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Organ Meat Society

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    At Flushing's Minzhongle: Best Dish Name in the Entire City?

    The Organ Meat Society recently enjoyed a splendid meal at northern Chinese restaurant Minzhongle, on Main Street in Flushing. But one dish really stood out, name-wise, bringing a chuckle to everyone's lips -- Big Buekstraps Paddywack. What could it be? We wondered as we ordered it.

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Eating Penis at Minzhongle (NSFW)

    The roster of organ meats available at Minzhongle is indeed impressive. In my capacity as scout for the Organ Meat Society, I've stumbled on a broad range of offal and other variety meats. It's easy enough to find liver, tongue, chitterlings, stomach tripe, sweetbreads, and even kidney, but there' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2012

    Minutes of the Organ Meat Society, Five-Course Dinner at Hospoda

    ​The third course was a chunky beef-heart stew in bacon sauce served over steamed and sliced dumplings. Organ Meat Society Meeting Friday, January 22, 2012 Hospoda 321 East 73rd Street The meeting was called to order precisely at 7:30pm, at Hospoda, an elegant Czech restaurant on the Upper ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2011

    Minutes of the Organ Meat Society at Porsena

    ​First course: An amuse of broiled rabbit hearts with garlic and olive oil On Friday evening the Organ Meat Society met to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the organization.

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    Our 10 Most Challenging Dishes in NYC

    ​A stew at Island of Taiwan incorporates pig bung and blood, a match made in heaven. When it comes to dining, we each have our own comfort zones. Some avidly down handfuls of Sichuan peppercorns, relishing the burn, while others consume animal glands of the earthiest and most arcane sort as i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    Dish #93:The Terrine Board at the Breslin Bar and Dining Room

    ​ Welcome to 100 Dishes to Eat Now, Fork in the Road's handy list of some of our favorite dishes -- old standbys and new finds alike -- compiled daily. Today's pick: The Terrine Board ($42) at the Breslin Bar and Dining Room

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    Fergus Henderson of English Restaurant St. John Organ-izes Barbuto in the West Village

    ​It was a warm but windy afternoon in May when Fergus Henderson brought his offal cuisine to the West Village for two sold-out seatings. St. John restaurant​For nearly a decade, as a member of the Organ Meat Society, I've been following the career of Fergus Henderson, notorious English ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    Kraft Pledges to Reduce Salt; McDonald's Plans to Sell $1 Summer Drinks

    ​Recipe developers at major food corps are coming up with spicier and more complex recipes for the backs of food packages, such as Nestle's Sea-Salted Smoky Almond Bark or Betty Crocker's Chai Latte Cupcakes. [Wall Street Journal] Kraft plans to cut sodium levels in its North American product ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Tendon Soup Thickened with Pig Blood at Sripraphai

    ​The pig blood renders the broth rich and salty. The Organ Meat Society convened last night at Sripraphai, a Thai restaurant in Woodside, Queens, that began life more than a decade ago as a bakery, also selling homemade snacks and a simple roster of meals. That one room has ballooned into thr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Pix from Northeast Taste Chinese, a Dongbei Restaurant in Flushing

    ​A very appealing display of neon blazes forth from Northeast Taste Chinese Food. This week, Counter Culture takes minutes at a meeting of the Organ Meat Society, which sought out variety meats at one of Flushing's newish Chinese restaurants from Dongbei, in extreme northeastern China, a regi ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 19, 2010
  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    Organ Recital: 'Crispy Colorectal' at Northeast China Food in Flushing

    ​The hilariously named "crispy colorectal" at Northeast China Food. Always on the lookout for new venues for the Organ Meat Society, I stumbled on a shitload--if you'll forgive the expression--at Northeast China Food recently.

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Cannibalism: When Organ Eaters Cross Over to the Dark Side

    ​A pal recently sent me an entry from the blog Zester Daily that concerns some Pasadena residents who decided to eat a human placenta, and supposedly got the hospital to cooperate. The piece is littered with inaccuracies (for example, the gestated egg called balut is Philippine, not Vietnamese ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2009

    When Good Organs Go Bad: Original Joe's in San Jose

    ​Organs are so simple, it would be hard to screw them up, right? It's generally the case that if you treat them with reverence, cook them simply and carefully, that they come out perfect every time, especially if you wash them properly. But even the Organ Meat Society sometimes stumbles on or ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 15, 2009

    Baghdad in Your Belly at La Kabbr in Hell's Kitchen

    ​Organs are so simple, it would be hard to screw them up, right? It's generally the case that if you treat them with reverence, cook them simply and carefully, that they come out perfect every time, especially if you wash them properly. But even the Organ Meat Society sometimes stumbles on or ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 11, 2009

    Mustang Thakali Kitchen Scales the Heights of Nepalese Cuisine

    Jump on your yak now, baby, and ride, in Jackson Heights

  • Dining

    April 26, 2005

    Eyeball to Eyeball

    A Northern Chinese restaurant in Flushing finally gets our goat

  • Dining

    March 2, 2004

    I'm a Monkey

    Fare Game: Annals of the Science of Restaurant Economics

  • Dining

    February 18, 2003

    A Bowl of Red

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