpone​It seems like everyone stays up -- and eats out -- late these days. The latest restaurant to add a special late-night menu is Trattoria Dell'Arte. Chef Marino Rosato suggests night owls end their evening (especially if it was a particularly ro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    St. Anselm Invents the Cooked Caprese

    ​The dish is called "grilled tomato and burrata," but you'll recognize it for what it really is -- a Caprese salad, named after Italy's Isle of Capri. You'd think someone would have tried it before: Except only the English grill their fresh tomatoes* (maybe as a throwback to the days when th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    Make Jenny McCoy's Strawberry-Pistachio Clafoutis with Lavender Ice Cream, from Craft

    Craft's Strawberry-Pistachio Clafoutis with Lavender Ice Cream​Make the most of your summer strawberries with this refreshing take on clafoutis that incorporates strawberries and pistachios instead of the traditional cherries, courtesy of Craft's pastry chef, Jenny McCoy. "Clafoutis is one o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Beecher's Opened Today, Curd Nerds in Heaven

    Lauren ShockeyCheesemaking in Action​Today marked the New York City opening of Beecher's, the Seattle-based cheese shop, which took over more than 8,000 square feet of space just north of Union Square. A veritable cheese mecca? Obviously we had to scope out the scene.

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Bedford Cheese Shop Is Going Big. Really Big.

    Bedford Cheese ShopBrace yourself, Manhattan.​We remember Bedford Cheese Shop in its infancy, when it was a wee little thing tucked between a coffee shop and a hair salon in the Williamsburg mini-mall. How times have changed: five years after growing into its very own Bedford Avenue storefront ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Tia Keenan to Return With the Make Room

    Tia Keenan is on the Make.​In September 2009, curd nerds throughout the city reacted with shock and dismay to the news that Tia Keenan had left Caselulla. Called a "force to be reckoned with" by none other than Anne Saxelby, Keenan arguably put the Hell's Kitchen restaurant on the map thanks t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    The 2nd Annual Cheesemonger Invitational Will Be a Curd Nerd Fantasia

    ​Vegetarians despairing of the massive meat consumption that will in part define the month of July, take heart: July will also offer one whole evening to ingest as much cheese as the human digestive system can bear.

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Jordan Frosolone is August's New Chef

    John Frosolone​Three months after Terrence Gallivan left August to go to the ill-fated Alto, the Bleecker Street restaurant has officially named Jordan Frosolone as its new executive chef.

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    Battle of the Paneer Kati Rolls: Kati Roll Co. v. Thelewala

    Rebecca MarxKati rolls: so very, very beige.​ Over the past few years, the kati roll has gained quite a bit of traction in Manhattan. A street food that originated in Kolkata, the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, the roll has evolved over the years from a paratha wrapped around a k ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Make Lou Di Palo's Arancine

    amlamster/flickrRice balls!​Arancine are a favorite in Sicily not only at Easter, but throughout the summer. They're a no-brainer: rice, cheese, deep-fried. Lou Di Palo of the eponymous Italian grocery in Little Italy shares his recipe for arancine. "The simplicity of our family recipes demon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    The Best Thing I Ate Yesterday: Oysters, Speck, Mole, Quinoa

    Welcome to The Best Thing I Ate Yesterday, where we endeavor to remember the very best thing we stuffed down our gullets over the past 24 hours. Why? Because the only thing better than enjoying a meal is wallowing in the memory of one savored in the recent past. Today's fond reminiscences ...

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    Make Eric Hara's Lobster Deviled Eggs from Pier 9

    Vanessa TierneyPier 9's Lobster Deviled Eggs​Eric Hara's Pier 9 is now open with a menu of seafood-heavy takes on American classics and a wine list comprising bottles sourced from coastal fishing villages. See a theme? He shares the recipe for his Lobster Deviled Eggs for you to try at home. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Beaumarchais Chef Nicolas Cantrel on When He First Wanted to be a Cook and Why Bananas are Good Substitutes for Endives: Interview Part 2

    Photo courtesy Nicolas Cantrel ​Yesterday we spoke with Beaumarchais chef Nicolas Cantrel about the shuttering of brunch hotspot Bagatelle. Today he tells us about how he got into the cooking business and why he's a gruyere master.

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    The Best Thing I Ate Yesterday

    Welcome to The Best Thing I Ate Yesterday, where we endeavor to remember the very best thing we stuffed down our gullets over the past 24 hours. Why? Because the only thing better than enjoying a meal is wallowing in the memory of one savored in the recent past. Today's fond reminiscences ...

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    What's Happening This Week: Valentine's Day; Before-and-After Biodynamic Wine Pairing

    As you may know, our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! Fondue for Two Little Cheese Pub Throughout February Inspired by V-Day, chef Daniel Angerer is offering two kinds of cheese fondue for two: an Alpine blend of Emmen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2011

    Fatty Johnson's Puts the Ham Back in Hamburger

    ​The fried egg on top of Fatty Johnson's burger says "Good Morning!" Fatty Johnson's is a six-week pop-up that replaced Cabrito on Carmine Street in the West Village (the iconic hanging goat has been haphazardly painted with the initials "FJ"). From a seriously twisted menu that features Amer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    What's Happening This Week: A Sausage Fest; Hot Plates

    As you may know, our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! Iron Chef America Screening Bagatelle Wednesday, January 26, 8 p.m. Chef Nicolas Cantrel, who just won the Battle Gruyere on Food Network's Iron Chef America, is ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    The Best Thing I Ate Yesterday

    Welcome to The Best Thing I Ate Yesterday, where we endeavor to remember the very best thing we stuffed down our gullets over the past 24 hours. Why? Because the only thing better than enjoying a meal is wallowing in the memory of one savored in the recent past. Today's fond reminiscences ... Laur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    Adult Chocolate Milk Futhers the Booze-in-Kid-Food Trend

    Adult Chocolate Milk / nydailynews.comSchool would have been better with this in the lunchbox​Fork in the Road is ever so dedicated to bringing its readers absurd alcoholic products. Four Loko. Whipped Lightning. CREAM. Somehow, though, Adult Chocolate Milk slipped through the cracks. But ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2010

    'Blizzard Bingo' Saves NYC

    ​How boring are the people who've made themselves homebound just because they're afraid of the rare occurrence that's white and 10 inches. I went out! Last night, I went to "Blizzard Bingo" at Bowery Poets Cafe, hosted by quirky performers Murray Hill and Harriet Halloway, who led the crowd- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2010

    Vacherin Mont d'Or, a Cheese for the Holidays

    Lauren ShockeyHark! The herald cheese​ Brie is an easy go-to for the holiday party, since it requires little work except garnishing with some nuts or baking in the oven until oozy, but it's worthwhile looking beyond the brie to another seasonal cheese, Vacherin Mont d'Or.

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    What's on the Menu at Elsewhere, the Follow-up to Casellula

    Sandra JohnsonElsewhere​The team behind Casellula Cheese & Wine Café is gearing up to open a second venture, Elsewhere (403 West 43rd Street), on December 14. The American-bistro menu will include smoked caviar with puffed rice and sea beans, marrow with sel gris and french fries, and rye-stu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Make Nikki Cascone's Sweet Potato Latkes with Lime Crème Fraiche, from Octavia's Porch

    Sam HorineSweet Potato Latkes​It's the last day of Hanukkah, but that doesn't mean it's the last day to enjoy satisfying snacks like potato latkes. There really is no season for these savory potato pancakes. Nikki Cascone, who just opened her new "global Jewish" restaurant, Octavia's Porch, sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    Twitter's #famouscheese List Heats Up, Turns Into Fondue, Disappears

    ilovecheese.com​Eight hours ago, I received the first of a massive wave of tweets adding to a list called #famouscheese. The first one was from Jonathan Gold (@thejgold), but I can't be sure he started it. The purpose of the list was to pun by merging cheese and celebrity names, and soon the t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    Battle of the Brooklyn Egg Creams: Brooklyn Farmacy v. Hinsch's

    An egg cream at Hinsch's.​ Petey Freeman moved to Carroll Gardens from Hawaii to open the Brooklyn Farmacy back in June. The Farmacy gained plenty of attention before it opened, thanks to its previous incarnation as the historic, long-shuttered Vermont Pharmacy and a boost from the Discovery ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Vegetarian Delights of NYC: Escarole and Hubbard Squash Salad at 'Inoteca

    ​ If a salad seems like summer fare, check out this plate of greens, devoured at 'Inoteca last night. It might be the Platonic ideal of a salad--composed of bitter escarole, slicked with a salty, funky Gorgonzola dressing, and sweetened with roast hubbard squash and a flurry of pistachios. It ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Recipe: Make Sisha Ortuzar's Sweet Potato and Goat Cheese Gratin with Black Olives

    ​Is there nothing more satisfying than cheesy potatoes? Sisha Ortuzar of 'wichcraft, which recently launched a full dinner menu, shakes up this comfort-food staple by changing the cheese and the potato. And who should know comfort food better than the co-founder of Tom Colicchio's sandwich bra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Our 10 Best Cheeses

    ​ ​Is it a piece of marble or a blue cheese? And did it make the list of Our 10 Best Cheeses? Who doesn't love cheese? A friend says she administers a cheese test to potential boyfriends. If the guy doesn't crave the coagulated milk products of cows, sheep, goats, or water buffalo, it's ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 31, 2006

    Not Just Cheese

    Switzerland stakes culinary turf with a new Chelsea bistro

  • Dining

    January 10, 2006

    Mountain Food

    My designated eater emerges from the maze of the Minotaur

  • Dining

    September 14, 2004

    Egg Lover's Paradise

    Exploring the mysterious dish chicken 65 on Curry Hill

  • Dining

    February 17, 2004

    Backward

    Belleville builds a better bistro in Brooklyn's Park Slope

  • Dining

    June 12, 2001

    Big Cheese

    Belleville builds a better bistro in Brooklyn's Park Slope

  • Dining

    July 25, 2000

    Something for Everyone

    Belleville builds a better bistro in Brooklyn's Park Slope

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